I’m pretty sure I wasn’t the one drinking here, although one would assume after viewing the work of Arlin Ffrench, that they might perhaps have had one too many.
Schizophrenic - yes. Precarious - absofuckinglutely. It’s ok if you’re asking yourself: What the fuck am I looking at here?
This young gun from the grimy, yet gentrified streets of Vancouver’s ‘Gastown,’ is taking great risk by displaying such artistic candor at such an early stage in his career. Which can either be perceived as frighting or enlightening. I’ll leave it to you to be the judge, since I can’t seem to make up my mind. It’s as if he can’t decide whether his mode should lend itself more toward vector art on skin or obvious muse Volco from Buena Vista Tattoo Club.
There’s a sneaking suspicion that this mint obsession is going to “bring it” in the future, so keep your eye on him and the rest of the folks at Gastown Tattoo Parlour.
