The art of Ozuma Kaname

Ozuma Kaname was a painter/artist from Tokyo,Japan,

who worked closely with japanese tattoo-artists, creating

amazing pieces of art on silk!

As much as he was inspired by the art of japanese traditional tattooing, irezumi,

as much he also inspired tattoo-artists and his second book that came out in 1995,

was a true source of inspiration and reference.

We would like to show you some of his amazing works, all handpainted on silk

Enjoy

Ozuma Kaname at an exhibition of his work, Tokyo, Japan

Ozuma Kaname in his studio, Tokyo, Japan

Alex and Filip Leu

Alex is just back again after a weekend with the tattoo-master Filip Leu in Switzerland!    Full of energy and new ideas, and is ready to rock n roll!     Alex travelled with another tattooartist, Sören Lind from Copenhagen Denmark, who just finnished his arm with filip!   Sören is not only a great guy, he also has some really nice tattoos both from Shige in Yokohama Japan and Filip Leu! They both had a great time and visited Vido de Marwal in Lausanne and also Rinzing who now runs the (old) Leu Family Iron studio.
A great experience and very inspirational for Alex who is now doing bigger and bigger Japanese tattoos.