GARO KIM

@garokim_tattoo · Tattoo artist

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Garo Kim is a tattoo artist in Seoul, South Korea whose work centres on realism. Realism is the one style that runs through the portfolio: 12 of the 115 pieces on Perspectiv carry it, and no other style shows up consistently. It is black and grey work almost without exception. Sword, dragon, snake and barbed wire come up again and again. Most pieces sit on the forearm or the back. There are 88 healed pieces in the set, not just fresh work. Portfolio last updated August 2026.

Styles

Colour

Black and grey, measured across 112 segmented pieces.

Recurring colours: burgundy and dark red.

What they tattoo

Subjects: sword, dragon, snake, barbed wire, spider and cross.

Usually on the forearm, the back and the thigh.

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Work

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