In Memory Of The Legendary Artist: The Top 12 David Bowie Tattoos

In honor and memory of the legendary artist we’ve found 12 of the best David Bowie Tattoos…

From “China Girl” to “Space Oddity”, there’s no denying that David Bowie was one of the most influential artists of our time. His outgoing personality and glamorous fashion sense shaped the lives of people all over the world. The man dedicated his life to writing music and performing in front of millions of fans. Now it’s the fans who are dedicating their skin to the artist.
In honor of one of the world’s greatest musicians, here are the best David Bowie tattoos:

Colorful tattoo by Aaron Riddle


Black and grey portrait by Alex Rattray.


Ireland Baldwin's beautiful David Bowie/Ziggy Stardust tattoo, Artist; Jon Boy


"Let's Dance" – David Bowie blackwork. Artist; Matt Cooley @cooleytattooer


Perfect realism by Chris Jones


"Freak out in a moonage daydream oh yeah!", Moonage Daydream tattoo by Ross K Jones


Psychedelic dotwork by Valentina Natale @senatevale


Geometri and rainbow-effect by Jorge Orona


Jareth, the Goblin King portraid by David Bowie in the movie Labyrinth. Tattoo by Sarah Miller @sarahmillertattoo


Bowie's iconic make-up from Life On Mars as a tattoo. Tattoo by Crystal Martinez


Another colorful Ziggy Stardust piece, artist unknown


And remember….we can be heroes! Christina Perri's back tattoo, artist unknown

Rest in Piece David Bowie, David Robert Jones (8 January 1947 – 10 January 2016)

On 10 January 2016, two days after releasing the album Blackstar on his 69th birthday, Bowie died from an unspecified form of cancer at his New York home. He had been diagnosed with the malignancy eighteen months earlier. Belgian theatre director Ivo van Hove, who worked with the singer on his Off-Broadway musical Lazarus, explained that Bowie was unable to attend rehearsals due to progression of the disease. He noted that "Bowie was still writing on his deathbed, I saw a man fighting. He fought like a lion and kept working like a lion through it all." Bowie's producer Tony Visconti wrote:

He always did what he wanted to do. And he wanted to do it his way and he wanted to do it the best way. His death was no different from his life – a work of Art. He made Blackstar for us, his parting gift. I knew for a year this was the way it would be. I wasn't, however, prepared for it. He was an extraordinary man, full of love and life. He will always be with us. For now, it is appropriate to cry.

BBC and Channel 4 both paid a tribute to Bowie with television specials on Monday 11 January 2016 with the BBC broadcasting David Bowie: Sound and Vision at 7.30pm-8.00pm on BBC One and Channel 4 broadcasting David Bowie: A Tribute at 10.35pm-11.35pm.