What’s one of your favorite pieces on your
own body, and who did it?
I can’t tell which one is my favorite. Some works I
have are better than others, but in general, I love
all of them because they are full of meaning for
me. But if I had to choose one, I’d say my chest,
which is being done by my friend Lisa Arietti.
What is your favorite thing about being a
tattoo artist?
Tattooing, tattooing, and more tattooing! (Laughs.)
How would you describe the current status of
tattoos by the general public in your country?
Well, I could speak just about my country but
I think the concept of tattooing is changing
worldwide. It seems that since some years ago,
people are more appreciative about this field.
It also helps that new artists are rocking the
technique and giving this craft a new and fresh
perspective. Little by little, people are becoming
more and more interested in tattooing and
respecting the fact that it is a way of doing art as
any other.
TV shows, the internet, and especially social
networks like Facebook and Instagram
have become an extremely widespread
phenomenon in recent years. What positive
and negative impacts do you think it has for
the future development of the tattoo industry?
The very positive fact is that we can reach
customers worldwide in a very easy way. Also,
the clients can choose from a wide range of
great artists with just a little research thanks to
all the blogs and web directories about tattooists
that you can find online. I think it’s easier now
to spread the voice about your work. But the
negative thing is copying, I reckon. Since a while
ago, and due to copying, I don’t upload any other
designs any more. Just finished pieces, but not
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the previous drawings. People should definitely
understand that when you do a custom piece,
it is for one specific client—a unique person in
the world. There is nothing “cool” in wearing a
tattoo copied from another artist. Every person
is different and when they request a piece done,
in general, they trust your skills and creativity to
make their idea come to life. Also, as an artist,
you put loads of yourself into every work you
do. The technique management is absolutely
different from every hand. So, with those kinds of
features, when you can match your fine art with
the idea of the client, the work that is created is
amazing, full of content and soul. A unique piece
is impossible to be copied because the “cool”
part of it is the voice of the soul that speaks in
it—a bit from the customer, a bit from the tattooist.
It’s sad to see a copy. There’s no internal input,
no motivation apart from the fashionable fact of
having something done on the skin. Fake feelings
completely distorted from the initial intention. I
think everyone has something important to say.
Something relevant on their lives to capture into
the skin through a tattoo. So find the artist that
can making something re [ H