Bicem Sinik might be Turkey’s, Dr. Woo. This young female artist uses fine monochromatic lines to create geometric animals and other minimalist forms. The difference between Bicem Sinik and Dr. Woo is that Sinik sometimes uses subtle dots for basic shading, creating depth in her geometric line and dot tattoos.
But there are problems with this style of tattooing. Marie Terry of Tattoo Artist London writes, “With the rise of dot work and line work, these discreet tattoos have become a kind of fashion, although their potential short life as healing and time would make them less visible.”
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“I was born in Bursa-Turkey in 1984. I graduated from the art teacher and graphic design faculty,” Bicem Sinik told us, just back from a tattoo convention in Athens.
“My whole family teaches art, including my mom, dad, and sister. They all wanted me to become a teacher, but I rebelled against them.”
“I left my hometown and moved to Istanbul.”
“I worked as an art director at several advertisement agencies for seven years.”
“Initially, I was thrilled with my job, but after some fights over a silly brochure, I lost faith in it.”
“I hated being locked up in a “cyber-world” office with computers. I’m happy not to feel that way anymore.”
“In 2011 I met with Denizhan Ozkar. He is a great tattoo artist who taught me how to tattoo. My first tattoo was drawn on a banana.”
“I was excited and nervous when I got to tattoo human flesh for the first time. I realized how hard it was.”
“In January of 2013, I quit my job and started to tattoo as a hobby; soon, it became my career.”
“I work from my home office studio and live with my two dogs. I only tattoo my designs, and I never do the same tattoo twice.”
“Unfortunately, sometimes I find my drawings online with some tattoo artists claiming these are their designs.”
“Sometimes they’ve even tattooed my designs. This saddens me because I believe we all should be unique.”
“Because I am a graphics design graduate, my drawings have become more minimal and geometric. People like it”.
“I’ve had people from Spain, Austria, Canada, Germany, Switzerland, France, Holland, Costa Rica, and Australia come to be tattooed, and more are coming daily. I want to thank them all for making me so happy.”
“If I had told my family that I wanted to be a tattoo artist years ago, I am sure that they would have been against it. But now they support me and even show my drawings to their friends.”
“I think becoming a tattoo artist is my best decision so far. I love my job.”
“It’s great to see people leaving my studio happy. They often send me thank you messages and invitations.”
“I plan to travel more, meet new people, and continue my career in a foreign country.”
A&D would like to thank Bicem Sinik for taking the time to respond to our questions
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