GLOBAL: September 2010

Details of attempted to murder on Aslan Usoyan

As many already know, on the 16th of September 2010 the vor v zakone Aslan Usoyan, also known as Ded Hasan, who after Vyacheslav Ivankov’s death is considered to be the leader of the Russian criminal world, was attempted to murder.

Aslan Usoyan(Ded Hasan)

Interview of the head of State Department of the Internal Affairs of Moscow

Ded Hasan arrived to visit his son and he was wounded heavily at the porch entrance, his body-guard was also wounded. The bullet hit Hasan’s stomach. The surveillance cameras recorded the attempt against the Ded Hasan.

Video of attempted to murder

Firing was made from the opposite house. It is seen on the video as mountain climbers get into the flat from where the firing was made. The cameras have also recorded the killer in addition to the attempt to murder.

Video of Ded Hasan killer taken by surveillance cameras

It is notable that the fire was made from Kalashnikov of the Chinese production.

Kalashnikov with silencer

It is seen on the photos that the weapon is with silencer, however the sniper went even further. He fired with rare cartridges RS (reduced launching speed from the barrel). These cartridges were found in the sniper’s flat.

Special cartridges

These cartridges are out of production for a long time already and it is possible to get these cartridges only on the military supply spots. These cartridges differ from ordinary ones with subsonic flying speed and thus they don’t produce the blast during shot. And when firing is made from the weapon with silencer the volume of the shot sound is similar to the one from bow. The video shows visually the difference between ordinary cartridges and special ones. RS bullet flies about 3 times slower than the ordinary one.

Comparison video of ordinary cartridges and special RS cartridges as well as 3D version of attempt to murder against Aslan Usoyan.

And here is brief interview of the neighbor of Aslan Khasanov’s son. He is a foreign businessman who came for some days to Russia and lived in rented flat near to Usoyan’s son.

Interviews of neighbor of son of Ded Hasan

This foreign businessman on video said that he did not see anything, see only a lot of blood in the entryway.

For the moment Asan Usoyan is discharged from hospital. There are many versions for the reasons of the attempt, they say that he was shot because of Cherkizovskiy market. However, only the customers know about the real reasons.

Tatty Work...

You can never go wrong with skulls.........always cool, always wicked.

This young buck came in to get some racing flags to represent his passion for automobiles and speed! .............Badass!

Matt's Golden Silence

I met Matt one afternoon as he stood among the masses at the southwest corner of Madison Square Garden, waiting for a bus out of town.

This is his tattoo which he shared with us, covering his upper right arm:

The message is simple: silence is golden. I love how the side skulls spill off of the front skull, and how the teeth of the primary jaw are fused together.

Matt attributes this piece to "deep life experiences" and how it serves as a reminder to keep his head on straight.

He told me he's "been low and wants to stay higher" and that "keeping what I've done to myself has given me the ability to achieve what I have in life".

This tattoo was inked by Loki M. LaChapelle when he was at Kaleidoscope Tattoo & Art Gallery in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Loki now works out of Mazel Custom Tattoo & Piercing in Everett, Massachusetts.

Thanks to Matt for sharing his tattoo with us here on Tattoosday!

Werewolf tattoo design

Download

A very popular topic in current movies and tvs are vampires and their enemy, werewolves. A werewolf, also known as a lycanthrope is a mythological or folkloric human with the ability to shapeshift into an anthropomorphic wolf-like creature. This free tattoo shows a werewolf screaming at the moon.

Tattoo from a Francophile

Earlier this summer, I posted a couple of tattoos from Joe, seen here.

Needless to say, Joe became a fan, and updated me with a new tattoo, below:

Joe explains:

"The picture is fresh from the artist finishing it. It is "C077X" and is a nod to James Franco and General Hospital. He is my fav actor and I have been watching General Hospital for at least 21 years. It is the the tag that "Franco" sprayed on everything when he recently guest starred on GH as an artist/serial killer. His character's name is Franco, reflecting that art imitates life. A motto the actor and character believe, and so do I. That is why I got the tattoo. To prove art imitates life!"

