HONEY TRAP

Why Mike Dargas left tattooing behind to become a full-time painter

Devon Preston

Many tattoo artists never dream of leaving their careers behind. However, after 14 years working to become a world-renowned realism artist, Mike Dargas said goodbye to the tattoo world. Dargas’ decision was not made in vain. Instead, he channeled his energy toward large-scale hyperrealism paintings and his collections have been shown in prestigious galleries around the world. We sat down with Dargas to find out what led him to make such a drastic career change and what his process is for creating paintings with a sticky-yet-sweet twist. PRIOR TO BECOMING A WORLD-RENOWNED PAINTER, YOU WERE A TATTOO ARTIST. TAKE US THROUGH YOUR EXPERIENCE IN THE TATTOO INDUSTRY AND WHY YOU LEFT THAT CAREER BEHIND. I was always an artist. Since childhood, I recognized my passion and others recognized my talent.…

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Inked (Digital) - 1 Issue, September 2019

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