I myself am a multigenerational proud Chicano. I always say, my family didn’t cross the border, the border crossed us. We’ve lived the Culture from its Origins & contributed to this country in every way imaginable as Americans, but our Culture always came first. Was never easy, because to outsiders we’ll never properly be understood from how we dress, talk, LOWRIDE & the list goes on, but we embrace the opportunity to educate people. I loved this interview!✊🏼
@TheArtistConnection7 күн бұрын
Thank you for your comment sharing some of your story. Really glad you enjoyed the interview🙌
@jesse585423 күн бұрын
You people make me ashamed to be a Mexican. No Class
@davidsylvester2715Ай бұрын
Mexican tattoo history changed the country.
@davidsylvester2715Ай бұрын
My back tattoo is a set of Gargoyle wings modeled after the gargoyle from Hero Quest.
@mizunodriverАй бұрын
you have a beautiful body suit...
@mizunodriverАй бұрын
omg....the music when Shige was revealed was epic man....
@luckynumber5.56Ай бұрын
Bro this is cool but why don’t you do a broader range of tatted up people? Not all of us can afford a celebrity artist but some of us are covered in tattoos with deep meanings. And my artist started tattooing in prison when he got locked up at 16 for over a decade. When he got out, tattooing gave him his entire life so it wasn’t filled with gang banging shit
@TheArtistConnectionАй бұрын
If you go check out some of the other tattoo tours you’ll find a range of people with different tattoo journeys. We are only five episodes deep right now, but the plan has always been to show a range of people🤙
@AlvaroBadillo-qj5qpАй бұрын
Orale home boy Simon
@stewart4142Ай бұрын
Beautiful, beautiful job with a wonderful meaning. I love it.
@BuxeyjoАй бұрын
Amazing tattoos
@AndrueSOCALАй бұрын
I mean with the cost of traveling idk how that could be so expensive but also cool story
@maemae70632 ай бұрын
Body of museum art
@Inspiration_Connect2 ай бұрын
100k u got robbed
@BillSharks2 ай бұрын
Worth every penny…
@jayohart2 ай бұрын
Awesome vid
@TheArtistConnection2 ай бұрын
Thank you!🙌
@ClassicCat2 ай бұрын
$500 consultation -_-
@Falcon_angel_972 ай бұрын
This kinda videos are really needed 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
@TheArtistConnection2 ай бұрын
🙌
@danielflowertattoo2 ай бұрын
Great video, and Shige's work is phenomenal. Amazing body suit, many people don't appreciate how difficult it is to do work that flows with the body so well
@L3GHO5T2 ай бұрын
Shige is an OG
@baldbeing3 ай бұрын
Great story and video. I'm glad I found your channel when it is in its begining because I'm pretty sure with this kind of quality its gonna blow up soon. Thank you for your amazing work ❤
@TheArtistConnection3 ай бұрын
Thank you for your kind words and support🙌🤙
@rekilk3 ай бұрын
My guy looks like a Japanese Elon musk
@jakeragsdale3 ай бұрын
I don’t have any tats, but I think this is cool AF, and I think they look great on people. I just never had the hankering for it.
@Greg-TC3 ай бұрын
So he said 8-10 hour sessions, 4 sessions a trip, 2+ trips a year for 7+ years. By my math, that's realistically over 500 tattoo hours! Is that right? How long do Japanese bodysuits typically take?
@Greg-TC3 ай бұрын
This guy has the same sort of plan as me in terms of being pretty covered but in a way that in most clothes the average person doesn't know. I love that shit
@FBZOMBlES3 ай бұрын
ripped off
@horichoku3 ай бұрын
The problem is folks keep calling their trade “the industry” this is a lifestyle choice not some corporate job. . . We get it a bunch of tattooers have sold their craft for the bottom dollar but, there’s a lot of ppl out there that feel very differently about this trade. There’s no such thing as the tattoo industry bc this is a tattoo culture. C/S
@jasonhoogland13093 ай бұрын
Such a great guy , almost all of my tattoos were done by Nick in LA in Hollywood and Harbor City. And the great Mark Landis as well as Nick Rodin and Freddy Negrete. Charlie was around sometimes and was so nice. Having drinks with Charlie, Mick and Jack Rudy with Mark all in the same room was always a great memory ❤
@wethepeople_usa3 ай бұрын
That was a good story. Anyone is welcome in my shop.
