The Dark Trash Realism Of Anrijs Straume : Noda Luka

The Dark Trash Realism Of Anrijs Straume

at Jan, 15 2016

We’re going to pull you into the wickedly ravishing Dark Trash Realism style of Anrijs Straume. A dark, tasty treat.

The Dark Trash Realism Of Anrijs Straume

Silence of the Lamb-inspired portrait

Anrijs Straume is a Latvian-born tattoo artist who is currently based in Liverpool. He started out with an informal tattooing apprenticeship in Latvia for a few years before moving to the UK to further his tattoo career. Throughout his years of practice, he began developing a distinct style, characterised by atmospheric horror elements and the macabre.

Personally, I list Anrijs Straume as one of the artists I look up to the most in the contemporary tattoo scene. He possesses the ability to take inspiration from something or someone and make it his own.

The Living Dead

Marilyn Munster

The evident scratches, forehead markings, and signs of decay are rarely ever missing from an Anrijs Straume piece. They’re the details that gives them the edge that’s truly his.

Feral infant

Anrijs Straume Lettering

Straume is also known for his distinct lettering, something people keep coming back to him for. It’s this gothic font spliced with an urban graffiti type, outlined with thin markings.