![]() ![]() I like subjects, and if I can captivate that just the person being there.” “I like putting the soul in the eyes, and looking back at it, for sure. “I love faces and portraits,” said Alpert. He is currently working on his first piece his style leaning heavily into that of realism. In addition to his graphic design and tattoo work, Alpert has entered into the gallery realm, at the suggestion of one of his mentors. And then I do like podcast production assistance, which is like I get the audio, and I write subtitles, and do voice memos things for people to share, basically.” “I work on a lot of the podcasts, and a lot of the social media aspect of it, so like the Instagram. ![]() “I got hired as a graphic designer based off of my work. “They work with iHeart Radio and all of their clients,” said Alpert. Through those projects, Alpert caught the attention of digital marketing company Victory House Agency. “Just getting some of my credits in the music world, I guess the underground scene for sure.” “I started doing small things on the side for them, like animating,” said Alpert. This was the beginning of his next venture. Tattooing takes a fair amount of his time around five days a week.Īs he grew his clientele, Alpert would meet a videographer who showed interest in bringing his art into entertainment. Alpert has been tattooing for two years now, now out of Iconiq Tattoo Studio in Fontana. “I found a gig where I started designing skateboards in Downtown LA, and through that I met a ton of people who were just kind of in the tattoo world I guess, mixed with the skating community,” said Alpert.Īlpert would use these newfound connections to find an apprenticeship at a tattoo shop in Pico Rivera. Though Alpert says art has been “with me forever,” he got his professional start doing small freelance jobs. “Taking it serious” may be a bit of an understatement, as in very little time Alpert has taken his art into not one, not two, but three different mediums: tattoo, graphic design, and painting. “This is a good time to take it serious.” “When Covid hit, I’m just really one of those people that need to be there at school, so I just kind of took that opportunity to be inside all the time to practice drawing and more artwork,” he said. ![]() The 20-year-old Downey resident found himself at a crossroads: The covid-19 pandemic had shut down the world, and the then Rio Hondo College law student knew that his education would not be best spent in front of a webcam. DOWNEY - Imagine having your foot in the door of several promising art careers all at once, with all the time and opportunity to explore each option. ![]()
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