“When I manage to touch a customer, for me that is the greatest feeling ever.“
ABOUT
SILVANO FIATO
Silvano Fiato was born in Genoa on the 4th September 1981 by father Giuliano and mother Danila.
The eldest of three children, Silvano lives his childhood with his family.
From an early age Silvano shows tenacity, ambition and a strong propensity for drawing and painting, a passion that will lead him to choose the art school as his high school.
In the third year of studies, driven by a strong desire to become independent, he decides to interrupt his studies, preferring work to student life.
The first experiences in the world of work will lead him to develop knowledge and skills in various fields, but they do not distract him from his passion and dedication to the art of design.
At the age of 16 he decides to get his first tattoo, his first approach to the world of tattoos, a world that from that moment he will feel more and more about him.
A few years later, around the age of 18, he picked up his first tattoo machine and began experimenting on himself as a tattoo artist, combining practice with training, participating in the courses necessary to practice this profession.
After numerous efforts and perseverance in the practice and study of the art of tattooing, at the age of twenty, he manages to rent a place in Genova Nervi where he can practice his business, which he decides to call Eternal Tattoo Studio®.
The great desire to do and the many hours of work soon bear the fruits of such dedication.
Silvano therefore manages to gain a clientele in the city and his name begins to make its way even outside the borders of the region and the country.
Participation in some of the most important contests and conventions in Italy and abroad certainly helps this process, such as the International Genova Tattoo Convention, the International Venice Tattoo Convention, the International Milan Tattoo Convention, the International Brussels Tattoo Convention, the International Amsterdam Tattoo Convention, the International Berlin Tattoo Convention, the International Evian Tattoo Convention, Days of Dead (Atlanta, USA), winning them all.
In 2016 Silvano, in collaboration with the International Venice Tattoo Convention, launched a new initiative, known as the "Interactive Tattoo Seminar", an interactive seminar for professional tattoo artists from all over the world. The success of this initiative will lead to the creation of another four editions of the same in the following years.
Even today the Interactive Tattoo Seminar is considered one of the most important seminars in the world.
After numerous efforts and perseverance in the practice and study of the art of tattooing, at the age of twenty, he manages to rent a place in Genova Nervi where he can practice his business, which he decides to call Eternal Tattoo Studio®.
The great desire to do and the many hours of work soon bear the fruits of such dedication.
Silvano therefore manages to gain a clientele in the city and his name begins to make its way even outside the borders of the region and the country.
Participation in some of the most important contests and conventions in Italy and abroad certainly helps this process, such as the International Genova Tattoo Convention, the International Venice Tattoo Convention, the International Milan Tattoo Convention, the International Brussels Tattoo Convention, the International Amsterdam Tattoo Convention, the International Berlin Tattoo Convention, the International Evian Tattoo Convention, Days of Dead (Atlanta, USA), winning them all.
In 2016 Silvano, in collaboration with the International Venice Tattoo Convention, launched a new initiative, known as the "Interactive Tattoo Seminar", an interactive seminar for professional tattoo artists from all over the world. The success of this initiative will lead to the creation of another four editions of the same in the following years.
Even today the Interactive Tattoo Seminar is considered one of the most important seminars in the world.
Over time, the name of Silvano Fiato becomes more and more known in the world of tattoos; there are many articles and interviews (radio, television, online and paper) dedicated to him, and in many magazines in the sector his name or his image appear on the front page cover.
In 2018 Sebastian Carlos Harbaruk, Argentinian author, published a book dedicated to Silvano and all forms of his artistic expression, a volume that will be reprinted this year..
Another very important milestone achieved by Silvano is certainly the recognition by the Macro Museum of Contemporary Art in Rome of the certificate for "artistic merits", awarded to Silvano and eight other world-famous artists from different parts of the world (16-17 November 2018). With this plaque, for the first time in history, tattooing is officially recognized as an art form. To date Silvano considers this as the greatest goal he has achieved.
In 2019 the M9 Digital Contemporary Art Museum in Venice decides to dedicate an exhibition to six of the best tattoo artists considered among the best in the world, and among these Silvano, exhibiting photographs of their works in one of the museum pavilions, an exhibition called " Tattoo Off” curated by Massimiliano Testa.
Another no less important milestone is the mention of his name in the Atlas of Contemporary Art "De Agostini" (2020).
To date Silvano is sponsored and Pro Team member of several brands, among the best known in the tattoo world, including Dermalize (Italy), Fk Irons (USA), Kwadron (Germany), Killer Ink (England) and World Famous Ink (USA), The latter even in 2015/2016 decided to dedicate to him a personalized line of inks that bears his name (Silvano Fiato Black Wash Set), to date one of the best-selling in the world.
Silvano currently continues to work at the Eternal Tattoo Studio, the studio he created, now in a new location, where he invites and collaborates with numerous top-level artists from all over the world. Thanks also to the help of social networks and the web, his name is now known even beyond the continental borders and, currently, about 80% of his customers appear to come from abroad.
STUDIO