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Inspired by the work of Swiss Surrealist [[H.R. Giger]], the '''biomechanical''' style of [[tattoo]]ing gained prominance in the later 1980's and early 1990's.

Subjects often include motors, pipes, tubes, skulls, and jagged bony shapes. Add one or all of those to a face, a woman, or a fetus, and you have the most common of biomechanical tattoos.

While the work was originally predominatly black and grey, some artists (particularly [[Guy Aitchison]] and [[Aaron Caine]]) have reinvented the concept by adding organic colors, making breathtaking topographic studies.

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[[Category: Tattoos]]