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In January 2016, Miley Cyrus got a tattoo of a cartoon dog on her upper right arm, just below her armpit. The simple line drawing comes from the artwork of Ben Jones, whom Miley has collaborated with on a few occasions. He body painted Miley for a concealed-nude photoshoot with Paper Magazine and also designed sets for her Bangerz Tour. (more…)
Marzia has a tattoo on her upper left arm of an easel surrounded by flowers. It was done in December 2015 along with two other tattoos. She hasn’t talked about the symbolism of this particular tattoo, however she has said that all of the tattoos on this arm are very personal and describe the way that she is.
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Florence Welch and tattoo artist Miso have matching “V” tattoos on the outsides of their pinkie fingers as a tribute to artist Vali Myers, who died in 2003. Miso did Florence’s tattoo for her in July 2015. Based on the photos, it seems like Miso already had her version of the tattoo a while before. (more…)
Emily Ratajkowski’s first – and so far only – tattoo is on the back of her left ankle. “It’s a window, got it when I was 18. I always forget its there!” she tweeted. It also symbolizes a feeling of home. Emily studied art at UCLA before dropping out to pursue her modeling career and the window shape is inspired by her own artistic collages.
Melanie Martinez added a companion to her bicycle boy tattoo in June 2016 with this pair of balloons. The balloons are pair of the same painting as the boy — Mark Ryden’s The Magic Circus — but aren’t actually next to each other. (more…)
In May 2016, Melanie Martinez got this tattoo of a clock from artist Pancho Placas at High Seas Tattoo Parlor. It is inspired by the works of contemporary artist Mark Ryden, but Melanie added her own little bit of flair to the design. She took the face of a wall clock from the 2000 painting The Butcher Bunny and put it on an old fashioned alarm clock. (more…)
In January 2016, Melanie Martinez got a tattoo on her upper right arm from Lauren Winzer which features a character from surrealist artist Mark Ryden’s 2001 painting The Magic Circus. It is a little boy wearing a mask riding a tricycle with a little flag and horn. All of the details are red.
Melanie Martinez’s thigh tattoos are a pair of illustrations from Japanese artist Masami Yanagida which represent the complexity of relationships. On her right leg is a naked couple with their head in a lottery wheel and on her left leg is a clothed couple with their heads in a maze. Both designs show the detachment between our minds and our bodies. Together they show that sex is a game based on luck while relationships are a challenge. Notably, both heads in the relationship illustration are together at the end of the maze, while in the sex illustration they are apart. Though Melanie omitted the text from her tattoo, in the original artwork the clothed man has the word “tough” on his shirt to show that relationships are difficult — but worth it to complete the challenge together.
She got the outlines on both legs in December 2015 (seen in her music video for “Crybaby”) and had them colored in April 2016 (seen in the “Alphabet Boy” video).
This tattoo on Melanie Martinez’s right calf is a work of art from Japanese illustrator Masami Yanagida. It depicts a man whose body is cut into slices, with rose buds spilling out of the openings. The writing on his midsection says “Love Love You.” Melanie got the tattoo in December 2015 and shared a photo of the original artwork. (more…)
Kreayshawn gave herself these stick-and-poke finger tattoos which say “CK” for Chea Kids street art. She also gave out free “CK” tattoos at a September 2016 art show. (more…)
