Lokesh Verma | |
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Born | |
Nationality | Indian |
Education |
Master of Business Administration Bachelor of Commerce |
Alma mater |
Delhi University Sri Aurobindo College |
Occupation(s) |
Tattoo artist, Co-founder of Heartwork Tattoo Festival. |
Website |
www |
Lokesh Verma is an Indian tattoo artist. [1] He is best known for pioneering soundwave tattoos in India. [2] [3] [4] He is one of the founders of Heartwork Tattoo Festival, India’s only international tattoo festival. [5] [6] [7]
Lokesh was born and raised in Delhi, India. His father worked in a security department, while mother was a teacher. He completed his school education in Delhi and took admission to Delhi University in 2000. He has held several odd jobs. [8]
He started practicing tattooing in 2003 as a hobby [2] while pursuing his MBA during which he also worked at the local McDonalds by day and as a disc jockey by night in order to save money to purchase his first equipment. [1] [9] [10]
He opened a studio first in South Delhi’s Greater Kailash area in 2008 and then in Gurugram in 2013. [8] In 2011, he tattooed world record attempt recognized by Guinness World Records for the most number of flags to be tattooed on human body held by Guinness Rishi. [11] [12] He is one of the founders of the annual Heartwork Tattoo Festival, India’s only international tattoo festival. [13] [14] He is the owner of Devilz Tattooz, India. [15] [16] [17] [18]
Lokesh has traveled to 15 countries and tutored many artists. Some of celebrities and cricketers he has inked include Ishant Sharma, Shikhar Dhawan, Swara Bhaskar, Remo D'Souza, and Tapsee Pannu. [19]
In 2019, he became the first artist from Asia to be invited to lecture at the University of Tattooing and Fine Arts, Academie Tier Polo, Italy. [20]
Lokesh Verma | |
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Born | |
Nationality | Indian |
Education |
Master of Business Administration Bachelor of Commerce |
Alma mater |
Delhi University Sri Aurobindo College |
Occupation(s) |
Tattoo artist, Co-founder of Heartwork Tattoo Festival. |
Website |
www |
Lokesh Verma is an Indian tattoo artist. [1] He is best known for pioneering soundwave tattoos in India. [2] [3] [4] He is one of the founders of Heartwork Tattoo Festival, India’s only international tattoo festival. [5] [6] [7]
Lokesh was born and raised in Delhi, India. His father worked in a security department, while mother was a teacher. He completed his school education in Delhi and took admission to Delhi University in 2000. He has held several odd jobs. [8]
He started practicing tattooing in 2003 as a hobby [2] while pursuing his MBA during which he also worked at the local McDonalds by day and as a disc jockey by night in order to save money to purchase his first equipment. [1] [9] [10]
He opened a studio first in South Delhi’s Greater Kailash area in 2008 and then in Gurugram in 2013. [8] In 2011, he tattooed world record attempt recognized by Guinness World Records for the most number of flags to be tattooed on human body held by Guinness Rishi. [11] [12] He is one of the founders of the annual Heartwork Tattoo Festival, India’s only international tattoo festival. [13] [14] He is the owner of Devilz Tattooz, India. [15] [16] [17] [18]
Lokesh has traveled to 15 countries and tutored many artists. Some of celebrities and cricketers he has inked include Ishant Sharma, Shikhar Dhawan, Swara Bhaskar, Remo D'Souza, and Tapsee Pannu. [19]
In 2019, he became the first artist from Asia to be invited to lecture at the University of Tattooing and Fine Arts, Academie Tier Polo, Italy. [20]