In random browsing I came across this stunning Joy Division tattoo, and since like most things on the Internet it was uncredited it took me some searching before I even knew if it was a real tattoo or a photoshop job, which was my first assumption because it’s just so incredibly bold. I was happy to discover that it was the work of Thomas Hooper (meditationsinatrament.com) of Saved Tattoo (savedtattoo.com) in Brooklyn.
By the way, if you like that, check out this Joy Division cutting posted last year.
As stunning as this piece is — it’s a beautiful example of graphic design — but not really something that pushed him technically or artistically as a tattooist. His custom work is so top-notch that I thought he deserved proper coverage, so here is a small selection of some of my favorite pieces he’s created. Visit his websites for more. I know I’ve said this to death, but wow, the talent pool that’s out there in the tattoo world these days is unbelievable. I could feature a new artist every single day for the next year and only have scraped the tip of the iceberg. Glad to have discovered today’s polar bear.
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3 responses to “Joy Division Backpiece c/o Thomas Hooper”
ooooOOOoooooOOOh man i just LOVE Thomas’ work!!!
My favorite tattooist ever. No matter how much of this guy’s work I see I am always impressed.
I love these. I saved a few of them for references. I’ve been designing a piece for myself, and these have a lot of the elements I want. Don’t worry I’m not a copy cat thoo. 🙂