Perfection is the enemy of progress.Once a symbol of counter culture, tattoos are quickly becoming part of mainstream culture with more than a third of Americans between the ages of 18 and 25 having at least one tattoo. First: something that helped me moving forward. Tattoo by Luka Lajoie, Tattoo artist, your last famous words are… ? I’m alone in my big studio since 2 years and we are working towards building a studio at the house so my clients would be comfortable. To be honest, I don’t have the right skills to manage artists. I made some changes to be in a more peaceful mindset. I decided to do a big shift in the past 2 years. I have been running my own studio for 8 years and it’s been a fun ride. My head thinks about it all the time and I have a hard time going back to work! (laughs) Tattoo by Luka Lajoie, Tattoo artist, it like working at ‘The Arts Corporation’? You’ve been running your own studio in Montreal for a few years now, haven’t you? We bought a cabin last year and I’m so into it. I’m an artist and when I focus on something it’s stuck in my head. I would also say to balance my professional and personal life. Finding the direction and style that suits me for the future. Tattoo by Luka Lajoie, Tattoo artist, biggest challenge in this 2022? I am open to any good idea a client brings me. I don’t have a specific category I would like to do. Tattoo by Luka Lajoie, Tattoo artist, there a portrait or category of portraits you’d like to work on in the future even without a client explicitly asking for it? I had the chance to get tattooed by Dmitry Samohin and he definitely influenced my work for sure. I try to take what I can from each and every one of them. Over the years I got tattooed by many amazing artists and they always inspire me. Do you confirm or did I forget other names?įor sure these guys are a huge influence on my work. Tattoo by Luka Lajoie, Tattoo artist, first teacher was Bruno Oeuvret while your greatest tattoo idol remains Nikko Hurtado. Unfortunately, no signs from Snoop Dogg yet. Tattoo by Luka Lajoie, Tattoo artist, you manage to tattoo Snoop Dogg in the process? You were telling me about it as a big dream of yours. I do have a lot of demand for portraits but after so many years I tend to look for projects more towards landscape, animals.Įven maybe abstract things that go along better with my mindset that is quality and longevity over flashiness. Tattoo by Luka Lajoie, Tattoo artist, are much sought after for portraits dedicated to sports personalities, am I right? You have done quite a few between boxing, ice hockey, basketball, soccer, motorcycling etc. I am currently looking for a life and career more towards quality over quantity with a balanced and peaceful mindset towards my work. I want to simplify my style to something more towards longevity than the flashy “wow factor’” of a full detailed piece. ![]() ![]() I want to focus on the things I really want to do and take more time to do it correctly. Tattoo by Luka Lajoie, Tattoo artist, exactly did you find you wanted? With the break Covid gave us, it gave me time to consider how I want to work and how I want to do it. Well, with Covid things were slower and it’s been more about improving from the inside than the technical part of tattooing. Hello Luka, how much do you think you’ve improved as a tattoo artist in the last 3/4 years? We caught up with the esteemed Montreal tattooer, master of Realistic tattooing, during a period of deep artistic and personal mutation.
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