This past weekend was the 24th Annual AM-JAM TATTOO EXPO in Syracuse/Liverpool NY, where Winky Dink Ink‘s Bobby Ciffone and Matt Truiano participated in the festivities. It was an impressive convention that I expect to attend every year from now on. So many talented artists from all over set up shop at the Holiday Inn with tattoo enthusiasts mingling and getting tattooed everywhere you turned.
*Bobby Ciffone and Matt Truiano
Lots more pictures after the jump…
Even if you’re not into getting a tattoo or interested in the people inking themselves it was an amazing thing to see. Tattoo art can be as simple as you’d like from a couple of words tattooed on your finger to a detailed image of whatever you can imagine, it is definitely something to witness in person. Each company/artist had their portfolio laid out on a table with a couple of extra things they were looking to sell, or some business cards on the side. But personally I would say fingering through the portfolios was so inspiring and amazing, each one had something the other didn’t have and equally outstanding.
I was able to shoot a couple of pictures and I look to take much more next year…
*Matt Truiano doing his thing
*Yea it is Mr. Miyagi
*No flinching or facial expression on this guy, he was a monster getting this tattoo
Now, the tattoo that stole the show, in my opinion, was a tattoo of Bob Marley on the shoulder blade of this gorgeous looking female.
Enjoy!
Tags: Am-Jam, Art Shows, Awesome, Bobby Ciffone, Fine Art, Gallery, Illustration, Inspiration, Matt Truiano, New York, Photography, Syracuse, Tattoo Expo, Winky Dink Ink