2011
01.21
01.21
Some random neu-wave customised piece.
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loving the simple and the bold.
2011
01.21
01.21
Eni gami, my current private tattoo workshop, situated in a old police headquarters building.
The building is called 195 pearl’s hill terrace. it has been given the name ‘the station’ and it is now a commercial building.
the present building occupies the site of the first tan tock seng hospital, built by john turnbull thomson (government surveyor, 1841 – 54) in 1844 – 6. in 1858, it was requisitioned by the military authorities to provide accommodation for the european artillerymen coming to man fort canning. after proper quarters had been built for them, the site was used for some years for the commissariat store and arsenal. the hill was first called mount stamford, after sir stamford raffles. its present name comes from lt. james pearl. r.n., owner and commander of the indiana, the vessel in which raffles sailed from penang in january 1819, on the expedition that culminated in the founding of singapore. in may 1822, pearl purchased the hill from chinese gambier and pepper planters, some of whom, at least, must have settled there before 1819. in 1828, his agents sold it back to the government for rs. 10,000, after he had retired to europe, but his name has remained associated with it. it was purchased for use for the military cantonments, but in the end these were placed on the neighbouring high ground, which is still known as sepoy lines.
The front of the building from below the hill.
The Straits Settlements logo.
The carpark in front of the building right before you enter.
2011
01.21
01.21
Abandoned places have a very peaceful state and it always mesmerizes me in huge intensities, It consumes me and lets me wander off and conjure my own imaginings of the people, the purpose and the vibrant life that was once all colorful and mindlessly living a all too non-permanent life just like you
and me.
To me, ghosts are self created trapped energies tapped on by our own multi-faceted unfulfiled realities.. We are never quite at ease with ourselves for a long time and fear,
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needs to grip us once in a while,
just like an old friend.
2011
01.04
01.04
“The artist must create a spark before he can make a fire, and before art is born, the artist must be ready to be consumed by the fire of his own creation.”~ Auguste Rodin
2010
12.28
12.28
just recently a portrait of Jesus, a figure that i have always wanted to attempt! this man sat like a rock!
2010
12.13
12.13
this piece was a good 8 hours straight, love em colors and colors i use are intenze and classic colors.
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