Original geometric tattoos built around structure, movement, anatomy and the tension between precision and imperfection.
Derek Entenmann, known professionally as UberDerek, is a geometric tattoo artist based in Salzburg, Austria, working internationally. His tattoo work combines geometric structure with abstract movement, watercolor and painterly elements, sketchwork, blackwork and large-scale composition.
Geometry gives a tattoo architecture. Lines establish direction. Shapes establish rhythm. Repetition creates order.
But perfect geometry on its own can become sterile. I am more interested in what happens when precision collides with painterly marks, broken lines, organic movement, sketchwork, texture or abstraction.
The contrast between control and disruption is what gives the tattoo energy.
The body is already a geometric structure. Shoulders rotate. Elbows create hinges. Ribs expand. Legs twist. Muscles change direction.
A geometric tattoo becomes stronger when the composition responds to those natural structures instead of ignoring them.
The tattoo should change as the person moves.
Perfect structure gives the eye somewhere to stand. Imperfection gives it somewhere to go.
Geometric structure combined with fragmentation, movement and unexpected composition.
Precise forms acting as an anchor for painterly color, brush movement and softer marks.
Pattern, symmetry and mathematical relationships interpreted through a contemporary visual language.
Strong black structure, negative space and repeated forms used to create rhythm and contrast.
Sleeves, back pieces and multi-session projects where geometry organizes the entire body composition.
Geometry combined with florals, figurative fragments, architecture, sketchwork, abstract marks or personal references.
A geometric tattoo can begin with almost anything. Architecture. A symbol. Mathematics. A photograph. A landscape. A machine. Ancient design. A personal object. Or simply the shape of the body itself.
I use those references as material and build a new composition rather than reproducing an existing tattoo.
Geometric tattooing works particularly well when an idea needs structure but does not need a literal illustration.
Repetition can represent growth. Interruption can represent change. Symmetry can become stability. Broken symmetry can become transformation.
The visual language remains abstract enough to stay personal, while the underlying structure still gives the work weight.
Send the concept, placement, approximate size, references and anything that explains the direction.
I look for the geometry inside the idea: direction, repetition, balance, interruption and scale.
The composition is developed around anatomy rather than designed as a flat image first.
Painterly marks, abstraction, blackwork, sketchwork or negative space may interrupt the geometry where the composition needs energy.
The final piece is built as original artwork specifically for the person wearing it.
Many of my strongest tattoos move between geometry, abstraction and painterly work rather than staying inside one clean category.
UberDerek is Derek Entenmann, an American-born tattoo artist and visual artist based in Salzburg, Austria, working internationally.
Yes. Geometric structure is an important part of Derek's work and is frequently combined with abstraction, watercolor, sketchwork and blackwork.
His work includes abstract geometric tattoos, geometric watercolor tattoos, blackwork geometry, large-scale geometric compositions and hybrid projects that combine geometry with other visual elements.
Yes. Each tattoo is developed specifically around the client's idea, references, placement and anatomy rather than copied from an existing tattoo.
Yes. Precise geometric structure combined with painterly watercolor movement is a recurring part of Derek's visual language.
Yes. Sleeves, back pieces and other large-scale geometric tattoos can be developed across multiple sessions as complete body compositions.
Derek is based in Salzburg, Austria and also tattoos internationally through selected travel dates, guest work and tattoo conventions.
Use the consultation form and send your concept, placement, approximate size and any references that help explain the direction.
Bring the idea. We will build the structure around it.