neo-traditional

Neo-traditional is in a period of consolidation. The experimental energy of the 2000s and early 2010s has given way to a more established set of conventions, and a recognisable neo-traditional aesthetic now exists that an artist can work inside without feeling they are reinventing anything. This has produced a great deal of competent work (…)

The List of Styles in Tattooing

Tattoo styles

Tattoo styles are shared visual rules, methods, and histories. But there is no single, universally accepted taxonomy. Some labels describe an aesthetic, some describe a palette, some are fundamentally technique-based, and some are culture-bound practices where meaning, permission, and protocol are inseparable from the design.