@tylerreck51163 ай бұрын
hahaha why is he annoying?
@rarecount3 ай бұрын
what a good contentful video
@philo21974 ай бұрын
Shige’s still is very difficult to read. Not my style but he is popular however not a very traditional Japanese artist.
@j367934 ай бұрын
Dope channel good interview badass artist I fuck with the series
@TheArtistConnection4 ай бұрын
🫡
@serafik4 ай бұрын
This video is amazing. If anyone loves Shige but doesn't want to travel internationally, I'd recommend you to check out Jeff Gogue! They are friends and you can see that Shige greatly inspired Gogue.
@spanishjohn4204 ай бұрын
so sick
@Scotland_the_Brave1984_McCabe4 ай бұрын
People say " uhhh what u gonna look like when your old and wrinkly " my answer " Cool AF" everyone gets old and wrinkly lol
@susanwojcicki57144 ай бұрын
I’m so happy for this guy worked so hard. Then got some of the coolest tattoos ever
@Dogeyess4 ай бұрын
More Japanese style tattoos coverage please!
@nielse25484 ай бұрын
Props to the editor on this video, the music and added photos are really nice!
@barreltech89494 ай бұрын
This body suit is insane, the investment was worth it
@GrimGarage_4 ай бұрын
$100,000 tattoo on an unfit frame is a waste of
@Ponder_lust3 ай бұрын
id be a waste to cover up a ripped bod with tatts
@PineappleExpress-bm1nt4 ай бұрын
The other issue that I have with his tattoos, especially in his torso and his arms there’s just too much going on to the point that it looks messy and you have to be like up close in person to really determine what you’re looking at and that’s my biggest issue with his tattoos is that instead of making likea solid image here and there he put so much work around it that he kind of gets lost
@PineappleExpress-bm1nt4 ай бұрын
People need to realize when it comes to the price point is that every tattoo artist charges differently there’s no price for tattoos you can go to a regular tattoo artist and if you want a butterfly, you might charge you 100 bucks or 150 but if you go to world famous award-winning artist $5000 for that same butterfly just because of the fame And what people need to realize about this guy’s tattoos this is the style that you want people always want to see like hyper, realistic, tattoos, or whatever but this is what he wanted could have gone better work yes, he could
@ryanfluty50674 ай бұрын
Beautiful suit
@DanielGarcia-ps7qm4 ай бұрын
I’m trying to find the book you refer to in the interview but all that comes up are his sketchbooks. Does he have an actual biography released ? Thanks 🙏
@TheArtistConnection4 ай бұрын
I think it was a limited run. Your best bet would probably be commenting or DM’ing on his IG and ask about it🤙
@DanielGarcia-ps7qm4 ай бұрын
@@TheArtistConnectionappreciate you 🙏
@kwesty14 ай бұрын
I grew up in Anaheim in the 80"s. Charlie gave me my first tattoo at his shop on my left shoulder. A Bald Eagle Head with America in the banner.
@kwesty14 ай бұрын
Love it!!!
@cb26374 ай бұрын
Is it true that the prices are typically more expensive than getting a tattoo on a typical regular day?
@Katehikes142 ай бұрын
Nah I’ve gotten tattooed at Chicago tattoo convention for cheap because artist just wanted to do a tattoo and weren’t getting any business ya know?
@Blackirish__4 ай бұрын
Shige is self taught and was a motorbike mechanic been following him for a long time
@dinoanastasopoulos85114 ай бұрын
This piece is epic! I got my first tattoo 3 days ago - it's a small stick and poke of a very special symbol/logo