I wanted to showcase one of the artists I follow on Instagram.

Im a huge fan of his work in general and wanted to share his work here. I love his style and color work. Street art on skin is an artform in itself. I love how he mashes up portraits with a gritty graffiti look. I cant even start on his color work!! His color theory on skin is fucking amazing. He saturates it so clean. Overall, he's one of the top ones trending on Instagram and I would say one of my top favorites on the list.

Alexey Mashkow

https://www.instagram.com/mashkow/

I started tattooing in 2011, while I was studying in Russia. My friend brought over his tattoo equipment and asked me to finish this piece he had done. So, I just tried and it was a long journey of discovering a new world. A year ago, I started doing my graffiti faces. Before the Philadelphia Tattoo Convention, which is the biggest tattoo show on the East Coast, I needed to create something new that had never been done before. So, I just mixed my favorite things into one tattoo. Now my style is portraits, but with graffiti and a bit of creepy imagery. I chose portraits because I am an portrait painter, graffiti because I love hip-hop culture from the ‘80s and ‘90s, and creepy because I love horror. My style has grown a lot and it just keeps on growing.

For full interview:

INKED MAGAZINE: https://www.inkedmag.com/original-news/exclusive-interview-with-alexey-mashkow

The Work:

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