Anansi Chronicles

Everything from the world of tattoos

Here you will find articles, videos and posts about the best thing in the world – tattoos. We collect and tell stories about and around tattooing, the lives of the tattooed and the artists. From tattoo disasters to great works of art. We show you incentives for tattoo ideas, travel, events and writing because we just enjoy writing. Read us relaxed or watch our video in the column (right).

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Humanism means that the human being is at the center of all thoughts. Taking a step further, transhumanism means that the human being, as we know him, is abolished and is then redesigned or transformed. Improved, of course. Nietzsche can be seen with his “superhuman” as a father of the original principle: “Man is something […]
Let’s see what this year brings us. One thinks it can only get better. The last year was truly poisoned. Viruses flew through the air and tried to colonize our organism – and to poison it. They still are. Sometimes they were successful, often with bad results. This caused panic among the population. Panic, which […]
Maradona – A beautiful mind – Genius and madness I. Historically, the world has given birth to many geniuses: Socrates, Leonardo da Vinci, Goethe and maybe even Fraz Beckenbauer. Donald J. Trump also comes into the pantheon of the absolute great minds, at least if he has his way. The US President has declared himself […]
APOLLO – I CAN BE YOUR HERO, BABY, I CAN KISS AWAY THE PAIN I WILL STAND BY YOU FOREVER Today we want to see if the god Apollo is suitable as a motif for a tattoo. Apollo is the son of Zeus. Last week we had described the sly, amorous temperament of Zeus. […]
WE EVALUATE TATTOOS FROM MYTHOLOGY TODAY: ZEUS #HAPPYLIFE #ZEUSMANIA #GREEKMYTHOLOGY GODS LIVE FOREVER, TATTOOS FOR LIFE. The decision to get a tattoo is a very personal matter, as it stays for a lifetime. Most of the time, anyway. Again and again tattoos of the unsightly kind occur in a drunken state. Excited tourists in Mallorca […]
GODS, HUMAN AND MYTHICAL ANIMALS 3 – THE WHITE HARE Today’s episode “From Gods, Man and Fabulous Animal” is about whether the hare is a suitable motif for a tattoo. And first of all: the hare has a completely different fighting nature, as was the case with thepreviously discussed, Apollo and Zeus. At first glance, […]
THINGS TO DO FOR A: TATTOOED SOUL ON TOUR Authentic tattooing means that tattoos are more than just fashion. They are a lifestyle, an attitude. Confessions on your own skin, with the claim to be inscribed forever. Symbols, text, but also aesthetic images characterize the individual look, one’s own sense of beauty (or ugliness) – […]
“SELFIE – TIME” / A FORAY THROUGH SAN FRANCISCO / OR WHERE IT MAKES YOU CLICK… At some point while traveling, the moment comes when the traveler wants to take a selfie – with himself, with the great ambiance in the background, and perhaps with his tattoo, on his arm or anywhere else. Then why […]

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Transhumanism, Cyberpunk and Body Worlds

Humanism means that the human being is at the center of all thoughts. Taking a step further, transhumanism means that the human being, as we know...

Poisons – about the curses and blessings of toxins

Let’s see what this year brings us. One thinks it can only get better. The last year was truly poisoned. Viruses flew through the air and tried to...

Maradona – A beautiful mind – Genius and madness

Maradona – A beautiful mind – Genius and madness I. Historically, the world has given birth to many geniuses: Socrates, Leonardo da Vinci, Goethe...

GODS 2 – APOLLO

APOLLO – I CAN BE YOUR HERO, BABY, I CAN KISS AWAY THE PAIN I WILL STAND BY YOU FOREVER Today we want to see if the god Apollo is...

GODS 1

WE EVALUATE TATTOOS FROM MYTHOLOGY TODAY: ZEUS #HAPPYLIFE #ZEUSMANIA #GREEKMYTHOLOGY GODS LIVE FOREVER, TATTOOS FOR LIFE. The decision to get a...

GODS, HUMAN AND MYTHICAL ANIMALS 3 – HARE

GODS, HUMAN AND MYTHICAL ANIMALS 3 – THE WHITE HARE Today’s episode “From Gods, Man and Fabulous Animal” is about whether the...

Tattooed Soul on Tour

THINGS TO DO FOR A: TATTOOED SOUL ON TOUR Authentic tattooing means that tattoos are more than just fashion. They are a lifestyle, an attitude...

“SELFIE – TIME” / A FORAY THROUGH SAN FRANCISCO / OR WHERE IT MAKES YOU CLICK…

“SELFIE – TIME” / A FORAY THROUGH SAN FRANCISCO / OR WHERE IT MAKES YOU CLICK… At some point while traveling, the moment comes...

