Turning Gears: A Look at Biomechanical Tattoos

Biomechanical art has traceable origins, and it doesn’t come from a source that you may have guessed. It’s no secret that art influences life, and a big part of that comes from the film industry. Biomechanical as an artform comes from a little movie from the late 1970s called Alien. Not only did the movie give us one of the first notable strong female leads in the sci-fi and horror genre, but it inspired a tattoo artform that’s been gaining in popularity ever since.