feature: brazilian illustrator, graffiti and tattoo artist finho bucks misconceptions about black skin and tattoos

Finho is a Brazilian tattoo artist, illustrator, and graffiti artist with nearly 15 years of tattooing experience. His latest project, #pelepretatatuada, or “tattooed black skin” aims to change the misconception that black skin can’t or shouldn’t be tattooed. In the project, Finho creates flash tattoos that buck the tradionally white influenced imagrey and replaces it with iconography of afro heritage. “My main focus is to help change that old statement that tattoos and black skin don’t match – and to show the world how great the african heritage is,” Finho tells AFROPUNK

By Erin White*, AFROPUNK contributor

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*Erin White is an Atlanta-based writer and AFROPUNK’s editorial and social media assistant. You can follow her on Tumblr or friend her on Facebook. Have a pitch or an inquiry? Shoot her an email at erin@afropunk.com.