Reporting from Bangkok, Thailand — Atjima Khunnok has so many tattoos that she has to count them on her fingers: deities, sacred peaks, parallel rows of ancient Khmer script unfurling across her arms ...

In Ink Spot, we stop people in Dallas to shoot, and learn about, their body art. Know an interesting human canvas? Leave a tip in the comments. See also: This Art Handler’s Tattoos Are Fading, But the ...

An unusual tattoo draws the eye in a photo of a member of the Sungai Utik Dayak Iban tribe from West Kalimantan. Both his shoulders display traditional floral tattoos, but on his chest, there are ...

“I want people to know that traditional Chinese landscapes, still-life paintings and portraits can also be tattoos,” says Beijing-based tattoo artist Chen Jie. Although still largely taboo, tattoos ...

In today’s generation, tattoos are seen as a way people can creatively express themselves. But in India, it is also seen as a Western ideology of freedom and identity. Tattooing has existed since ...

Here’s a burning question: What will your next tattoo be? A rose for your mother? A clipper ship crashing through your ribs? A panther roaring over your heart? The answer is in the flash on the walls, ...

Why should medieval monks take all the credit for the art of illumination? Sure countless hours were spent in the abbey’s scriptorium inking up a single letter, but let’s fast forward to the hipsters ...