Bhairav back piece.
Well, it’s time fto get ready for
Nepal 2013 International Tattoo convention. Happening end April, in Kathmandu, this will be the 3rd
nepal convention. Organized by Mohan Gurung and his crew from
Mohaninn,
the convention is located in the beautiful setting of the Yak and Yeti
hotel, on King’s way.
Full Power tattoo.
Nepal is slowly but surely getting a good name in the tattoo world, and
the conventions are a great way to show what the nepalese artists can
do. Set in the Himalayas, nepal has a long history of tribal tattoo
going from mountains face tattoos to the
tarus all body coverings. This
traditional style mixed with the tankha art gives nepal a unique place
in the tattoo world.
Leon Lam from Alchemink studio.
The convention gathers artists from Nepal showing
their skills, asian style, as well as international artists. If
you can see many buddhas and shivas inked on skin, there are also the more modern
designs such as the scratched style of Leon Lam from
Alchemink. There are the old
classics like
Kalitattoo from London, who come for every convention with their body manipulations and to just enjoy nepal. This year, the japanese artist Kenji Alucky from
Black Ink Power will stop by with his amazing neo tribal style.
www.blackinkpower./
Of course, the convention doesn’t forget entertainment, and there will be music and art to see.
Mohan Gurung and Laurent Maina.
Funky
Buddha does not have a booth, but a visit is a must to say hello to
friends and meet new artists. Baba Bikas is currently traveling in
France, so Sunil will be walking around representing Funky Buddha.
As usual, Funky Buddha is taking it shanti shanti with updating the blog, so for now, here are some pictures from last year convention. For all travelling tattoo artists, come on to nepal for this great event and to enjoy the mountain cool air.
After all, there aren't many places where you can see monks mixing with tattoos, so come on and join in for a cup of the famous nepale chai.
See you soon in kathmandu !