Photo Credit: ABC via http://sn.soapnet.go.com

The tattoo was inked by Rob at Brooklyn Ink. Rob originally appeared here as a contributor here. And is one of several artists that has represented Brooklyn Ink over the years on Tattoosday. This label links all of the work from the shop previously seen on Tattoosday.

Thanks to Joe for sharing his new tattoo with us here on Tattoosday!

Rachel's Bird Helped Her Let Go

The same night I met Brian, I met Rachel, who has eight tattoos.

She shared this one with me:

This piece on her left biceps is based on the work of artist Kurt Halsey. This little bird appears in multiple works by the artist, but Rachel imagined it for her own personal situation. She got it after a break-up a couple of years ago, and the tattoo gave her the strength to "let the bird go". In this case, the bird represents the ended relationship and the tattoo is a transitional piece that helped her recover from the difficulty of moving past it.

From Memphis, Tennessee, Rachel had this inked at Underground Art Tattoos and Body Piercing by Chris Fitzgerald. Chris had been a piercer at the shop and then moved into tattooing. He has since left tattooing and moved to photography. His new business is Cult Noir Photography, and his work can be seen here.

Thanks to Rachel for sharing her tattoo with us here on Tattoosday!

Brian's Ink Speaks About Art

I met Brian in Barnes & Noble, Union Square, back in August and he shared two tattoos with us. Put your thinking caps on, folks, because Brian, who is a video artist (website here), has very cerebral ink.

First up is this tattoo, on Brian's left biceps:

This tattoo is based on an illustration entitled "Every Night We Are Haunted by a Dream" by the artist Alfred Kubin (1877-1959).

Jede Nacht besucht uns ein Traum (Every Night We are Haunted by a Dream), ca. 1902-03
Pen and ink, brush, wash, and spray on paper
39.1 x 31.8 cm (15 3/8 x 12 1/2 in.)
Albertina, Vienna

Brian explained that this work corresponded very closely to the publication of Sigmund Freud's The Interpretation of Dreams, and that Kubin's illustration represents "art between the cusp of pre-surrealism/expressionism and surrealism". It speaks to Brian's understanding of the perception of dreams and art.

Brian also had these words inscribed on his inner right forearm:

The words "Créer Dangereusement" are the French title of a 1957 essay by Albert Camus entitled "Create Dangerously". This "essay on realism and artistic creation" likewise spoke to Brian who acknowledged that "all art is a political act". It makes perfect sense, if you think about it, in that no great work of art was ever created by the artist playing it safe. It is those who created dangerously that are remembered as trailblazers and icons in their respective fields.

Brian had both of these tattoos done in Austin, Texas.

Thanks to Brian for sharing his artistic ink with us here on Tattoosday!

Danny's Koi Struggles Upstream

I met Danny in Penn Station early in August just as he was about to board a train.

Before he headed to his platform, however, he allowed me to take this photo of his tattoo-in-progress on his upper right arm:

He explained that the koi swimming upward on his bicep represented that he was still moving upstream, that is, he was "still overcoming struggles, trials and tribulations". He added that he would get another koi on his left arm, facing downstream, when he had completed his struggle in life.

Before we could talk further, however, he had to run for his train. Fortunately for me (and for you, dear Readers), he e-mailed me shortly thereafter with some more details:

"The leaves are Japanese maples...Everyone gets the traditional lotus flowers, etc. But I chose a leaf that represents no religion or significant meaning to it. I would have gone with the Korean national flower [Hibiscus syriacus] but that, too, had meaning behind it. Many flowers that are traditionally on bodies are either Buddhist or Catholic, etc. Coming from a Christian background, I chose one without any meaning. How can I live with a Buddhist lotus on my arm?

At the time I got the tattoo I was confused with life... Direction, purpose, goals, meaning.. I had obstacles and self goals I had to achieve and was in a standstill (not drug-related or any of that sort). I looked to the pain tattooing offers and how it puts your mind in a zoned-out state, which I now thrive for when I'm stressed. It's therapy to me. I'll update you when I find an artist to finish this tattoo. The windbars were left open to expand."

The tattoo was done by Lee at Infinity Tattoo in Manhattan.

Thanks again yo Danny for sharing his koi with us here at Tattoosday!