Dillon Forte

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Dillon Forte
Born
Dillon Forte

February 1987
Santa Monica, California
CitizenshipAmerican
Occupation(s)Tattoo artist, entrepreneur
Website www.dillonforte.com

Dillon Forte (born February 1987 in Santa Monica, California) [1] [2] is an American tattoo artist and entrepreneur, based in Austin, Texas. [3] Known for his use of sacred geometry-inspired patterns, Forte has been featured in Paramount Network's The Art of Ink (2018) and the Amazon Studios comedy Jean-Claude Van Johnson (2017).

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Biography

Forte was born in Santa Monica, California. His mother is a romance novelist, and his father worked as a fashion photographer. [1] He grew up in Berkeley and Oakland, [1] and got his first tattoo at 16. [2] After spending two years seeking an apprenticeship, at 19, Forte began working for tattoo artist Mark Freitas in Berkley, [1] [4] Forte saw a career in tattoo as a natural progression from his childhood interests of drawing, painting and skateboarding. [5] Inspired by reading Drunvalo Melchizedek's The Ancient Secret of the Flower of Life (1999), Forte became interested in incorporating geometric patterns found in nature, [6] as well as the geometric shapes found in traditional sacred geometry. [2]

After six years, Forte opened his first tattoo studio in Oakland in 2012, [5] and opened his second on Abbot Kinney Boulevard in Venice, Los Angeles in 2019. [1] Forte developed a tetrahedral kite tattoo for artist Kat Von D, [7] and tattooed actor Chris Hemsworth in Morocco, based on a design Hemsworth's daughter made while he was filming Men in Black: International in 2018. [8] Forte additionally worked on tattoos with singer Kehlani and linebacker DeAndre Levy, [1] and in 2018 was featured in an episode of Paramount Network's The Art of Ink, focusing on geometric designs. [9]

In 2019, Forte worked with singer Usher on an elaborate head tattoo, [10] [11] and on a hand tattoo for Imagine Dragons' bassist Ben McKee. [12] In 2020, Forte launched a range of naturally derived eco-friendly tattoo products. [13] In 2022, Dillon Forte tattooed Chris Hemsworth [14] and moved his studio and business to Austin, Texas. [15]

Style

Forte's designs are inspired by sacred geometry and underlying mathematical principles found in nature, [16] and additionally by ancient cosmology, tribal and spiritual art. [8] [5] [2] Forte uses blackwork and dot work tattooing techniques. [1]

Filmography

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
2017 Jean-Claude Van Johnson Tattoo ArtistEpisode: "Run to Nowhere"
2018The Art of InkHimselfEpisode: "Geometric"

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "Meet Dillon Forte". VoyageLA. April 15, 2019. Retrieved February 27, 2020.
  2. 1 2 3 4 Ledovskih, Alexander (January 21, 2019). "Interview. Dillon Forte". iNKPPL Tattoo Magazine. Retrieved February 27, 2020.
  3. ↑ Prewitt, Taylor (June 29, 2023). "The Bad Boy Tattoo Guru of Wimberley". Texas Monthly. Texas Monthly, LLC. Retrieved April 7, 2025.
  4. ↑ Preston, Devon (October 28, 2019). "An exclusive with the leading tattooer in the sacred geometry style, Dillon Forte". Inked . Retrieved February 27, 2020.
  5. 1 2 3 "Tattoo Artist Spotlight: Dillon Forte". Tattoo.com. January 4, 2019. Retrieved February 27, 2020.
  6. ↑ "Dillon Forte Opens New Sri Yantra Tattoo Studio". Tattoo Filter. January 4, 2019. Retrieved February 27, 2020.
  7. ↑ Simmons, Shea (November 6, 2019). "Kat Von D's New Tattoo Completely Blacks Out Her Arm". Bustle. Retrieved February 27, 2020.
  8. 1 2 "Dillon Forte and the Archetypal Truths". Tattoo Life. Mediafriends Srl. 2019. Retrieved February 27, 2020.
  9. ↑ "THE ART OF INK Geometric". Paramount Pictures. 2018. Retrieved February 27, 2020.
  10. ↑ "Usher has got a new neck and head tattoo - a geometric drawing on the back of his head". Stuff. June 11, 2019. Retrieved February 27, 2020.
  11. ↑ Simeon, Aimee (June 11, 2019). "Usher Got A Huge New Tattoo — & We Didn't See It Coming". Refinery29. Retrieved February 27, 2020.
  12. ↑ Adebowale, Temi (August 19, 2019). "Imagine Dragons' Bassist Ben McKee Has a New Cosmic-Inspired Hand Tattoo". Men's Health. Hearst Digital Media. Retrieved February 27, 2020.
  13. ↑ Radic, Randall (February 18, 2020). "Tattoo Artist Dillon Forte Unveils 'Forte Tattoo Tech'". Tattoo.com. Retrieved February 27, 2020.
  14. ↑ Ellis, Philip (April 12, 2022). "Chris Hemsworth Just Showed Off His 'Trippy' New Forearm Tattoo on Instagram". Men's Health. Retrieved April 7, 2025.
  15. ↑ Rahimian, Saba (May 1, 2024). "This Celebrity is Turning His Wimberley Ranch into a Global Travel Destination". Austin Monthly. Retrieved April 7, 2025.
  16. ↑ Barnes, Sara (May 26, 2019). "Tattoo Artist Turns Nature's Geometric Patterns into Intricate Mandalas on Skin". My Modern Met. Retrieved February 27, 2020.
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