Master photographer Estevan Oriol , and tattoo master Jose Lopez get together for a little collab. Supplied with Estevan’s photo, known famous for his FSAS tshirt and LA Women, Jose gets to work. Location: front, lower stomach!
We got to give it up for Nick who took it like a soldier and hanging in until the early morning hours.
Nick’s collection expands to both Cartoon and Jose, and much work is to yet to come, so don’t sleep! To see more of what the big homies got in store click HERE.
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TASTE THIS
Friday, April 3rd, 2009
Check out this piece, on the lower sleeve, the classic concept of the Garden of Eden apple from Jose,
Trip out of the foreshortening of the hand, another use of cross referencing makes you almost want to snatch that apple out of her hand!
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TATTOO LIFE
Wednesday, February 25th, 2009
It’s always a spiritual process for me watching Jose and studying the fundamentals be executed over and over again, but constantly evolving into terrain that hasn’t been done before. After all the years of back-breaking blood, sweat, and tears, it’s always a trip to see that process reflected from a piece like this…
From out of the darkness comes this piece, people’s jaw drops when Jose drops an unexpected illustration, but little do they know that this and many others involve months of intense labor. So from the graphite on canvas piece above we move to the next level…
A sneak peak at Mark’s leg whose work is still in process. Note that this picture does not do the piece justice. When you stare into it face to face you’ll see not only how big this piece is, but how much attention is given to all the aspects of the leg. These types of pieces always require dedication from both artist and client. After a certain period of time and ink, the division of artist and client disappears, space is created, and peace is slowly generated from the only focus in the moment, this tattoo. More shots of the work in progress coming soon, stay posted, Jun.
