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. See more of his blackwork tattoo work in Bali.

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
Black-and-grey grim reaper and skull tattoo by Wahyu, Blacklow Studio Bali
REAPER
Gothic cathedral and skull blackwork tattoo by Wahyu, Blacklow Studio Bali
CATHEDRAL
Black-and-grey gargoyle and skull sleeve tattoo by Wahyu, Blacklow Studio Bali
GARGOYLE
Large-scale blackwork root and vein neck tattoo by Wahyu, Blacklow Studio Bali
ROOTS

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