Editorial

WELCOME TO THE ANANSI CHRONICLES. Here you will find articles and posts about the best thing in the world – tattoos. In our new magazine we...

RUMOR MILL

RUMOR MILL – OR: THE OUTCRY OF THE HIPSTER COMMUNITY A rumor has been going around in Munich the last few weeks, which was: that Tattoo Anansi...

KEEP ROCKING – YOU’RE NEVER TOO OLD FOR YOUR FIRST TATTOO

KEEP ROCKING – YOU’RE NEVER TOO OLD FOR YOUR FIRST TATTOO Tattoos have always been a part of human culture. Whether as a tribal tattoo, for...

PUSHED TO THE LIMITS – ED HARDY

Pushed to the limits – Ed Hardy struggles with his demons People who take to the streets these days with Ed Hardy clothes or accessories...

GUEST AT TATTOO ANANSI: LUDO MORTUUS

Interview with Ludo Mortuus Real stars of the tattoo scene are often guests in the Tattoo Anansi studio. Artists who practically go on tour all...

TATTOOED SOUL ON TOUR: FOLSOM STREET FAIR 2018 – SAN FRANCISCO 2

AND SOMETIMES HE SAYS: WUFF! SEX, ROCK’N’ ROLL and TATTOOS everywhere you look. The Folsom Street Fair is a playground for body...

Community 1

The editorial staff of the Anansi Chronicles is totally independent – which makes us very proud. We can write about everything, we have no...

Vegan

I AM VEGAN People – now we all have to be strong, because the avocado is strictly speaking not vegan. What the fuck, right?! At least that’s the...

AVANTGARDISTA 2018 – TODAY

AVANTGARDISTA – ALTERNATIVE FASHION WEEKEND 2018 Today, October 19th, the AVANTGARDISTA kicks off in Munich. The event combines fashion, designand...

FIST OF THE GODS

THE FIST OF THE GODS A quick exchange of blows with professional boxer Yusuf “The Prince” Sultanoglu. About his life as a boxer and...

ON THE HIGH SEAS – SAILOR TATTOOS AND LOTS OF SAILOR’S YARN

ON THE HIGH SEAS – SAILOR TATTOOS AND LOTS OF SAILOR’S YARN You can’t discover new oceans if you don’t have the courage to lose...

POLE DANCE – “BAR GYMNASTICS, ONLY VERTICAL?”

DO IT WITH PASSION OR NOT AT ALL. It even exists as a world championship, the Pole Dance. The good old dance on the pole. From light women with...

We can be Heroes

WE CAN BE HEROES We all have people, animals or other things that have either crossed our lives or enriched it forever. So what better way to...

NIGHT OUT TIP FROM DOXX’N BONES: ARTMUC MUNICH 2018

“It’s really an art to make a tattoo. Just to find the motif phew…. at the ARTMUC in Munich / from Thursday, November 8th...

GODS, HUMAN AND MYTHICAL ANIMALS 4 – APHRODITE

APHRODITE – A CHEERFUL, CONTEMPLATIVE GODDESS OF LOVE? The Aphrodite. The one born from foam. There are many ancient statues of her, both in Greek...

FACTORY NEWS

FACTORY NEWS The coffee machine snorkels and bubbling, while Colombia’s finely ground beans are saturated with hot water that makes its way...

ONCE UPON A TIME…

ONCE UPON A TIME… The fairy tales of the Brothers Grimm began something like this. So similarlywe would like to get into the history of...

STAN LEE, THE FATHER OF THE MARVEL UNIVERSE

STAN LEE, THE FATHER OF THE MARVEL UNIVERSE. SUPERHEROES AS A TATTOO MOTIF. Superhero. Available everywhere. Omnipresent in the minds of big city...

FU- TUR–EEEEEEEE 2.0 – TATTOO DIGITAL ART

FUTUREEEEEEEE 2.0 – WELCOME TO THE FUTURE – TATTOO DIGITAL ART I. Viewing habits change. Nothing has changed perceptions of the world more than...

MIMI – HIGHLY DESIRED – GUEST INTERVIEW

MIMI – HIGHLY DESIRED – AN ARTIST FROM BUDAPEST With Mimi, a new artist visits us in the Tattoo Studio. Reason enough to have a small interview...

RIP KEITH FLINT 1969 – 2019

RIP KEITH FLINT 1969 – 2019 BEYOND GOOD AND EVIL A tattoo icon has passed away. Also a musical addition. A very busy and eloquent one. Quote 1...

