Greg Kulz

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Greg Kulz
Born1963 (age 5960)
Education San Francisco Art Institute
Occupation Tattoo artist

Greg Kulz (born 1963) is an American tattoo artist. He is based in San Francisco, California. [1]

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Biography

Greg Kulz grew up in Fallsburg, New York and Florence, Italy. He attended the San Francisco Art Institute. [2]

He helped pioneer the modern primitive movement. [2] He is one of the first tattoo artists to specialize in biomechanical tattooing. [2] He is also known for pioneering the tattoo inks that glow in a dark light and the ones that glow in the dark. [2]

He became famous through being featured in V. Vale and Andrea Juno's book Modern Primitives . [2]

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References

  1. Vale, V.; Juno, Andrea (1989). Modern Primitives . RE/Search Publications. p. 152. ISBN   978-0-940642-14-0.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 DeMello, Margo (2014). Inked: Tattoos and Body Art Around the World. ABC-Clio. p. 58. ISBN   978-1-61069-075-1.