Arenal Hruby (Bon Fabrik)
Growing up on farmland in Connecticut, I spent my childhood painting and drawing in my Grandmother’s barn. After moving across the country to Oregon, I started taking college level illustration classes at thirteen, acquiring my Associate’s Degree three years later. After continuing my education, I graduated with my Bachelor’s Degree in Art and Technology from The University of Oregon here in Eugene. Throughout the year following, I realized that working in corporate design diluted my passion for art, and sought change. After discovering Out of Step Tattoo Academy and studying under Ryan Bollinger, I rediscovered my love of concept art and found my new preferred medium: skin.
The core kingdoms of my artistic practice are animation, film, illustration, digital imaging, and most recently, using bodies as canvases. I am most fulfilled when making art that aesthetically rests in the gutter between awe and disgust, and often uses fungi, femininity, and fear as subjects. Making art allows me to escape perfectionism and process demure and morbid realities in vivid saturated color. I see my artistic process as “productive escapism” and seek to immerse others into my daydreams.
I am an independent and highly organized individual supportive of all people and possibilities. I love doing vivid color work, gradients, and high contrast pieces. My goal as a tattoo artist is to tackle anything a client wants with confidence, excitement, and professionalism. I am comfortable being uncomfortable and love a stylistic challenge.
