{"id":18474,"date":"2016-12-08T12:31:59","date_gmt":"2016-12-08T12:31:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.jomec.co.uk\/intercardiff\/?p=18474"},"modified":"2016-12-08T12:31:59","modified_gmt":"2016-12-08T12:31:59","slug":"tit-for-tat-inside-physical-graffiti-body-art-studio","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/business-culture\/tit-for-tat-inside-physical-graffiti-body-art-studio","title":{"rendered":"Tit for Tat: inside Physical Graffiti body art studio"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>More and more young people are getting themselves inked, but what&#8217;s it like being at the other end of the needle? We spoke to Physical Graffiti&#8217;s Chris Jones about his life as a tattoo artist.<\/h2>\n<p><figure id=\"attachment_18475\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-18475\" style=\"width: 625px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-18475\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2016\/12\/IMG_3052-625x469.jpg\" alt=\"Chris Jones is the co-owner of City Road's Physical Graffiti, which opened in 2006\" width=\"625\" height=\"469\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-18475\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-18475\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2016\/12\/IMG_3052-625x469.jpg\" alt=\"Chris Jones is the co-owner of City Road's Physical Graffiti, which opened in 2006\" width=\"625\" height=\"469\" \/><\/noscript> Chris Jones is the co-owner of City Road&#8217;s Physical Graffiti, which opened in 2006.<\/figcaption><\/figure><br \/>\nClimbing the stairs to his office and getting to work preparing his equipment, it\u2019s obvious that Chris Jones\u2019 lives by his profession. Co-owner and head artist at City Road\u2019s Physical Graffiti studio, most of his body is covered in a variety of tattoos, along with piercings in the ears, nose and lip.<br \/>\n\u201cI didn\u2019t always want to be a tattooist,\u201d Chris tells me as he takes a seat. \u201cI think I wanted to be a graphic designer. I\u2019d always had an interest in tattoos, I just thought, \u2018you\u2019ve got to be really good at art to do a tattoo on someone because it\u2019s permanent, you can\u2019t make a mistake, can\u2019t rub it out\u2019.\u201d If Jones initially lacked confidence in his ability, there\u2019s no sign of that today. Clearly in his element, Chris exudes an air of self-assurance as he readies his inks for the task at hand, involving adding Bruce Willis to a Pulp Fiction piece already including Samuel L. Jackson and John Travolta.<br \/>\n.embed-container { position: relative; padding-bottom: 56.25%; height: 0; overflow: hidden; max-width: 100%; } .embed-container iframe, .embed-container object, .embed-container embed { position: absolute; top: 0; left: 0; width: 100%; height: 100%; }<\/p>\n<div class=\"embed-container\"><\/div>\n<p>The love of cult movies is one Chris shares with his client, with memorabilia from comic books, fantasy films and primarily the Star Wars series adorning the walls and shelves of his loft studio. Against one wall a television stands opposite comfy leather sofas, surrounded by hundreds of Blu-rays. Standing proudly to one side are a collection of Comic-Con &#8220;Best tattoo&#8221; awards for his exploits at various American expos over the years.<br \/>\nChris\u2019 career in the industry began after getting tattooed as a teenager, and within twelve months he\u2019d begun experimenting with doing them himself.<br \/>\n<figure id=\"attachment_18476\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-18476\" style=\"width: 625px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-18476\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2016\/12\/IMG_3037-625x469.jpg\" alt=\"Jones prepares his designs meticulously before bringing clients into the chair\" width=\"625\" height=\"469\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-18476\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-18476\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2016\/12\/IMG_3037-625x469.jpg\" alt=\"Jones prepares his designs meticulously before bringing clients into the chair\" width=\"625\" height=\"469\" \/><\/noscript> Jones prepares his designs meticulously before bringing clients into the chair.<\/figcaption><\/figure><br \/>\nHaving progressed over his career to the extent that he almost exclusively does portraits, the route to the peak is markedly different from most professions, with formal training programmes non-existent. \u201cNo such thing. You either get an apprenticeship or teach yourself. Teaching yourself nowadays is massively frowned upon and always has been by the industry, because nobody wants anyone else doing it. But there\u2019s a lot more people that do it [teach themselves] these days because it\u2019s easier to get hold of tattoo equipment.\u201d<br \/>\n\u201cIt was a lot harder to get into back when I started tattooing. So people who got into it back then were only the people who really, really wanted to do it. Whereas nowadays it\u2019s so easy to do, which is why there are so many bad tattoo artists out there!\u201d Chris laughs but there\u2019s also a hint in his voice that these \u2018bad artists\u2019 can grind his gears.<br \/>\n<figure id=\"attachment_18477\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-18477\" style=\"width: 625px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-18477\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2016\/12\/IMG_3040-625x469.jpg\" alt=\"Portrait tattoos like this take anywhere from 6 to 10 hours to complete\" width=\"625\" height=\"469\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-18477\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-18477\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2016\/12\/IMG_3040-625x469.jpg\" alt=\"Portrait tattoos like this take anywhere from 6 to 10 hours to complete\" width=\"625\" height=\"469\" \/><\/noscript> Portrait tattoos like this take anywhere from 6 to 10 hours to complete<\/figcaption><\/figure><br \/>\nHaving set the studio up in 2006 with co-founder Chris Hatton, Jones tells me that it was a relatively painless process, and that business has never really posed them a problem since. When I ask how it compares to someone working an office job, Chris\u2019 response is immediate. \u201cTheir life sucks! Because basically I get to come in, tattoo cool stuff on cool people and basically sit and watch TV all day. I have worked; I\u2019ve had an endless string of shitty jobs. I\u2019ve worked in a call centre, so I fully appreciate what I do and how lucky I am. But I could never go back.