Springtime is setting in, awakening our adventurous sides, summoning new growth, and rousing intrigue for new opportunities. It’s a time to escape the confines of your everyday stomping grounds and gain new perspectives, perhaps on a road trip, complete with outdoor exploration, concerts, conventions, and tracking down new tattoo artists to commemorate your quests. Inked explores ideas in this issue, gaining perspectives from people in the know.
Our cover story spotlights Latin musician Maluma, whose musical and fashion influence has stretched from his hometown in Colombia to Latin America to the entire globe. He has refined his style from a fresh-faced reggaeton artist to a haute couture-wearing, Latin-urban music-producing superstar whose tattoo collection has multiplied exponentially since his early “Magia” days.
Each design etched on Maluma’s skin reflects a moment of his life, with his latest ¬being a full-back tattoo with his monicker “Don Juan” and two herculean horses that represent the duality of hi