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EVGENIY GORYACHIY Interview: Ákos Bánfalvi Poltava, Ukraine born tattoo artist, Evgeniy Goryachiy aka U-Gene started painting when he was a child but he didn’t think about pursuing this career path seriously. He went to Economic University and later opened his own company. Afterwards, he started tattooing 6 years ago and the now Wroclaw, Poland located artist quickly became a master in realistic tattooing. What made you want to become a tattoo artist and how long have you been tattooing? When I went to make my first tattoo, the tattoo artist saw my paintings and said, “you should try tattooing,” so I tried and this is the beginning of a long story. What did your family and friends think about you getting into the business? My mum was really angry. (Laughs.) They didn’t like this idea but I always went about things my way. What was the first tattoo you ever did? Can you tell us about it? My first tattoo was tribal or something like that. Tell us about your shop, Voice of Ink. We opened the tattoo studio, Voice of Ink in Wroclaw, Poland. It’s a great place with great artists. We wanted to have a place where we can feel like a family and where we can develop ourselves. Describe how you go about creating a tattoo from concept to finished design, as well as how you try to put your own unique touch on your tattoos. It’s always something new for me. I create the drawings the day before I tattoo. I always try to make something new and unique so it takes me some time. 4 InkSpiredMagazine.com “FOR ME, EVERYTHING IS INTERESTING THAT I MAKE FOR THE FIRST TIME…” – EVGENIY GORYACHIY InkSpiredMagazine.com 5