Classic Artworks Reimagined as Tattoos by Contemporary Artists
DailyArt Magazine showcases 11 iconic artworks transformed into tattoos, featuring creations by artists such as Albrecht Dürer, Gustav Klimt, Egon Schiele, Vincent van Gogh, Sandro Botticelli, René Magritte, William-Adolphe Bouguereau, Edward Hopper, Luca Giordano, Henri Matisse, and Pablo Picasso. Prominent tattooists include Bang Bang (known for Selena Gomez's Praying Hands), Ivan Casabo, and Rita Zolotukhina. Each tattoo connects to the story behind the original piece, like Dürer's Praying Hands (c. 1508) and Klimt's The Kiss (1907–1908). Other significant works highlighted are Schiele's Mother and Daughter (1913), Van Gogh's The Starry Night (1889), Botticelli's Birth of Venus (ca. 1485–1486), and Picasso's Guernica (1937).
Key facts
- Selena Gomez has a tattoo of Albrecht Dürer's Praying Hands by Bang Bang.
- Christof Metzger, chief curator of Vienna's Albertina, proposes that Dürer's Praying Hands was a promotional drawing.
- Gustav Klimt's The Kiss (1907–1908) is at the Belvedere Museum, Vienna.
- Egon Schiele's Mother and Daughter (1913) is at the Leopold Museum, Vienna.
- Vincent van Gogh painted The Starry Night in 1889 at Saint-Paul-de-Mausole asylum.
- Sandro Botticelli's Birth of Venus (ca. 1485–1486) is at the Uffizi Gallery, Florence.
- René Magritte worked in advertising and designed for the Belgian Communist Party.
- William-Adolphe Bouguereau executed 822 known finished paintings.
- Edward Hopper's Nighthawks (1942) is at the Art Institute of Chicago.
- Luca Giordano was nicknamed 'fa presto' for his speed.
- Henri Matisse studied law and passed the bar exam before turning to painting.
- Pablo Picasso's Guernica (1937) was completed in June 1937 for the Spanish pavilion at the Paris International Exposition.
Entities
Artists
- Albrecht Dürer
- Gustav Klimt
- Egon Schiele
- Vincent van Gogh
- Sandro Botticelli
- René Magritte
- William-Adolphe Bouguereau
- Edward Hopper
- Luca Giordano
- Henri Matisse
- Pablo Picasso
- Selena Gomez
- Bang Bang
- Ivan Casabo
- Rita Zolotukhina
- Eheon
- J. Hyeon
- Sanghyuk Ko Mr. K
- Kozo Tattoo
- Zlata Kolomoyskaya
- Sol Tattoo
- Omegalfa Tattoo
- Okan Uckun
- Christof Metzger
- Jakob Heller
- Josephine Nivison
- Jusepe de Ribera
- Caravaggio
- George Steer
- Francisco Franco
Institutions
- DailyArt Magazine
- Albertina
- Belvedere Museum
- Leopold Museum
- Museum of Modern Art (MoMA)
- Uffizi Gallery
- Museum of Ixelles
- Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery
- Art Institute of Chicago
- Kunsthistorisches Museum
- The Hermitage State Museum
- Museo Reina Sofía
- Académie Julian
- Belgian Communist Party
- The Times
Locations
- Vienna
- Austria
- New York City
- NY
- USA
- Florence
- Italy
- Brussels
- Belgium
- Hobart
- Australia
- Chicago
- IL
- Saint-Rémy-de-Provence
- France
- Naples
- Rome
- Bologna
- Madrid
- Spain
- Toledo
- St. Petersburg
- Russia
- Paris