Hi there!
This is Santa Perpetua
I’m a Montevideo-born Spanish artist living and working in Brighton, UK.
I’m an illustrator, designer and photographer who also makes ephemeral artwork: permanent tattoos. Contradictory? I don’t think so! : )
My work captures and mirrors our soul, ensuring every project, in any medium, becomes a unique artistic expression.
Sometimes I draw with ink on a canvas, or I use air-dry clay to express myself, but most of the times I use people’s skin to portray my art, mostly mimicking the beauty of the watercolor waves.
I believe I create pretty things, but regardless the media I use, they are above all powerful and meaningful. And that’s the most fulfilling part of what I do, because I get to communicate feelings, concepts and ideas through a canvas, or somebody’s skin.
I channel our collective emotions—fears, desires, and dreams—into tattoos that become permanent part of a person’s story. That ink message endures over time. Yet it is a profound reminder that all living creatures are in perpetual motion. Like all ephemeral things and like life itself, that message one day, will disappear when our life cease. And this is the beauty and poetry of the tattooing art form: it makes a clear statement that everything in The Creation is in constant change, and that nothing lasts forever. Just like us.
Talking about my professional background, my roots lie in graphic design, but my tattoo journey began in 2008 under Eduardo Sasía’s guidance in Montevideo. Over time, I’ve fused my passion for design, tattooing, and drawing into a unique artistic voice. Now, my creative spirit finds its home in Graphic, Watercolor, and Organized Chaos—the styles that define my artistic identity.
My first contact with fine art was during my early ages. My mother, a professional tapestry artist, introduced me to the first steps of the drawing techniques.
After that I took lessons in ateliers in Montevideo, Madrid and Barcelona, made exhibitions, worked on various illustration projects, and won some art contests along the way.
I also studied a Communications degree and I worked as a graphic designer and photographer for companies such as L’Oreal, Coca Cola, Nike, Madpoint, Freeriderzine, Coup de Fouet, Descord and El Pais Cultural, among others.
In 2002, I left Montevideo to establish myself in Barcelona, where I lived for almost 12 years.
At present, I’ve established my private studio in Brighton, UK, where I currently work and bring my artistic vision to life through drawing and tattooing.
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And that’s it! I hope you enjoy seeing my work.
Cheers!
Santa Perpetua : )
Contact
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Brighton, England, United Kingdom.
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