Lewisink

My name is Lewis, I was born 24 years ago in Normandy. When I was 14, I started to develop my own style based on geometry and I haven’t stopped since. At the age of 17, I did a summer program at the Rhode Island School of Design (RISD), and it re-assured my choice to study art. When I got back to Europe, I applied to several different schools, and chose l’École Cantonale d’Art de Lausanne (ÉCAL) in Switzerland. Collectively, I studied graphic design for 7 years, but I never wanted to be a graphic designer. I just needed to learn the tools so I could use them in my own work as well as in tattooing today. I had to learn a lot from computers to be able to create more complex patterns and geometric shapes than I could do by hand. The choice of doing dotwork came naturally. I already knew I wanted to work with complex geometric shapes and patterns, I simply picked the technique that would allow me do it onto skin. Dots generally age better, and I like the texture the most. I work by myself in a private tattoo studio. I find it much more quiet and intimate and it helps me concentrate. It also enhances the relationship and experience I want to have with a customer. After being based in Switzerland for the last 7 years I recently moved to Paris (France).