Dem Lead fiel es zuerst bei seiner Tätowiererin auf, dann noch bei ein paar anderen, und dann fiel es ihm sogar ein, dass er sich so was letztes Jahr auch hat machen lassen. Minitattoos - am besten hinterm Ohr - werden der große Nachfolger der fotorealistischen Bilder sein, mal rein trendtechnisch gesehen.
Und kaum dachte der Lead darüber nach, schon hatte Agata einen jungen Mann aus den USA an der Strippe, der als Tätowierer seine besten Zeiten vielleicht noch vor sich hat; allerdings auf dem Gebiet der Winzigtattoos ist er schon ein mächtig Großer.
How long have you been tattooing?
6 YEARS PROFESSIONALLY
When did you first become interested in the art of tattoo?
11 YEARS AGO
Why did you start tattooing?
I WANTED TO GIVE PEOPLE SOMETHING THEY COULD NEVER LOSE AND ALWAYS HAVE WITH THEM
How did you get your start in tattooing?
I STARTED WITH AN APPRENTICESHIP AND WENT FROM THERE
What is your favourite style of tattoo and why?
I AM VERY VERSATILE AND LIKE DOING EVERYTHING! BUT I LOVE TATTOING ITTY BITIES
Who is your favourite artist?
I DONT HAVE A FAVORITE ARTIST I HAVE MANY ARTISTS THAT I ADMIRE BUT NOT JUST ONE AS MY FAVORITE
Which artists influenced you inside and outside of tattooing? How?
ALL ARTISTS INFLUENCE ME BOTH BY SHOWING ME N EW THINGS AND BY LETTING ME DO THINGS TO SHOW THEM
Who would you credit as your inspiration?
I WOULD CREDIT EVERYONE WHO TOLD ME I COULDNT DO SOMETHING ...I AM SHOWING THEM I CAN ... AND MY DAUGHTER I WANT TO SHOW HER YOU CAN BE DIFFERENT AND STILL BECOME SOMEONE AND INFLUENCE THE WORLD AND THE PEOPLE IN IT
How would you describe your style?
UNIQUE
What do you feel makes your style unique?
I SPECIALIZE IN A STYLE THAT NOT TO MANY ARTIST DO .MOST ARTIST WOULDNT EVEN ATTEMPT THE TATOS I DO BECAUSE OF THE SIZE OF THEM
What's been your favourite (or one of your favourites) tattoo that you've done?
IT WAS A ITTY BITY BUTTERFLY I DID YEARS AGO.IT WAS THE START OF MY ITTY BITTY STYLE OF TATTOOING
What do you like to tattoo?
I LIKE TO TATTOO EVERYTHING .BUT LOVE MY ITTY BITTY TATTOOS
What question do you ask yourself the most when you�re planning a tattoo?
I DONT REALLY ASK MYSELF ANYTING WHEN PLANNING A TATTOO OTHER THAT HOW SMALL CAN I REALLY DO THIS.IT ALL FALS INTO PLACE FOR ME
Have you had any art education or training?
YES I AM GOING FOR MY ASSOCIATES DEGREE IN ART AND HAVE HAD ART MY ENTIRE LIFE.I WAS BORN WITH A PE NCIL IN MY HAND
Do you think it is important for a tattoo artist to have an artistic history or formal art training?
YES AND NO... ART IS FROM WITH IN AND TEACHERS AND BOOKS CANT TEACH YOU THAT BUT GUIDANCE DOESNT HURT AND NEITHER DOES EDUCATION...
THERES ALWAYS ROOM TO LEARN MORE
Have you had any unusual experiences during your career as a tattoo artist?
OH YEAH...IN THIS BUSINESS YOU GET TO SEE AND HEAR EVERYTHING FROM THE WEIRD TO THE VERY CLOSE AND TOUCHING THINGS
What was your best tattoo experience?
EVERY TATTO IS MY BEST EXPERIENCE
What was your strangest tattoo experience?
TATTOOING A WINGED DILDO ON A CHICK
What's your most annoying tattoo experience?
WORKING WITH PEOPLE WHO COME IN DRUNK OR ON DRUGS
What do you think is the best part of your job?
EVERY DAY IS A NEW ADVENTURE ITS DIFFERENT EVERY DAY
How did you arrive at your current working situation?
A LOT OF HARD WORK AND HAVING GOALS
How long do you plan on continuing to tattoo?
TILL I DIE
How do you think about the current state of tattooing?
IT IS ON AN UPWARD MOVEMENT
How would you describe the current status of tattoo in your country?
IT IS SPREADING AND TAKING OVER...PEOPLE OF ALL WALKS OF LIFE ARE GETTING TATTOOED NOW
How do you see the evolution of the tattoo and what are your fears and hopes?
I HOPE PEOPLE WILL ONE DAY ACEPT TATTOOED PEOPLE FOR WHO THEY ARE AND NOT BY THE COLOR OR COLORS OF THEIR SKIN
What are you plans for the future?
I TAKE IT ONE DAY AT A TIME AND THATS AL I CAN DO I JUST HOPE TO KEEP IMPROVING AND DO THE BEST I CAN
What conventions can we expect to see you at this year?
IN JULY I WILL BE AT TATTOOLA PALOZZA IN MIAMI FL. THEN PUERTO RICO FOR THE 2ND SKIN DESIGN EXPO
IN AUG I WIL BE AT THE SOUTH FLORIDA TATTOO EXPO IN CORAL SPRINGS FLORIDA AND POSSIBLY VEGAS IN OCTOBER
Interview: agata
Pictures: wingnut
Wingnut
A New Dimensions Tattoo
Lake Worth, Florida.
www.myspace.com/tattooedraver13
