Oscar Hove is co-owner of Ondo Tattoo in Barcelona, Spain. His work is mainly surreal Japanese blackwork, mixing traditional Japanese themes with macabre surrealist work.

Matching feet. Stylized noh mask with horns.

Noh mask on snake body.

Split mask down the middle.

A great deal of his pieces are Japanese masks, split in half, or more, and making them terrifying.

Five split noh masks with horns in brilliant chest piece.

Horned mask with facemask common in Asian countries, with kanji lettering.

Brilliant blackwork Japanese oni backpiece.

Detached jaw noh/hannya inspired mask.

Beautifully dark mask and peony flower.

Other than Japanese inspired work, Oscar also does some neo traditional, and American traditional blackwork.

Blackwork bird and skull on thigh.

Traditional blackwork butterflies.

While his styles vary every once in awhile, his work is all dark both in colour and theme.

Mask split down the middle by Japanese knife.

Terrifying split hannya mask.

Yokai inspired rotting face.

Split hannya on stomach, releasing inner monster.

Matching hannya and noh masks with kanji lettering.

Oscar is a must visit artist if you find yourself in Barcelona!