Founder — Large-scale Blackwork

Wahyu

Backpieces and bodysuits where ornament, bone and devotion bleed into one — hand-drawn and committed in solid black.

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Wahyu — founder and large-scale blackwork artist at Blacklow Studio, Bali
DEATH · ORNAMENT
In solid black, since 2009

Wahyu builds cathedrals out of skin — backpieces and bodysuits where ornament, bone and devotion bleed into one another. He works the old way: hand-drawn, committed in solid black, every negative space holding as much weight as the ink. His subjects circle the same idea — that everything we love is already passing.

BackpiecesMemento Mori Sacred OrnamentDotwork Shade
Working since2009 SessionsFull-day BooksOpen
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Wahyu's marks.

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Blackwork dragon tattoo by Wahyu, Blacklow Studio Bali
DRAGON
Blackwork beast tattoo by Wahyu, Blacklow Studio Bali
BEAST
Blackwork dragon tattoo by Wahyu, Blacklow Studio Bali
DRAGON
Blackwork serpent tattoo by Wahyu, Blacklow Studio Bali
SERPENT
Large-scale blackwork leg tattoo by Wahyu, Blacklow Studio Bali
LEG
Blackwork beast tattoo by Wahyu, Blacklow Studio Bali
BEAST

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