Sunday Post 11-02-08

Guy Atchison

Guy Atchison, born 1968, served as an apprentice at the Jacklich Corporation in the art department after graduating high school in 1985 until 1986. He painted record covers from then until 1990 mostly for California-based Shrapnel Record such as Vinnie Moore, David Chastain, Apocrypha, Hexx, Skatenigs. He started his tattoo career in 1989 apprenticing at Bob Oslon's Custom Tattooing in Chicago until 1991. Then he opened his own shop, Guilty & Innocent Productions, until 1998 when he closed it to move to the country and paint more. His tattoos have been published in Outlaw Biker Tattoo Review, Easyrider Tattoo, Skin Art, Skin&Ink, International Tattoo Art and others, and his paintings have appeared in Art Alternatives and Savage Magazine. He has published his own tattoo manuals, The Graphic Language for Tattooists and Special Effects for Tattooists. His work has shown in many galleries including Karen Briede Gallery, Chicago 1992, Don Ed Hardy's Eye Tattooed America (touring show, which roamed the country for over a year), 1993, The Layaway Gallery, Chicago 1994, The Cleveland Independent Art Gallery, Cleveland Ohio 1994, and 2-South Gallery in Detroit, 1994. Atchison's work is bright and bold, with intricate detail, often relating to surreal and/or biomechanical imagery. His tattoo's flow beautifully with the structure of the body, and his series on lightforms is filled with ethereal pieces.

Interview:
http://www.prickmag.net/guyaitchison.html

Gallery:
http://www.deluxetattoo.com/

Website:
http://images.hyperspacestudios.com/guy_gallery_index.html