BODY-MODIFICATION – I AM WHAT I AM

Sometimes well-believed safeguards in life are lost. Then you rearrange yourself, stand up from the front and begin to establish yourself in new...

FANDOM – WHAT ARE YOU LOOKING AT?

FANDOM – WHAT ARE YOU LOOKING AT? Today it’s supposed to be about “being a fan” and what steps fans are willing to take to pay...

10 YEARS OF STROKE IN MUNICH – URBAN AND CONTEMPORARY ART

THE STROKE ART FAIR 2019 The Stroke Art Fair opens its doors on May 16 at 5 pm. in the Alte Akademie at Neuhauser Straße 8 in Munich. The motto of...

TATTOOS – GOOD SOUVENIRS?

TRAVEL TATTOOS – PERMANENT SOUVENIRS Out into the big wide world – this may be for some Bali and for the other South America. For some of us...

TATTOOS – YOUTH TREND ONLY?

WHAT IF YOU DON’T NO LONGER LIKE THE MOTIF OF A TATTOO? WHAT DOES IT LOOK LIKE AT 80? ISN’T THAT JUST A SHORT-LIVED FAD? Tattoos have...

OCCULT IS CULT PART 1

OCCULT IS CULTPART I: NORDIC SYMBOLS “EVERYTHING HAPPENS FOR A REASON” Tattoos are a wonderful way to adorn the body, decorate...

TATTOOS AND GOOD INTENTIONS

NEW YEAR – NEW LUCK? A NEW BEGINNING WITH AND WITHOUT A LASTING IMPRESSION The New Year has begun, and we are again packed with intentions...

LIFE IS A PARTY – DRESS LIKE IT: AVANTGARDISTA 2019

AVANTGARDISTA 2019 Whether a discreet rendezvous or a large self-presentation – the world of fetish is colorful, dazzling androaring. It has now...

Killer-Tattoos

Serial killers are on everyone’s minds at the moment, as well as in conversation. The need to deal with gloomy and gruesome life plans is...

FACE TATS – THE FACE: FREE ZONE?

FACIAL TATTOOS – FACIAL THEATRE? Warning:) : This article does not promote or oppose face tattoos; (simply that anyone who dares such a step...

CHEERS TO LIFE. THE SKULL AS A TATTOO MOTIF.

THE STORY & MEANING OF SKULL TATTOO MOTIFS I. Nothing hits life more than death. Nothing is more closely associated with death than life with...

Together Forever

TOGETHER FOREVER PARTNER TATTOOS: SMALL TATTOOS AS PROOF OF LOVE… #love #flowers #couples Valentine ‘s day! Day of Love! A wide...

CALL OF THE WILD: NATIVE AMERICAN TATTOOS OF EAGLES, WOLVES AND ARROWS

THE CALL OF THE WILDERNESS If you want to get a motif of Native American origin, inform yourself well beforehand about the many meanings that such...

THE TATTOO CONVENTION – THEN AND NOW

THE TATTOO CONVENTION – THEN AND NOW A guest article by Dirk-Boris Rödel – the former head of the Tattoo Magazine. A guest article by Dirk-Boris...

BANDAGE FOR THE SOUL – TATTOO POWER

Tornado, cyclone, hurricane: life goes on (the Kinks) Life is slowly starting again. At least the public one. The intensity of the opening after...

Tattoos: Art in Prison

TATTOOS DURING THE TIME IN ISOLATION On the State of the Nation What kind of times are they?! The madness and reason speak equally from the...

AUGSBURG – ALWAYS WORTH THE TRIP

A city trip with Tattoo Anansi. EVERYONE SHOULD TRAVEL ONCE TO BEAUTIFUL LUMBERLAND It’s been a long time...

Warpaint

BODY PAINTING IS EXISTENTIAL In addition to the fact that tattoos are permanently inscribed on the body, they are also a form of body painting...

Manfred Thierry Mugler

Who is Manfred? Manfred Mugler is not only interesting for tattooistas because the so-called “Zombie Boy” walked the catwalk for him. Full body...

The Journey Inside

IN THE CASE OF TRAVEL RESTRICTIONS IT IS RECOMMENDED TO TRAVEL INSIDE Here we go again – Corona is everywhere. It’s getting colder outside and the...

Tattoos and Sadness

SAD, SAD, SAD Autumn has come to life these days. It is hardly noticeable, but here and there it is leaving its mark. Summer will soon be over...

Snakes

„Bite me – you serpent’s tooth, with your wisdom. Get under my skin.“ Snakebite – Tattoo needle-stick Snakes and tattoos go great together...