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January 8th, 2020

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A Brief History of Cosmos Tattoos for Stephen Hawking’s Birthday

The revered physicist would have turned 78 today. Let's look to the skies above in his honor.

Stephen Hawking was many things. He was a renowned theoretical physicist, an author with multiple bestsellers and he was a cosmologist often speculating about the greater universe around us. Not to mention that he had one of the greatest Simpsons cameos ever. 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OH8s4N15zdg

For over 50 years, Hawking lived with a rare form of Lou Gehrig’s Disease. Despite being confined to a wheelchair and unable to speak without the assistance of a speech-generating device, Hawking was able to explore the universe with his mind. 

Much of Hawking’s work was in the field of general relativity, specifically working on the theory that black holes gave off radiation. Let’s be honest, that’s a lot to unpack and this is Inked, theoretical physics isn’t exactly our forte. 

That being said, we do share a lot of common ground with Hawking. Our heads are often in the clouds dreaming about the cosmos above. As artists, our focus is more towards the beauty that can be found than figuring out how the universe was created, but we’re still actively considering the universe we live in. 

In the gallery below you’ll find tattoos of Hawking, tattoos of the universe that surrounds us and some surreal pieces that will make you reconsider your current reality. Happy Birthday in the great beyond, Stephen. 

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“Today will still yearn to know why we are here and where we came from. Humanity’s deepest desire for knowledge is justification enough for our continuing quest. And our goal is nothing less than a complete description of the universe we live in.” -Stephen Hawking

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This time i get little bit out if my usual style. Normally, i don’t prefer galaxy works, however Istanbul has changed my mind about it @getink_studio is a wonderful studio and i am having really good time here. @yelizozcan_tattooer you are awesome girl !! Thank you very much for your hospitality •Sponsored by @cheyenne_tattooequipment @radiantcolorsink @eztattooing #melektastekin_tattooer #galaxytattoo #spacetattoo #colortattoo #realistictattoo @inkedmag @inkedmiami

A post shared by Melek Taştekin (@melektastekin_tattooer) on Dec 5, 2019 at 10:44am PST

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A young Stephen Hawking, for Michael. #girlswhotattoo #ladytattooers #belfasttattoo #blackandgreyartist #tattoorealism #portrait #realismtattoo #portraittattoo #alwayslearning #tatthouse #belfast #realism #dynamicink #fkirons #blackandgreytattoo #irishinkers #blackandgreyportrait #ezcartridges #ezneedles #girlswithtattoos #tatthouse #killerink #stellarcartridges #stephenhawking #stephenhawkingtattoo #stephenhawkingportrait #science #thetheoryofeverything

A post shared by Kerri O’Sullivan (@kerriosullivan_tattoos) on Mar 19, 2018 at 11:14am PDT

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I’ve had some excellent tattoos today but I particularly want to show you this one first. Marking the passing of the #genius that was #StephenHawking. #RIP “The #equation contains within it all of the most #important parts of #ProfessorHawking’s most important discovery. It expresses neatly the idea that would come to define his work for the rest of his life: that #blackholes weren’t entirely black after all, and instead emitted a #glow that would become known as #HawkingRadiation.” [Independent; 14-Mar-18] #ripstephenhawking #theoreticalphysics #physicist #theoreticalphysicist #science #space #mathematics #sciencetattoo #equationtattoo #sciencefan #stephenhawkingtattoo Thank you Mo Lee @mo.lee.tattoo at #HandinHandTattoo @hand.in.hand.tattoo #Plymouth

A post shared by Lizzi Báthory (@lizzibathory) on Mar 14, 2018 at 11:50am PDT

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Finally got to finish this bad boy! I love doing these unique concepts! He has a “evil” sleeve on the other arm and wanted on this arm to do a “good” version, but instead of doing the typical concept, we came up with this more celestial/universe concept! • • • For contact and booking info please visit : www.TattooedTheory.com www.TattooedTheory.com www.TattooedTheory.com • • • Powered using Spektra Flux from @FKIrons and @Fusion_Ink and Balm Aftercare! • • • #tattoo #fkiron #fkironsproteam #sullen #instatattoo #art #tattoo #tattoos #fusionink #xion #ink #galaxy #galaxytattoo #space #spacetattoo #universe #universetattoo

A post shared by Javier Antunez (@javi_tattooedtheory) on Nov 27, 2019 at 12:48pm PST

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Universe✨ . . Done at @yantstudio . . . . . . . . #tattoo #colortattoo #eunyutattoo #universetattoo #universe #armtattoo #studiobysol #koreantattoo #koreantattooartist #koreantattooshop #nytattoo #타투 #우주타투 #은유타투 #팔타투 #컬러타투 #프레임타투 #감성타투 #우주

A post shared by STUDIOBYSOL_eunyu (@eunyutattoo) on Dec 19, 2019 at 4:51am PST

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Fun one from a while back. To get on email list for when the books open, upcoming travel dates, and other announcements, email info@jesserix.com piece inspired by the work of @borisipsum video taken in daylight, no polarized filters.

A post shared by Jesse Rix (@jesse_rix) on Jul 11, 2019 at 3:34pm PDT

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Piece of cosmos Done with @lakimii_neu_ulm With the support @voice_of_ink_tattoo #ink #tattooedpeople #tatts #instatattoos #inkmaster #realistictattoo #colortattoo #colors #tattooistartmagazine #tats #skinartmag #follow #art #design #world #tattooartist #germany #voice_of_ink_tattoo #instart #bodytattoos #bootique_tattooartists #bootique #cosmostattoo #lovestory #cosmos #airplane #universe

A post shared by ||| ||| (@butenko_serik) on Apr 30, 2019 at 11:32am PDT

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Small eye filler from a few days ago. I didn’t do the galaxy on the bottom. ✨ – @eternalink @fkirons @stencilstuff #eternalink #stencilstuff #hushanesthetic #fkirons #fkironsproteam #truetubes #quickcaps #ohanaorganics #redemptiontattoocare #acostattoo #tattoo #tattoos #art #artist #tattooartist #austin #tx #texas #ink #inked #tatuaje #acostattoos #andresacosta #exileartcollective @exile_artcollective #fatelbow #eye #eyetattoo #space

A post shared by Andres Acosta (@acostattoo) on Aug 20, 2019 at 11:22am PDT

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A post shared by Julita (@kruczetattoo) on Sep 26, 2019 at 10:18am PDT

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✨Cosmic chest panel we did at the @coveredexpo on my man @ninjewtattoo in Toronto on the weekend, won one of the tattoo of the day trophies on Saturday . You sat like a champ, Sean, thanks again! Another nipple is mine ⚡Sponsored by @fusion_ink @fkirons @secondskintac @stickystripz_ink_caps @blackworkgloves⚡ ⛛ @inkfusionempire @therealismclub #inkbysaga #inkfusionempire #realismclub #entertainmentink ⛛

A post shared by Saga Anderson (@inkbysaga) on Sep 23, 2019 at 5:05pm PDT

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Grabbed a healed shot of this tattoo today !!!

A post shared by Tyler Malek (@tylermalek) on Aug 28, 2019 at 5:47pm PDT

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