Positive Cre(Asians) - Where Your Story: Wear Art and Healing Connect

🖌️Positive Cre(Asians) - Wear Your Story: Where Art and Healing Connect

🖌️Sunday 12/13, 6PM-8PM

🖌️Location: Strike-slip Gallery, 201 Guerrero St

🖌️Tickets: $5

Event Description:

Join us for a 2-hour event, diving into how tattoo artists and their craft affect mental health. The first half will be the panel and Q&A portion (~45 minutes). There will be a 5-10 min intermission for attendees to get some water and snacks. The second half of the event will be a live demonstration/workshop with the panelists.

We welcome everyone to participate!

About the Venue:

Strike-Slip Gallery is more than just a space for exhibitions; it's a hub for art appreciation and exploration. They host various events, from artist talks and workshops to community engagement initiatives. They want their visitors to not only view art but to engage with it, to ask questions, and to explore the deeper meanings behind each creation.

They are committed to facilitating meaningful connections between creators and patrons, fostering collaborations that result in the co-creation of the art collection they seek.

From emerging talents to established artists, Strike-Slip Gallery offers a safe space for artists who embrace their unique voices, experiment, and play with freedom to find the next generation's voice.

About the Panelists:

Oliver Wong - Hello, my Name is Oliver Wong and I am a San Francisco Native. I left a career in the financial services to pursue the arts after graduating from the China Europe International Business School in 2011. My choice was motivated by my passion to create and distaste for the impact that big business is having on our planet. I apprenticed to Zhen Cang Tattoo’s founder and Master, Just Shao (邵钢) in Shanghai, China. As a result my style is heavily influenced by East Asian Art.

My focus as a tattooist is on custom illustrative tattooing. I enjoy the idea of taking a client’s vision and translating it into a unique design. My design philosophy centers around creating tattoos that flow with the human body and carry the visual message intended by the client. When approaching a design I always consider composition, readability and longevity. In order to further my understanding of the aforementioned concepts, I continue to study media outside of tattooing such as digital art, watercolor, pastel, and pencil.

I tattoo by private appointment only because tattooing is an intimate process that requires a strong, uninterrupted dialogue between client and artist in order to yield the best results. My ideal clients are those that value the process as much as they value the end result. My philosophy is to work “with” you, instead of “on” you. Your input and willingness to sit for a tattoo is essential for us to create a tattoo together. Without you, the client, there really is no tattoo or opportunity to practice my craft. I am deeply interested in the concept of community and building ongoing tattoo relationships with people. In my mind, artists are nothing without a community to support them. I am not looking to tattoo the world, instead I would rather continually tattoo a handful of people who value my process.

I am grateful to have the good fortune to be able continue to pursue art as a result of the continued support I receive from friends, family, and most importantly clients who grant me their trust and confidence. My goal is to provide the best custom tattooing experience possible to the San Francisco Bay Area community of collectors.

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