Adding one and one doesn’t always equal two. Sometimes the thing becomes less than two, and other times it is much more than just two. In other words, sometimes the whole is greater than the sum of its parts. The latter case is true to Hakan Adik, who adds motifs of famous paintings and popular characters to create his own unique style of tattoos.
Hakan Adik is a tattoo artist based in Istanbul. His style is minimal, small-scale, and detail-oriented. His work is inspired by paintings, films, illustrations, and collages, and he often mixes them up together to create an interesting and original combination between the two.
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maya P.K3 days ago
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Even though he started in Istanbul, his home city, he continues to make tattoo works by visiting various parts of the world. As a guest artist, he made tattoos in Berlin and Barcelona before the pandemic. The Istanbul-based tattoo globetrotter is welcomed everywhere he goes, as many appreciate his set of unique skills. And the internet loves him as well: as far as his Instagram is concerned, he has a solid 50k followers who love to see his newest works.#2
Andrew Gibb4 days ago
good for someone that is always late6ReplyView More Replies…View more comments#3
Lil’ Thottie4 days ago
amazing….3ReplyView more comments
He has been building his profile ever since 2014 when he started learning the art of ink. As of right now, he’s 25 years old, which means he’s been doing it since he was about 18. It goes to show that great skills such as his don’t come out of nowhere and his early determination and practice greatly helped him along the way to develop the portfolio that he has today. It’s safe to say that he’s one of those few lucky people who found his calling very early.#4
Cookies4 days ago
Agnes?8ReplyView More Replies…View more comments#5
Wouliwas Shookspear2 days ago
Oooooooooh!! Nice combo!10ReplyView more comments
Even though his pieces are grand, they’re not that big in terms of size. But he used to make even smaller tattoos before. Like many artists, he was in search of his own style, and it’s very interesting how the artist has developed it. He came into his own after he made a van Gogh tattoo, and it completely changed the way he sees his art. He immediately fell in love with the amalgam of styles that is very clear and distinct in the works that you see today.#6
Noemie Houtekie-N’Da4 days ago
LOTR0ReplyView More Replies…View more comments#7
Toko Danganronpa2 days ago
This one is clever! I really like how it looks like a pattern.2ReplyView more comments
Like what you see? There’s another artist that Bored Panda has recently featured who made his name clashing two different styles. However, this one is more specialized in clashing realism with animation. There are other artists that are well known for their unique sense of style: Piotr Szencel for one has developed a knack for Viking tattoos, and Mr. T Stucklife is a master at creating very realistic black and gray tattoos. If you’re more up to reading up some cringeworthy horror stories about people getting tattoos, there’s another post that’s just about all that.#8
DARKNIGHT1313 days ago
What a starry night2ReplyView more comments#9
Andrew Gibb4 days ago
snitches get stiches and end up in ditches11ReplyView More Replies…View more comments#10
๐ด๐ช๐๐ช๐ฒ๐ฒ_๐๐พ๐ญ๐ป๐ฎ๐4 days ago
I love Totoro! 7ReplyView more comments#11
Erika Watson1 day ago
Aww3ReplyView more comments#12
Sparklezzz4 days ago
I love this movie! 10ReplyView more comments#13
K A T E 123562 days ago
OMG I LOVE THIS ONE1ReplyView more comments#14
lol idk1 day ago
Amazing! I (also) don’t know the drawing but (again) perfectly executed.2Reply#15
lol idk1 day ago
WOW (again). The Mona Lisa hidden behind a wall of writing2Reply#16
The Demon4 days ago
Ki Ki!5ReplyView More Replies…View more comments#17
GaeFrog1 day ago
Adventure time ๐1ReplyView More Replies…View more comments#18
HooowlAtTheMoon3 days ago
Lady and the Tramp used to be my absolute FAVORITE movie, it’s still really good, just not my favorite anymore6ReplyView More Replies…View more comments#19
Draco Malfoy1 day ago
they really have a thing for starry night huh? i guess i would too if i were that good at it1ReplyView More Replies…View more comments#20
Lizzy innit1 day ago
I like this one!2ReplyView more comments#21
BlueReaper3 days ago
I love the look of him ripping through the comic.6ReplyView More Replies…View more comments#22
marion crane1 day ago
if anyone is wondering it is galata tower3ReplyView more comments#23
Glynna Bowood3 days ago
Not a fan of Dali but what realism!4ReplyView more comments#24
Sneeze4 days ago
DER KรSS0ReplyView more comments#25
Sneeze4 days ago
Der Kรผss again1ReplyView More Replies…View more comments#26
Amy Jo Buchanan3 days ago
Prickly3ReplyView More Replies…View more comments#27
lol idk1 day ago
Haha. Bart Doesn’t look like he’s having fun1ReplyView more comments#28
lol idk1 day ago
Amazing.0Reply#29
Diemond Star1 day ago
This is cool!1ReplyView more comments#30
lol idk1 day ago
Why Don’t I know this one????0ReplyView More Replies…View more comments
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