Yung & BlaSsted Spotlight: Tattoo Artist “Big Steve” @ Fun City Tattoo in NYC
Chasen Paper, 1 February, 2010
Shop/Artist Spotlight: Big Steve @ Funcity Tattoo NYC
Flicks By: Emmanuel Blackwell
How did you get your start in the ink business?
Well I was working here (Fun City Tattoos) and one of the owners Johnathan Shaw came in one day and basically fired everybody and told me to sink or swim. And I only did 5 tattoos at that point. So I went from doing 5 tattoos to doing tattoos 7 days a week.
Before that what got you into tattooing?
I used to draw all over myself. But really I didn’t want to go to school. I didn’t want to deal with bullshit. Tattooing seemed like the only job I can be a degenerate at and still make money.
How long have you been tattooing?
Valencia/Mission st 16th to 20th
Slappers on Fairfax, L.A
O.G KEGS 1
Tenderloin SFC
Tenderloin SFC
Harsh...somewhere in the SFC.
GK gets up all over the map. But this is from11th n Irving.
East 84th NYC.
BRISK running in Max Fish off of Ludlow n Houston. NY
LERN slapper off of Houston. NY
Throwie off of 1st ave and 1st. NY
Kookie tags and throw-ups galore on this News stand on 19th n Mission. Part of why I love the Mission. S.F
I've seen these Bike slappers from S.F to Miami. Homie gets up! This one is in front of Four Barrel Coffee on Valencia. SF
This is by far the toyest styles ever. I just like the message.
Miami
Water Color Monkey Slapper gets points for originality. Miami
Biker slap and all 3 of the above slappers off of 2nd Ave in Miami
SF
1st Slapper Ever with Googly Eyes on Valencia St. SF
More Twist In the City. S.F
SF
Nice up fade marker strokes on that "Burner"
Self Explanatory
That's what girl zombies say when they come at you. NY
BNE runs planet earth. SouthPaw. Brooklyn NY
Jade has some amazing handstyles. SF Fillmore
Bust 1 I really dug for it's throwback subway style
A good Dai-Ginjo Sake and Beer is all I need.
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