Tattoo Videos

Award Winning Videos and Documentaries

In this collection of tattoo videos and documentaries we have attempted to pull together videos that explore various facets of tattoo art both from a cultural perspective as well as historical one. You wont find any videos here of 19 year old chicks getting tattooed on their friends cell phone. For these reasons it is important that tattoo art and culture is seen in its proper context not as some fad.

Also included in the cut will be videos submitted by various tattoo artists illustrating the process of tattooing from a professional standpoint. It is important to get good quality information out there and also to show that the job of a professional tattooist be given the same degree of respect as any other profession.

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Artistic Discrimination video explores the prejudice that prospective employees face based on physical appearance, body modification, tattoos and piercings. It goes beyond the commonly held notion that if you want a job don't get pierced or tattooed and delves into the history of body modification throughout all cultures. Well worth a watch...

Horiyoshi III is a well known and highly respected Japanese tattoo artist. He is widely recognized as one of the most talented tattoo artists alive. He was a major influence in the popularization of Japanese-style tattooing in the United States and also the modernization of tattoo techniques in his own country of Japan. Here is a video capturing this tattoo master at work.

Tattoos - A Dangerous Art chronicles a home made tattoo from construction of the gun to the application of a tattoo. This Outstanding Media Project 2006 award winning documentary exposes the conflict between the professional tattoo artist and the unsafe practice of DIY tattooing.

Maori artist Innia Taylor tells us his story about his background in the film industry and how he ended up becoming a tattoo artist in this excellent video. Many people may not be aware of Innia's involvement in the highly acclaimed movie Once Were Warriors.

The ArtFusion Experiment found its beginnings in 2000 on the 'Tattoo the Earth' festival. They are a collective of tattoo artists working together aiming to create something more than the sum of its parts. This idea is firmly rooted in collaborative artwork and incorporates the skill of all forms of artists from around the world.