By: Markuz Dedal

For those who don't know yet what the term "Bogzified" means to get or just got tattooed by Bogz Flores. If you hear someone saying "I will get Bogzified later", it means that the person is about to meet up with Bogz in his little house of pain named I Am Ink. And for those who don't know this guy yet, Bogz Flores or let us call him for a while as the "Bogzificator" is an extremely talented and totally noteworthy Davao-bred tattoo artist.

Bogz's tenure as a student and a practitioner of the art of marking indelible designs on a living human's skin may still be under the ten year mark (not that the number of years means that much in the art world) but he surely is getting the hype and the constant flow of clients that can make newbie tattoo artists wish they could turn out like him. You could often hear his name get mentioned when two young Davaoeños talk about tattoos. If you ask where you could get a really high quality in this city, 7 times out of 10 the "Bogzificator" will be among the artists who you will be told to check out. In just a very short span of time, he has secured a spot in the list of the best tattoo artists in Davao city, and if such list really exists, Bogz might even be in it's top spot.

(The whole business of describing his style and commenting on the artistry in his artworks is something that we leave completely to you. All the tattoo pieces  that we got from his Facebook Page (Bogzified) were the ones which are truly over-the-top. There are even some pieces that just made us say " Woah! This one exceptionally over-the-top!". But we really want to know what you think about them. Just look at the artworks and just say something about them in the comment box below).

Now that we have agreed in making you our tattoo connoisseur in this article, check out the  10 mind-blowing examples of how it looks like to get "Bogzified".

( All of the photos came from Bogz Flores' Facebook Page ---> "Bogzified". 

Check it out to see more of his work.)

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Disclaimer: We don't own any of the photos in this post. We don't have a camera. We are just a bunch of punks.  

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Ramon Maiden is a Barcelona -based artist who is known for his unique artworks. His latest offering is a series of vintage illustrations on postcards, calendars, etc. with tattoos. Ramon used a ballpoint pen to draw the  tattoo characters on them. If you live in the world of Tumblr, you will surely love Ramon's newest project. But if you are not, you will still love it. I mean, combining vintage and tattoo is a totally awesome idea. You can also try to make this artwork in your home. Just remove the century old photo of your grandma hanging on your wall and doodle over it using a pen. ( DON'T DO IT.) 

Want to see more works by Ramon Maiden? Just visit his portfolio ARTWORKS FROM HELL. 

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Polish designer Paul Marcinkowski produced this Tattoo Inforgraphic while he was still studying at the Academy of Fine Arts in Lodz. The whole inforgraphic is consisted of facts like the main reasons why people  despise having tattoos and other fun facts like how many tattoos can an average person could have. However, you might describe it. I think that this work is the ultimate call out for people to start getting inked.

Images from: http://www.kaplon.info/Tattoo-Infographics
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This is the first post in this blog.( okay, that was a pretty boring start). I am actually planning to create some sort of a magazine  that obsessively tells stories about the awesome things that are happening inside Davao City.Back then, I thought that the whole thing is a pretty great idea.However, after a couple of minutes,  I thought that it was just the effect of rum. Almost everybody, once in their lifetime, will be in that moment when they thought that they are being a total genius just for coming up with something that they think that will totally take off--especially if they are under the influence of rum, or gin, or vodka, mixed up with  a little boredom and empty sense of purpose( pretty dramatic moment,I tell you). But everybody also almost certainly forgets about it in the morning. A friend of mine told me that that I just had an "Epiphany.I was not really sure if the guy was right. I never really knew what the word meant, until I looked it up just recently. Well, I admit it now, the guy was somewhat right ( smart guy he is). 

So, because  I just had an "Epiphany"(gay), I will try really hard to waste a lot of your time whenever you visit this blog.  Lucky you, I have been trained by Kurt Vonnegut himself, and he made me swear while my hand was inside a pot of burning coal that I would only write things that is worth anybody's while. ( I'm not really trained by Kurt Vonnegut and I'll probably be writing crappy things that will make you sick for two weeks). The plan is to hunt down the best stories that we could share to the citizens of the city who are obviously starving for something new, not fresh, but new. We are not talking about "NEWS" here. We are talking about something else. An experience. A free tour  in the parts of the city where you have never before. An introduction to strangers. A visual and verbal array that will either entice or disgust( we may have to resort to this option) your senses. And sometimes, if we feel  like it, we will try to give you something that are way beyond those things. Like new knowledge, tips, or even take you to the highly impressive magical world of "senseless bullsh*t in the internet.

I had this post-epiphany epiphany. Not really sure if such thing even exists, but believe me, I experienced it. It all happened when I was setting the whole thing up and asked myself this question- " Are there even any awesome stories  in this city?". If you have been living in this city for quite a long time, you will probably agree with me when I say  that this city is nothing special. It's no New York nor Mogadishu. We don't have world famous influences or 12 year old kids carrying Kalashnikovs walking around or picking their noses or  even just merely standing up feeling awesome and all in the corners of our city. Cebu and Manila certainly kicks our city's ass in terms of stimuli offered to the young generation. There is an obvious lag on  how trends in both culture and style are being transmitted to our city. Well, with things like  geography and economy being considered, there is supposed to be a lag. And damn! knowing that shit is depressing. DAMN! So, will there be stories? We are not really sure, but we are confident that something interesting will come up. And once that happens ( deliberately didn't finish the sentence to avoid writing something inappropriately corny). 

By now, you might already have an idea on what this blog is up to and what is it going to offer. But if you are quite confused, then you you are not alone "amigo". I guess that we just have to let life surprise us this time. 

-Markuz Dedal

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