We recently connected with Luis Pereyra and have shared our conversation below.
Alright, Luis thanks for taking the time to share your stories and insights with us today. Earning a full time living from one’s creative career can be incredibly difficult. Have you been able to do so and if so, can you share some of the key parts of your journey and any important advice or lessons that might help creatives who haven’t been able to yet?
Now I’m living because of my art! I’ve been doing it since almost 7 years ago, when I started to tattoo I did it in Venezuela where everything’s was complicated, from get any supplies and machines to deal with the economic and politic situation, I think one of the biggest step in this career is to just dedicate all to it
As always, we appreciate you sharing your insights and we’ve got a few more questions for you, but before we get to all of that can you take a minute to introduce yourself and give our readers some of your back background and context?
Well ,I liked the world of arts since kid I started to draw inspired by my uncle who was painter, then I decided to study graphic arts in high school and then I got my degree in graphic design, few months later because of the politic situation in my country I lost my job because of the protests, so I’ve always been curious abóut tattoo and I started to work in a small shop in my city, then i decided to travel to Europe and learn new techniques with different artists, when I got back my hometown in Venezuela a good friend of mine Joshua Gómez invited me to work with him in his project ‘otzis´ where I learn a lot of things in the tattoo world, I’ve been living in Medellin, Colombia where I work for near 3 years, now I’m living in Florida, USA
Is there mission driving your creative journey?
Yes, I think you never stop to learn in the arts, my mission is to never give up on this and do the best I can
For you, what’s the most rewarding aspect of being a creative?
The feeling when people see the tattoo and automatically makes them happy
Contact Info:
- Website: https://www.instagram.com/luispereyra.tattoo/?hl=es
- Instagram: @luispereyra.tattoo