atlanta, GA, United States
Daniel Flores was born in East LA with a pencil in his hand. Art became the number one fixture in hi...
About the artist
Joined In 2013
(1 Follower)
About the artist
Joined In 2013
(1 Follower)
Daniel Flores was born in East LA with a pencil in his hand. Art became the number one fixture in his life with strong images of Aztec Warriors and Chicano Pride. Pop culture played its part as well: the earliest surviving drawing by Daniel is a line sketch of a shark rising to the surface of the water as a boat sits calmly at the top. The water surface is defined by a single line drawn across the page and the shark is nothing but a curved line with teeth in the middle.
Later on the pencil was joined by a paint brush, a tattoo machine and a computer mouse. Creativity calls in many mediums and DTM, as he is now called, has made it his mission to follow his passion for art and self expression.
Some of DTM's accomplishments include: First Minority owned Tattoo Studio in Atlanta, Vantage Pointe Studios 1997-2005, featured in various Atlanta and National Tattoo Publications. In 20005 DTM participated in a group Art Exhibit that was featured inside the High Museum of Art in Atlanta, the first time a group exhibit was allowed to show for one night only.
In 2008 DTM started a series of art exhibits called Mano A Mano Art Shows. The Mission of Mano is to give young artists a platform to show their work and learn the ins and outs ...
Mano A Mano Art Shows
My Uzi Weighs a Ton
Art Beats + Lyrics