There is something that happens when a drawing leaves the paper and lands on a body.
It stops being mine. It becomes yours.
I've been making illustrations for a long time - zines, tattoos, comics, prints. But wearable art does something different. It moves. It goes to the supermarket, to the protest, to the bar, to the airport. It gets seen by strangers. It starts conversations. It says something about the person wearing it without them having to say a word.
These photos are proof of that.
Art that moves
A drawing on a body is not the same as a drawing on a wall. It breathes differently. It moves with the person. It catches light in unexpected ways.
This is what I mean when I say wearable art. Not a logo. Not a brand. A drawing that lives.
Tattoos and illustrations
Some of the people who wear my art are also tattooed. Two kinds of permanent marks on the same skin. Two ways of saying: this is who I am, this is what I carry.
I find that beautiful. The illustrated garment becomes part of a larger visual language the person is already building on their body.
Taking up space
Outdoor light. Bodies that take up space without apologizing for it.
This is the image I make for people who have spent too long making themselves smaller. Who are done with that. Who want something on their chest that says: I'm here, I'm not going anywhere, and I look good.
Details that matter
The details are where the art lives. A sleeve print. An embroidered word. A cap worn at an angle. Small decisions that change how a garment feels on a body.
Why wearable art
I'm a tattoo artist and illustrator based between Italy and France. I've been drawing queer bodies, trans bodies, mythological creatures, and tender monsters for most of my adult life.
At some point I realized: not everyone can get a tattoo. Not everyone is ready. Not everyone wants something permanent. But everyone can wear a tee.
So I started putting my illustrations on garments. Things you can actually live in. Things that carry meaning without requiring explanation.
The people in these photos live in Rome, Paris, La Rochelle, and beyond. They are queer, trans, tattooed, loud, soft, political, tender. They wear the art because it says something they already feel.
That's the whole point.
All garments are made to order to avoid overproduction.
Illustrated by Nicoz Balboa.
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