My name is Jorge Aguirre. I'm a multimedia tattoo artist and I go by Jorge A gWooKi.
The g in gWooKi comes from my very first nick name given to me by my Mom when I was a little kid, Guayo. The W is my favorite letter from my old street graffiti name, Down. I used to tag that name everywhere I could with spray paint or markers. The W also represents my broken incisor teeth that I had when I was ten. I grabbed "ooki" from, Spooky, the first nick name I got in the United States. Altogether "gWooKi" sounds like Wookie, a brown, hairy creature from Starwars, and it just so happens that I am a brown, hairy creature as well!
I have related to monsters since my early years. "GWOO" (with the proper vocalization) reminds me of the sound a monster would make when excited and "Ki" in martial arts refers to life or energy.
gwoo + ki = monster + energy.
Also gW in gWooKi comes from GWAR! One of my first memories of being fully inspired to produce art was after I saw GWAR in a tattoo magazine in my early teens.
It was a life changing experience. I felt so related to them and they made me feel more comfortable of who I am. The master mind behind GWAR is the Maggot Master, Dave Brockie, whose last name happens to rhyme with Wookie and gWooKi...
For contact or more information about me and my work visit www.gwooki.com or www.texasbodyart.com
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