Artist Profile: Yovany

Styles:
Comfortable with almost any tattoo style, but excels in realistic and custom design work.

Inspirations:
Finds creativity and influence in life, body, and soul.

Experience:
Tattooing professionally for seventeen years. Composed paintings and sculptures for his entire life.

Bio:

“I do strong art that reflects the mood of a message”, says the Toronto artist. Yovany tattoos here, as well as in Miami  and New York.  Yovany was born in  Cuba, studied painting and metal monument sculpting at  Saint Alejandro Academy in Havana.

He became well known for his controversial art exhibitions that displayed the political turmoil happening in Cuba at that time. “I am not a delinquent, I am an artist” was one of his slogans. Yovnay’s artistic abilities come from being in a family that has been creating art for decades.

Yovany is a pioneer in the ‘underground tattoo’ industry in Cuba and has been written about in many books and magazines.  He is the founder of The Association of Tattoo Artists in Cuba and he is one of the first to introduce professional art tattooing.  He left Cuba and came to the United States where he continued his career as painter and tattoo artist.  Yovany has sold his paintings in Europe and South America, specializing in portraits.  Although Yovany’s time is scarce, he manages to find the time for meditation and spiritual reflexion everyday.

Notes:

• Full time artist in paintings and sculptures
• True believer in spirituality

Portfolio:
Website coming soon

Testimonials:
My tattoo has settled onto my body and looks great… -Graham L.

To book an appointment with Yovany, call for an appointment @ 416-850-8227 or drop by the shop @ 577 King West.