TATTOOIST INTERVIEWK
ali is no stranger to the pages
of Total Tattoo. His work has
appeared in the magazine onmany occasions. As one of the
most influential biomechanical
artists working in the UK today,
his large scale pieces hug the
body, accentuating its form and
structure, transforming it into a
flowing organic vision of art.
Here he is – uncensored – giving
us his frank opinions on the
world of tattooing and the
future of biomech.
You’ve been tattooing for over twenty
years now. Are you as passionate about it
as you were when you first started?
Yes, or course! I first started experimenting with
tattooing around 1996, building my own DIY
machines from a Walkman motor, a guitar string
and a pen – and attempting, unsuccessfully, to
tattoo with them. Then I got full-time job in a proper
tattoo studio in 1999. So yeah, 20 years now. Am I
as passionate as back then? Fuck yes. I'm probably
even more passionate about it now than before.
Step by step, tattooing has swallowed me
completely... It's like an obsession.