A contemporary artist I chose is Nikko
Hurtado, a tattoo artist from California. Nikko's inspiration for
tattooing comes from cartoons and comic books, he specializes in
portraits of film and television characters. He has unique style and
a huge imagination. In junior high school he attended art classes
where he learned to draw professionally and went on to take extra
classes at The Art Center of Pasadena. He opened his own tattoo shop
in 2010, called Black Anchor Collective in Hesperia, CA. His work to
me stands out because he is able to make the tattoo look realistic,
with portraits the skin tone and texture are amazing.
More: why this artist? why tattoos? This is certainly art (or it can be...) but why did you select him and why do you think it's art? the work isn't original if he bases it on preexisting characters...
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