Matt's Amazing Tattoos by Brian Murphy

Yesterday, Melissa shared a tattoo (documented here), but she was walking at the Fifth Avenue Festival in Bay Ridge with Matt, and Matt shared several amazing pieces with us.

First off, Matt's work is by Brian Murphy at Third Dimension Tattoo Studio in Marshalls Creek, Pennsylvania.

I actually met Brian in 2008 in a chance encounter on the street (recounted here) when he was in town working with Paul Booth, so I knew he was a talented artist.

But, back to Matt, when I approached him about his tattoos, I didn't even see the work on his legs, which was what he showed me.

First a couple of knights:

And then these amazing faces which utilize negative space in an incredibly creative way:

Matt and Melissa filled me in on Brian's work.

"Those are all [Brian's] ideas," Matt told me.

"You're his guinea pig," Melissa chimed in.

Matt agreed, "Yeah, essentially...".

Melissa added, "He's got something in his head, Brian calls him up and says, 'Hey, I have a spot, this is what I wanna do, there's this new style of tattooing...".

"It's like a color negative tattoo," Matt explained.

Matt lived out near Marshalls Creek where Third Dimension is located many years ago and when Brian was first starting out tattooing, they became friends. Brian has been tattooing Matt ever since.

It really is such spectacular work.

Check out Brian Murphy on the Third Dimension website here, or Brian's Facebook page here, or his Instagram (bmurphysart) here.

Thanks to Matt (and Melissa) for sharing their body art with us here on Tattoosday!

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Melissa Shares a Kiss That Transcends Life

At the Fifth Avenue Festival in Bay Ridge a couple Sundays ago, I met a couple, Matt and Melissa, who are significantly tattooed.

We'll see Matt's tattoos tomorrow, but today we are checking out this cool tattoo on the back of Melissa's right calf:

These are two Day of the Dead skulls, with roses, caught in an embrace.

The work is by Jessica Lockard from Third Dimension Tattoo Studio in Marshalls Creek, Pennsylvania.

Come back tomorrow to see work by Brian Murphy from Third Dimension on Matt.

In the mean time, thanks to Melissa for sharing this cool tattoo with us here on Tattoosday!

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Nick's Brooklyn Back at the Fifth Avenue Festival

Last week at the Fifth Avenue Festival in Bay Ridge, there was a lot of ink on display for all to see. One of the most impressive things I saw was this back piece on a guy named Nick:

I didn't get all the details on this, but the top of the tattoo reads "King's County Brooklyn" and the bottom reads "Rapid Life." The Brooklyn Bridge spans the center of the back with the Manhattan skyline in the background.

Nick credited the artist Yosh from The Ink Gallery in Staten Island with this amazing back piece. You can see work from Yosh, including this tattoo, in various stages, on his instagram @theinkgallery_tattoo. 

Thanks to Nick for sharing this great back piece with us here on Tattoosday!

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Josh's Slice of Ecstacy

This past Sunday was the 5th Avenue Street Fair in Bay Ridge and there were tattoos a-plenty strolling down the boulevard among the fried food stands, kid attractions and bands playing out of storefronts. The first person I chose to interview was Josh, who had this interesting piece on his upper left arm:

Josh explained that he got this because he really appreciated the art and wanted it as a tattoo. It is based on a painting called "Ecstacy" by Alex Grey, and it was tattooed by Mike Brummett at Top Shelf Tattooing in Bayside, Queens. Here's the work upon which it was based:

You can explore the world of Alex Grey here.

Thanks to Josh for sharing his cool tattoo with us here on Tattoosday!

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