Tattooing can be traced back over 5,000 years to a naturally mummified human named Ötzi, whose 61 charcoal-incised markings are believed to be the oldest tattoos in the world. The practice of inking ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Tony Bradley covers the intersection of tech and entertainment. NFTs and tattoo culture are two hot markets—but there isn’t ...

The days of perusing tattoo-parlor walls for that perfect piece of flash, or tattoo-friendly artwork, are giving way to a more tech-savvy alternative: online databases. Inked skin and tattoo-inspired ...

The Milwaukee Art Museum planned an exhibit – with Harley-Davidson in mind. When thousands of riders celebrate its 110th anniversary this month, they can see the museum’s first-ever display of tattoo ...

Emmanuel Item has tattooed hundreds of people with designs that draw deeply on his Nigerian heritage, connecting people in ...

Visit just about any art museum, and they will almost surely have several rooms full of paintings from around the world and ...

WASHINGTON -- The ballroom was abuzz -- bzzzzzz -- bzzzzzz -- with hundreds of hand-held tattoo machines grinding away at fresh flesh. There was no panic or indecision in the Crystal Gateway Marriott ...

Artists have been using ink for thousands of years. But as Faith Salie now tells us, only a particular type of artist can lay claim to having created a true body of work: When it comes to body art, ...

Nearly 200 tattoo artists set up shop inside of the Wyndham Lancaster Resort and Convention Center this weekend. They were part of the second Lancaster Tattoo Art Festival, which began Friday and ...

Two human mummies housed at the British Museum in London for more than a century boast the world’s oldest known — and longest hidden — tattoos of figures and designs, a new investigation finds. These ...

From watercolor impressionism to black geometrical outlines: Top tattoo artists are reinventing skin art. People travel around the world to get unique pieces. Would you? Donna Tinta sorts the colors, ...

The Lancaster Youth Intervention Center received more than $3,000 worth of art supplies following an inaugural tattoo convention fundraiser. The Lancaster Tattoo Art Festival, held at the Wyndham ...