Name

Greg Sobczak (Dr. Greg)                                                            

 

Job Title

Tattoo Artist

Introduction

A graduate of the State University Of New York at Buffalo, Greg has earned a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree, with a concentration in oil painting. After exploring the areas of illustration, print making, painting and sculpture, he has developed a strong background in many styles and media. He received a thorough apprenticeship from tattoo artist Mark Madden at Madd Grafix Custom Tattoo, and worked as a tattoo artist in Buffalo, NY for over five years. His work has been displayed in several galleries in the Buffalo area, including SUNY Center For The Arts, Allen St. Hardware Cafe, Gallery 141B, Off the Wall, Blind Baby's Holiday, and The Legendary Guerilla Gallery. Upon relocating to Worcester, MA, Greg hopes to provide his unique style of art to a new clientele in a new part of the country.

Prints of Greg's original artwork are available on request, and commissioned work is always welcome.

My Family

Most of my family is from Buffalo, NY, and the Buffalo area, where people go crazy for the Buffalo Sabres and chicken wings. I have two siblings, a brother and a sister, both of whom are now college grads and skilled ninjas. My parents have always been supportive of my various endeavors, and for that (among other reasons) I believe they are completely insane. But they may also be geniuses. Don’t worry folks, I’ll be visiting Buffalo often.

About Me

I am generally a pretty easy-going, relaxed person. I get along with all varieties of people, and I enjoy the chance to explore new places and get to know new people. I appreciate a good sense of humor, and I like to laugh at absurdity. Sometimes I am quiet and contemplative, sometimes I am otherwise. Such is the dichotomy (right mark?). I like my rock hard, and my beer cheap. Oftentimes, I mumble.

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Libra

Likes

Art, (especially art that is disgusting/offensive/unsettling/weird/etc), loud music, friends, low-budget movies, soft music, video games, literature, fanciful eccentricities, playing guitar, drawing, painting, tattooing, pirates, zombies, building things, cartoons, ninjas, destroying things, garage sales, freak shows, aquatic life forms, plant collections, and all things stupid and objectionable.

Dislikes

Cell phones, anchovies, hipsters, ignorance, traffic, elitism, dave matthews, spoilers, assholes, boredom, and nascar.

Hobbies

Making art of all shapes and forms, listening to music that sounds like music, playing music that sounds like noise, I think I listed most of these already.

Favorites

Sayings:

I think people are at their most quotable when they aren’t trying to say anything important at all. That’s science. I’m a doctor. Also, etc, and so on.

Authors:
Vonnegut, Burroughs, Kafka, Thompson, Nietzsche, Palahniuk, Hesse, Poe, Rimbaud, Watterson, Gorey, Silverstein

Musicians:
Iggy Pop, John Lennon, The Clash, Dead Boys, Velvet Underground, Nirvana, Pink Floyd, Guns N Roses, The Lawrence Arms, Local H, CKY, STP, The Whiskey Suicide, Luanjie, Junkbutton, They Might Be Giants, Talking Heads, Misfits, Operation Ivy, Jawbreaker, NOFX, Bad Religion, The Pixies, Queens of the Stone Age…and on and on.

Food:
Buffalo style pizza and wings, all varieties of seafood, the pig sandwich

Drink:
Café blanc
Whiskey and 7
Mountain Dew
Canadian Beer
and mostly anything blue or purple

Fond Memories:
all involve my family and close friends

Looking forward to:

2012

My brags:

The gallery shows I’ve had/been part of are always an honor, 5 years of satisfied tattoo clients, putting my work on my closest friends is a reward in itself.

Goals

Short term: publish a solid flash set/art book, get established in a new town, keep producing quality art/tattoos/designs, and work to continuously improve my skills.

Long term: one day own my own studio/art gallery, buy a small island and live on an off-shore house boat with pet sharks of all varieties.