∞ Hollywood ∞
Hollywood's Tattoo Gallery » | hollywood@oldtowntatu.com
As a young dude Shawn "Hollywood" Hughes was always on the move. Since the beginning he was into art and at the tender age of fifteen decided to get his first tattoo in an underground shop in Coventry, England. Since then he has collected work from artists all around the world and is continuing to do so. Torn between two different lifestyles with many similarities he went through school and received bachelor degrees in both Business and Art. Moving towards opening and running new bars and clubs he moved to Chicago. While working his way into his dreams of opening his own bar his new friends in the city saw the artwork he was putting out there. Luckily enough his new friends were tattoo artists in the city and demanded that he start learning the art and science of tattooing. Never before had he imagined approaching this medium because of the difficulty to get in the business. Now he had the help from good friends and after watching them work at many different shops in the city he decided to apprentice at Old Town Tatu in early 2008. Never looking back he abandoned his dreams of doing big things in the restaurant business and has devoted himself fully into being an artist. Please keep an eye on this young artist and feel free to come in and chat about your next tattoo concept with him anytime.