Hori Bensei

@benaroundtattoos · Charlottesville, Virginia · Tattoo artist

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Hori Bensei is a tattoo artist in Charlottesville, Virginia whose work centres on realism. Realism leads the portfolio (78 of the 315 pieces on Perspectiv), with American traditional and dotwork also recurring. About 64% of the pieces use colour, most often coral, teal and dark red; the rest are black and grey. Recurring subjects include skull, octopus, snake and flowers. The forearm and the upper arm are the usual placements. There are 272 healed pieces in the set, not just fresh work. Portfolio last updated August 2026.

Styles

Colour

Mostly colour, black and grey in 36% of pieces, measured across 300 segmented pieces.

Recurring colours: coral, teal, dark red and burgundy.

What they tattoo

Subjects: skull, octopus, snake, flowers, fish and coral reef.

Usually on the forearm, the upper arm and the thigh.

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Work

Octopus realism tattoo on the thigh by Hori Bensei, Charlottesville, VirginiaOctopus realism tattoo on the forearm by Hori Bensei, Charlottesville, VirginiaDemon warrior American traditional tattoo on the thigh by Hori Bensei, Charlottesville, VirginiaTiger American traditional tattoo on the forearm by Hori Bensei, Charlottesville, VirginiaMask with sword black and grey tattoo on the upper arm by Hori Bensei, Charlottesville, VirginiaCityscape dotwork tattoo on the forearm by Hori Bensei, Charlottesville, VirginiaTiger American traditional tattoo on the forearm by Hori Bensei, Charlottesville, VirginiaOgre American traditional tattoo on the forearm by Hori Bensei, Charlottesville, VirginiaOctopus japanese irezumi tattoo on the upper arm by Hori Bensei, Charlottesville, VirginiaWarrior helmet black and grey tattoo on the upper arm by Hori Bensei, Charlottesville, VirginiaFloral landscape new school tattoo on the upper arm by Hori Bensei, Charlottesville, VirginiaOctopus dotwork tattoo on the thigh by Hori Bensei, Charlottesville, VirginiaTiger realism tattoo on the forearm by Hori Bensei, Charlottesville, VirginiaUnderwater scene new school tattoo on the forearm by Hori Bensei, Charlottesville, VirginiaTiger American traditional tattoo on the forearm by Hori Bensei, Charlottesville, VirginiaPizza slice realism tattoo by Hori Bensei, Charlottesville, VirginiaDragon and floral new school tattoo on the forearm by Hori Bensei, Charlottesville, VirginiaKoi fish japanese irezumi tattoo on the ribs by Hori Bensei, Charlottesville, VirginiaClassic car realism tattoo on the forearm by Hori Bensei, Charlottesville, VirginiaNavy jet with bombs black and grey tattoo on the forearm by Hori Bensei, Charlottesville, VirginiaPanther and flowers American traditional tattoo on the shoulder by Hori Bensei, Charlottesville, VirginiaAstronaut new school tattoo on the forearm by Hori Bensei, Charlottesville, VirginiaSamurai warrior japanese irezumi tattoo on the forearm by Hori Bensei, Charlottesville, VirginiaCross with banner American traditional tattoo on the forearm by Hori Bensei, Charlottesville, Virginia