\u201d<br \/>\nAs he sets to work on his hyper-detailed Willis, it\u2019s clear from neighbouring tattoos on his client\u2019s leg that Jones is an expert in his craft. You\u2019d be forgiven for thinking you were looking at an oil painting.<br \/>\n.embed-container { position: relative; padding-bottom: 56.25%; height: 0; overflow: hidden; max-width: 100%; } .embed-container iframe, .embed-container object, .embed-container embed { position: absolute; top: 0; left: 0; width: 100%; height: 100%; }<\/p>\n<div class=\"embed-container\"><\/div>\n<p>While Chris personally only takes on portraits these days, he still notices trends elsewhere around the shop, viewing some of them with a certain disdain. \u201c\u2019Oriental\u2019 has always been there. Then you get your \u201cfootballer tattoos\u201d, where it was a kind of religious theme with clouds and angels and that\u2019s slowly progressed into f*cking pocket watches and roses and other time pieces. And they\u2019ve always got to have the time that their kid was born on them and stuff. I\u2019m lucky enough and busy enough to be able to pick and choose what I want to do.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">An older one from <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/EpicInkJonesy\">@EpicInkJonesy<\/a> back when he was in America last year <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/9uTI8fmqiM\">pic.twitter.com\/9uTI8fmqiM<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Physical Graffiti (@pgctcardiff) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/pgctcardiff\/status\/687656959248609280\">January 14, 2016<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>With regards to weird and whacky tats, Chris has seen so many he struggles to pick out individuals. \u201cI\u2019ve done camels on toes, bees on knees. Nothing really shocks me anymore, that\u2019s the thing. \u2018Here we go again\u2019. Women\u2019s vaginas and men\u2019s bums, nothing really stands out.\u201d<br \/>\nThat\u2019s not to say there haven&#8217;t been designs that have affected the type of client walking into Physical Graffiti. \u201cI did a set of nipples on a woman that had breast cancer and had prosthetic breasts which didn\u2019t have nipples. I\u2019ve done so many nipples since then. Apparently the registrar now tells women that need it done that they can get it on NHS for free (but it\u2019s not very good), but you need to check out Chris Jones in Cardiff.\u201d<br \/>\n<figure id=\"attachment_18478\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-18478\" style=\"width: 625px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-18478\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2016\/12\/Tattoo-studio-016-625x351.jpg\" alt=\"Despite his extensive prep for pieces, Chris tends to stay out of the stories behind clients tats\" width=\"625\" height=\"351\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-18478\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-18478\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2016\/12\/Tattoo-studio-016-625x351.jpg\" alt=\"Despite his extensive prep for pieces, Chris tends to stay out of the stories behind clients tats\" width=\"625\" height=\"351\" \/><\/noscript> Despite his extensive prep for pieces, Chris tends to stay out of the stories behind clients tats<\/figcaption><\/figure><br \/>\nOtherwise Chris tries to keep himself detached from the stories behind tattoos given past experiences. \u201cThere\u2019s times I\u2019ve put my foot in it and asked for other photos of a child because the photos aren\u2019t very good, and they say \u201cthe kid\u2019s dead, we can\u2019t give you any more photos.\u201d&#8221;<br \/>\nIn the wider world there is still a stigma around tattoos in certain lines of work, but it\u2019s a problem which Chris sees evolving rather than ever truly disappearing. \u201cMaybe in my lifetime as the younger generation becomes the older generation. But because it\u2019ll be the norm, the (new) younger generation will be looking to do something that\u2019s more shocking, that isn\u2019t socially acceptable, because that\u2019s what young people do. The more tattooing becomes socially acceptable, the more people will get them done like, on their face or their eyeballs, because people just want to shock.\u201d<br \/>\n<figure id=\"attachment_18479\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-18479\" style=\"width: 625px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-18479\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2016\/12\/IMG_3046-625x469.jpg\" alt=\"Chris' love of sci-fi and fantasy films is a natural fit with many of the tattoos he does\" width=\"625\" height=\"469\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-18479\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-18479\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2016\/12\/IMG_3046-625x469.jpg\" alt=\"Chris' love of sci-fi and fantasy films is a natural fit with many of the tattoos he does\" width=\"625\" height=\"469\" \/><\/noscript> Chris&#8217; love of sci-fi and fantasy films is a natural fit with many of the tattoos he does.<\/figcaption><\/figure><br \/>\nJones is critical of \u2018Tattoo TV\u2019 such as E4\u2019s Tattoo Fixers despite having taken part in a show himself, filming ten episodes of \u2018Epic Ink\u2019 in the USA. \u201cI didn\u2019t wanna go on TV, I just wanted to go spend two months in America with my friends, doing cool stuff.\u201d Unlike some of the artists on Fixers, Chris believes he maintained his working integrity while filming \u201cI kicked off quite a lot, told them to leave me the f*ck alone and let me do what I need to do. At the end of the day what I\u2019m doing is quite important, and I can\u2019t be doing with interruptions.\u201d<br \/>\nHaving finished his preliminary set-up, as the two of us wait for his client to arrive so the 7-hour undertaking can begin, Chris reflects upon his brush with the kind of celebrity shouldered by the guys on \u2018Fixers. \u201cIt was hard work, we were working sixteen hour days. But we had a fun crew, it was a good experience.&#8221; Jones looks up from his work and smiles, &#8220;But again, I don\u2019t wanna be famous, I just wanna do cool tattoos.&#8221;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>More and more young people are getting themselves inked, but what&#8217;s it like being at the other end of the needle? 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