ART & DESIGN

Photos: Take a Stab

There is very little art to stick ’n’ poke tattoos. So why are so many artists drawn to them?

by Allyson Shiffman

Shane Coslett Alex Da Corte
Photographer: Andreas Laszlo Konrath and Biel Parklee

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Photographer: Andreas Laszlo Konrath and Biel Parklee

Shane Coslett poking Alex Da Corte.

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Photographer: Andreas Laszlo Konrath and Biel Parklee

A love letter on the arm of David Alexander Flinn.

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Photographer: Andreas Laszlo Konrath and Biel Parklee

A close-up of Da Corte’s latest tattoo.

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Photographer: Andreas Laszlo Konrath and Biel Parklee

A chicken head, among the many tattoos on Scott Campbell’s leg.