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 Oakland and Venice, Los Angeles. [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]

Style

Forte's designs are inspired by sacred geometry and underlying mathematical principles found in nature, [14] 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"

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