Illustration
#animals
#surreal
#tattoos
#Velco
September 1, 2022
Grace Ebert
All illustrations or photos © Velco, shared with permission
Pereira, Colombia-born artist Velco stipples black-and-white tattoos that are patchwork compositions of dots. A densely inked patch could possibly kind a snoozing koala’s ear or human silhouette, even though a fading gradient composes the steam emanating from a moka pot. Lighthearted and often evoking the surreal, the works are derived from discussions with clients and the artist’s interactions with the earth. “The window frames that I have been creating and tattooing have been exactly that, a portal to an additional truth. And it is wonderful to know that there are now numerous portals wandering close to the entire world offering us with glances to other universes,” he shares.
Immediately after starting his tattoo apply by doing work generally with good traces, Velco has shifted to the dotted style that now dominates his work. “The result gave me the feel of the lovely classic, grainy texture in pictures captured with a film camera, and considering the fact that then, I’ve been working on models where by I can combine this result,” he shares. “To generate the graininess that we see on the tattoos, I swing/whip the device at a a bit rapidly rate, still very delicately, on the pores and skin though utilizing a fine line needle and decreasing the voltage of the machine, resulting in the needle to arrive out at a slower charge.”
Velco will work out of the Velours studio room in Montréal, which also has one of his prints in inventory. Follow him on Instagram for his newest operates and details on readily available bookings.
#animals
#surreal
#tattoos
#Velco
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