Rocky

BIAGIO

Published on: 09/10/2013

A huge "Rocky" fan commisioned Biagio to tattoo the iconic boxer. One of the few pieces Biagio was allowed to sign.

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Clark Gabel

BIAGIO

Published on: 23/09/2013

Biagio tattooed this Clark Gabel portrait on a fan at the Visionary Arts Festival in 2011.

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He Who Greets With Fire on UFC fighter Jim Miller

BIAGIO

Published on: 21/05/2013

Jim Miller, UFC#39;s most winningest lightweight, gave Biagio the task of creating a lion#39;s claw with the saying "He Who Greets With Fire". The phrase is a direct translation to an actual lion#39;s name which is Swahili in origin, from a documentary about natural enemies, hyenas and lions. The lion was a fierce warrior who killed any hyena in sight and this drive is the same mentality that Jim possesses in the octagon. Biagio decided to design the piece from the perspective of being swiped by the lion#39;s claw to demonstrate the heat of the fierce attack. Ironically, Jim, in his first fight after the tattoo, defeated his opponent, Lauzon, with skin splitting devastation. Jim#39;s opponent left the fight looking like he was mauled by a lion. Biagio created the tattoo for Jim Miller as an original and freehand piece. A true, one-of-a-kind.

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