Erik Reime


Founder and manager of
Kunsten pa Kroppen
(The Art on the Body)

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Born in Stavern, Norway 1950. Moved to Denmark 1965. High School. Studied sociology at University of Copenhagen. Refused military services, and instead worked at a library in Vanlose, Copenhagen for one year in 1975. Worked in a political bookshop for 10 years. Worked for Greenpeace. Apprenticed as a tattoo artist at Tato Svend in Nyhavn, Copenhagen. Started "Kunsten pa Kroppen" in 1988.

One of the first to pick up tattooing by hand, using a technique that has been around for thousands of years, but is not much known today (used mainly for special designs, though)

Works mainly in Black and White. Graphic and simple. Using a wide variety of ethnic & historic designs from all over the world, as inspiration for his unique tattoos.

Motto: Bold Simplicity and enhancing the body.

Erik has many times been lecturing about the art and history and culture of tattoo. To school children, students, art groups, etc. He has also participated in several programs on radio and television.

In 1996 Erik was accepted as a member of BKF - the Artists' Union in Denmark, as the first tattoo artist ever.
Also many years member of APTA - Association of Professional Tattoo Artists (England)
National Tattoo Association (USA)
Tattoo Club of Great Britain.

Awards won:

  • Best large, female, Tattoo Expo -Dunstable 1990
  • Best large, female, Convention Internationale de Tatouage - Paris 1991
  • Best large, female, Tatoveringsfestival - Kobenhavn 1991
  • Best black'n white, Tatoveringsfestival - Kobenhavn 1991
  • Best legs, Tattoo Expo Syd - Malmo, Sweden 1995
  • Best Female Backpiece, Swedish Tattoo Convention, Norrkoping 1997
  • Best Overall - male, Tattoo Expo III, Malmö, Sweden 1997
  • Best Overall - female, Tattoo Expo III, Malmö, Sweden 1997
  • Best Backpiece - Female, Tattoo Expo IV, Malmö 1998
  • Best Overall - Female, Tattoo Expo IV, Malmö 1998
  • Honorary Artist - First Viking Convention, København 2000
  • Denmark's finest tattoo - Ekstrabladet, September 2006
  • Best Ornamentic - 11th Stockholm Ink Bash 2007
  • Tribal/Celtic - 4th annual Calgary Tattoo & Arts Festival, Canada 2007
  • Richard og Valborg Tycho's Fund

 

Tattoo Art Exhibitions:

  • Touring exhibition at Danish Public Libraries 1989-90
  • Tatoveringsfestival in Odd Fellow 1991
  • Gallery Jensen, Stavern, Norway 1993-94-95
  • Gallery Rasmus, Odense, Denmark 1995
  • Tattoo Expo, Norrköping, Sweden 1996
  • Gallery Jensen, Stavern Norway: "The Gumozos are Coming" with sculptor Steffan Herrik, 1996
  • 1997: Look at the News Page for further comments, and pictures.
  • Easter exhibition: Gallery Jensen, Stavern, Norway: "Return of the Gumozos" with sculptor Steffan Herrik
  • May: Swedish Tattoo Convention, Norrköping, Sweden 1997.
  • August: The deserted church (900 years old) at Buderup in Jylland with Steffan Herrik
  • September: Tasiilaq (Ammassalik) museum in East Greenland
  • November: Tattoo Expo III, Malmö, Sweden
  • 1998: There is more about the different parts on the NEWS page
  • May: KroppsKonst Mässan '98 (Body Art Convention '98), Norrköping, Sweden
  • August: Maritime Centre, Svendborg, Danmark
  • September: Gallery 108 in Roskilde, Danmark (with Steffan Herrik and Birgitte Lykke Madsen (Painting))
  • October: Gammelgaard in Herlev: Body - In and Out of Time With Steffan Herrik (sculpture) and Laurie Grundt (painting)
  • November: Kridthuset in Stege. Black on White With Steffan Herrik.
  • November: Øksnehallen in Copenhagen: Hyper Hall 98. Modern fashiondesign. Workshop.
  • 1999: See more at the NEWS page
  • Marts: "Punkterat Skinn" a tattoo exhibition at Vägstationen in Brösarp, Skaane, Sweden
  • August: Espergaerdeudstillingen (with other artists)
  • Oktober: DGI-byen, Copenhagen
  • November: Big manifestation in Bergens Kunstforening in Norway (with other artists)
  • 2000: See more at the NEWS page
  • July: Weekend at Lejre Historical Research Center (See report)
  • July: Gallery Jensen in Stavern, Norway (with Steffan Herrik)
  • September: First Viking Tattoo Convention in the Valbyhallen, Copenhagen, Denmark
  • 2001:

  • July: Lejre Historic Research centre

  • September: Second Viking Tattoo Convention in the Valbyhallen

  • October: Cultural Night in Copenhagen at Gallery Rasmus.

  • 2002:

  • May-July: Norn exhibition at the Nordic Heritage Museum in Seattle, USA. With Steffan Herrik and Astrid Larsen

  • July: Lejre Historical Research Centre

  • September: Solvogn celebration.

  • 2004:

  • October: Cooperation with French photographer Claire Artemyz

  • 2007:

  • October Exhibition at Birkerød Art Society with painter Ingrid Duch and sculptor Henrik Troelsen with reception of Tycho's Fund. Read an article in the Danish newspapers Frederiksborg Amts Avis or Birkerød Avis

  • 2008:

  • May: Qaqortoq Museum - South Greenland: Kakiorneq - Tattooing through the ages.

Selected articles from magazines and newspapers about Erik can be read here:

Tattoo Extreme Januar 2008 (pdf)- Taiwan (Chinese and English)
Frederiksborg Amts Avis  14.5.2007  (Danish)
Tattoo Planet #23 2007 (Dutch)
Ringkjøbing Amts Dagblad 27.2.2006   (Danish) 
Tätowier Magazine März 03/2006   (German)
Tatouage Magazine No 48 Janvier/Février 2006  (French)
Jyllandsposten 9. oktober 2005   (Danish)
Art Access - Seattle June 2002   (English) 
Jyllandsposten 19.juli 1999   (Danish)
Stud Vest - Studenterblad i Bergen - 24 november 1999   (Norwegian)
Arbeiderbladet, Oslo, 16. july 1993 (Norwegian)
Scanorama SAS' Magazine 1991 (English)
 

You might write me at this address: erik@tattoo.dk