Today we’d like to introduce you to Alex Farrias.
Alex, please kick things off for us by telling us about yourself and your journey so far.
Since middle school, I’d known I wanted to be a tattoo artist. I moved from Menifee to San Diego after graduating in 2015. Went to the Art Institute for about a year and decided to drop out shortly after starting my apprenticeship in April 2016, I’ve been tattooing full time for just a little over two years, and it’s definitely had it’s ups and downs already, tattooing isn’t as easy as people may seem to think. It can be a fatiguing task at times, but the most common thing is, you get one chance at it; and that’s it. I’ve learned a lot about patience over this short time into my career, and when you come to terms with yourself and taking your time on your work, you will get out what you’re putting in. It’s not about being a fast tattoo artist; it’ about being a good tattoo artist.
Can you give our readers some background on your art?
I categorize as a Mandala/Linework artist for the most part, but I like to practice other styles; like Black & Grey, Anime, Neo-Traditional, etc. I choose to focus on the mandala and linework style more mainly because it is my comfort zone, I do like stepping out of it every now and then to try other things, but that is what I specialize in and have spent countless hours studying line weights, needle depth, and honing techniques of my own along the way. I hope to make a distinguishable style of work that when people see a tattoo done by me, it can clearly be recognized as something I did, I also hope that people can find satisfaction and be content with the work presented.
Do you think conditions are generally improving for artists? What more can cities and communities do to improve conditions for artists?
I feel the time we are living in right now is the best time to express and indulge into your own world of art, life for fine artists such as painters has went up a level of difficulty seeing as though it seems people have lost interest of some sort, whereas in tattooing there has been a very high increase of tattoo artists over the last 5-8 years, so in a way the competition has definitely gone up a lot, but it’s not impossible. San Diego is a great city filled with great artists; if you know what you’re looking for, you will eventually find it. A big help would be for everyone to support one another and spread all art around no matter the medium
What’s the best way for someone to check out your work and provide support?
The best way for people to support and check my work is on my Instagram; my handle is @konsept2x. For appointments email: k2xtattoos@gmail.com.
Contact Info:
- Address: 941 Broadway Ave. El Cajon, CA. 92021
- Email: k2xtattoos@gmail.com
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/konsept2x/?hl=en
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