@teboris_

Erba, Italy

Born in the province of Milan in 1976, I developed a passion for metal and its many forms at a young age. At 16 I became interested in the world of tattooing and, at the same time, in music, starting to play the electric bass. In 1991 I opened my first tattoo studio in Milan and around the same time founded my first band. In the early 2000s I left the city and moved my studio to the province of Como, surrounded by mountains and lakes; during this period I also joined the metalcore band Drunk Side. Meanwhile, I continued studying the art of tattooing in all its styles, attending numerous conventions across Europe and connecting with many international tattoo artists. Today I have returned to my roots, studying and practicing the Japanese art of Tebori.

Tattoo artist active since the early 1990s, when tattooing in Italy was still built on research, practice, and respect for the craft.

 My path began as a self-taught artist, driven by a deep attraction to Japanese symbolism and imagery: a world of characters, myths, and presences, where every subject carries a precise meaning. In Japanese tattooing nothing is accidental. Figures and compositions belong to a symbolic system built over time.

A journey to Japan led me to study Tebori, a traditional technique that requires time, control,and awareness. Today my work takes that language and reinterprets it through a contemporary European sensibility. A tattoo is a story. A story that remains. Your story. My task is to honor it.