Paul Rofos

I've been drawing since early childhood, growing up in a creative environment. It was then that I discovered tattooing as an art form. I first picked up a tattoo machine around 2012, but began practicing it full-time a few years later.

I've explored various styles, from realism to more abstract ones like dotwork and minimalism. I've always believed that you need to try many things to find your own.

Recently, I've been focusing on traditional, neotraditional, and ornamental tattoos. I enjoy conveying as much information as possible through strict and simple forms, reflecting the underlying meaning. Using these styles as a sign language, I create something new, more resonant with contemporary culture.

When a tattoo is applied to the body—whether it's a meaningful image or an aesthetically pleasing ornament—a person commemorates the moment that prompted them to take that step and automatically incorporates the entire mental and emotional background inherent in that period. That's why, in my work, establishing a psychological connection with the client is always important: helping them fill out this page of their life diary as intelligently as possible.

In tattooing, I've always enjoyed and continue to enjoy the constant self-education, the pursuit of a certain ideal, but at the same time, the blurring of boundaries and limits when creating an idea.