Joey Pang
Joey Pang | |
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Born | Yunnan, China |
Occupation |
Tattoo artist Graphic Designer Photographer |
Joey Pang (born 1979 in Yunnan, China) is a female Chinese tattoo artist based in Hong Kong, SAR China. She is credited as having pioneered a specific brush-stroke technique that more closely mirrors the painting lines found within Chinese art. She is further known for her detailed painting aesthetics alongside color and layering techniques seen throughout her Asian mythology and abstract tattoo work.
Joey Pang trained in cosmetics, graphic design, Chinese painting, Chinese calligraphy, Thangka and Japanese art before moving into tattooing. She studied body art for four years in Thailand, New Zealand, Switzerland and China before founding her private studio, Tattoo Temple, in 2006. Her artwork and exhibitions have been featured on CNN, AP, Al Jazeera, Thomson Reuters, The Travel Channel and numerous other media as well as industry specific publications. In 2014 Joey Pang featured in an international advertising campaign for Heineken / Tiger Beer. She is known to have tattooed multiple celebrities including Lewis Hamilton as well as Hong Kong's Candy Lo.
Joey Pang has further been involved in commercial design projects including collaborative collections with Indigo Living Hong Kong producing 'tattooed furniture', New Era, OA 1710, Tree Labs, Siglo, the Hong Kong Tourism Board, Legend Fighting Championship and the Hong Kong Parkour Association.
External links
- Official website
- CNN, 2009, The Hot List: 135 people to watch
- The Independent, 2009 Hong Kong Women Shrug Off Tattoo Taboo
- BMEzine, 2010, Tattoo Temple
- Al Jazeera Joey Pang Feature, 2012
- Trendystyle Hong Kong, 2013, Interview with Joey Pang
- Time Out Magazine Feature, 2013
- Joey Pang Tiger Beer / Heineken UNCAGE Campaign, 2014
- Inked Magazine Artist Feature, 2014
- Tattoo Temple Press Summary Page, 2016