Paul Binnie, a newly popular woodblock print artist, challenges Japanese popular thought surrounding both gender stereotypes and negative connotations of the tattoo through his unique prints. His on-and-off approach highlights the ability of tattooing to individuate and deepen the perception of those who are brave enough to bear them. In a broader sense, Binnie is commenting on how all visual art can be used to disrupt and complicate dangerous limiting stereotypes and augment the identities of both artists and their patrons. Binnie’s choice to faithfully follow the Japanese woodblock printing method, besides lending credibility to him as a non-Japanese artist producing Japanese art, seems to have another deeper purpose. Woodblock printing,
