Tim Kern is a rot­ten carny bas­tard. A seventh-generation twin, he was born in a state of Mis­ery, half-cooked and with a lazy eye. Over the years he has devel­oped a pas­sion for human odd­i­ties, pres­tidig­i­ta­tion, and ser­ial killers. Tim has been a tat­too artist for 13 years, and works at Tribu­la­tion Tat­too in NYC. If seen, do not approach, and shoot on sight.

No quote can com­pletely sum up Tim Kern’s mor­bidly beau­ti­ful tat­too artistry. His inven­tive tat­too stylings are intense, graphic and sim­u­lat­ing while remain­ing void of cartoon-like etch­ings. He does this by adding such detail and shadow, allow­ing his dis­tinct mas­ter­pieces to come to life.

If you want a sii­ick tat­too, live (or will be) in New York area visit Tribu­la­tion Tat­too (located in Manhattan’s East Vil­lage) at 627 E. 6th Street. You can also call any of the artists at 212–539-1953 to set up an appointment!

If you have been tat­tooed by Kern, send in your photos!

Oh, and… Tim Kern’s MySpace has a dis­claimer in which I fully agree.

All pieces are cus­tom designed for the per­sons wear­ing them, so please don’t copy.

Zodiac Killer tat is pretty inter­est­ing with the coded back­ground, and all.

This sketch-like tat­too is del­i­cate and visu­ally non-intrusive. Very inter­est­ing style, like the back pages of an old romance novel.

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Though Craig finds his main area of work is in the music scene how­ever, he is heav­ily involved in “tat­too pho­tog­ra­phy”. You can find Craigs work in Tat­too Life, Front Mag­a­zine, Inked, Total Tat­too and Inter­na­tional Tat­too Jour­nal.

Here is some of his pub­lished work! Front Mag­a­zine (Both Images)

AMP (U.S.Publication)

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