Street Anatomy

Foot Bones

It’s been a while since we’ve posted an anatomical tattoo, so here’s a fresh foot tat sent to us by Gretchen.

I wanted to get my first tattoo for my 30th birthday this year. I knew I wanted it placed somewhere on my body that I could see it, and I LOVE anatomical art and medical illustration. This led me to doing a sort of stylized partial exposure of the bones of my foot. the work was done by Derik at http://www.handofglorytattoo.com/

If you want to see more anatomical tattoos for inspiration, head over to the Anatomy Tattoo Group on Flickr!

Scott Campbell’s Anatomical Art

Critically acclaimed tattoo artist, Scott Campbell, recently showed his work at the O.H.W.O.W. gallery in Miami, FL. The highlight of the evening was a series of laser-cut etchings, each on a stack of $1 bills. The collection is entitled “Make It Rain” and shows a sampling of the artist’s dark and beautiful undertones.

Scott Campbell was born in rural Louisiana and began his career illustrating before mastering the art of tattoo. In 2004, he opened Saved Tattoo in Brooklyn where he perfected his signature style.

Visit his web for more of his art: ScottCampbellTattoo.com

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Skeletal Back Tattoo

Been seeing more and more of these skeletal back tattoos lately.  This tattoo would be great with a pair of red kidneys hiding just under the 11th pair of ribs there.

[submitted by Brian]

Back Cut Out

This fantastic tattoo represents a nice chunk of skin removed to reveal the anatomy below.  I like how the fat is depicted in the skin layer, reminds me of anatomy lab.

[Submitted by Ryan Daily]

This Valentine’s Day…

After surgery, Dr. Valentin Vikunjevski will give you a Polaroid and a romantic video of the surgical tattoo procedure to give to your special someone, because it’s not exactly the type of tattoo you can easily show off. This is just a fake advertising campaign for the band Vikunja. The “True Love Tattoo” website and video are nicely designed and done, but they are just how the band decided to promote their first work.

“A true love tattoo is a relatively safe procedure thanks to years of uncompromising research. The operation takes less than 3 hours from choice of tattoo until you have a Polaroid proof in hand. However, we strongly suggest that you bring someone to escort you home after surgery.”

“The team is highly professional and fully educated. So far, we have performed over 350 successful operations without any major complications.”

“We provide a wide range of styles from old school to japanese. You choose the art, we put it on your heart.”

You can also find a detailed F.A.Q. about the procedure in the TLT website.  They really focused a lot and tried their best making this campaign. Did you note that you have to cut through the chest to see inside the ad? It’s very creative! Definitely, it deserves a 10 out of 10!

[via bioephemera]