Mao & Cathy Barcelona, ink and urban art in the Barcelona store

Suppose you do not know the Mao & Cathy tattoo studios, here a servant will tell you a little. Mao & Cathy were the pioneers in the world of tattooing in this country. After taking several detours through the south, Ibiza and even Italy, they finally settled in Madrid, riding what would be the first tattoo studio in Spain. And it was not bad at all, since now they have three stores in the capital.

Luckily for some, Mao & Cathy were benevolent towards the Catalans and For almost six years we can count on the Barcelona studio, in the Raval neighborhood.

And the truth is that those of Barcelona cannot complain. In the store are three of the greats. Buffoneti in charge of new school, Javi Pato with a realism that makes the hair stand on end and, of course, the veteran of the Manuel Sierra studio and his traditional tattoos.

: buffoneti

: Javi duck

: Manuel Sierra

In addition to local tattoo artists, a number of high-caliber artists have passed through the Barcelona studio. Some of the most prominent are Robert Hernández, Victor Portugal Xavi García or Javier Andrade. And take note, the next guest is Ann Monterroso who will be in Barcelona from 28/11 to 04/12.

But what is special about Mao & Cathy apart from the quality of their tattoo artists? Well, to begin with, a manager who gives a vital boost to the world of tattooing. Laura Cubero has been in charge in recent years to push forward with the tattoo conventions of Barcelona. Yes you went to Barcelona Tattoo Expo and BAUM Festival You can already imagine how hard it takes to organize something like this. So we'll all agree that it deserves a round of applause (or more).

And apart from staff from the store, we can't ignore the implication that this study has with urban art. Approximately every two months the store offers the possibility to artists of various kinds to exhibit their works.

In case you don't have plans (and if you do, make a little hole in the agenda), this Saturday, November 12 at 20:XNUMX p.m. they inaugurate the new MASKS ATTACK exhibition. This time it's Graffiskate and Hannya Soul's turn. Skateboards and Japanese masks will be the stars of the night. And luckily for those of us who love boards, some of them will be for sale. Like Japanese masks.

And since a party is not a party without music, Jordi Serraman will put the icing on the cake with an electro swing session. As you can see, there is no shortage of reasons to stop by the studio on Saturday night.

Although no further reasons are necessary to attend the appointment of this November 12, tell you that the store collaborates with the NGO "For a smile I give everything". It operates in the Northeast region of Brazil, working with children at risk of social exclusion and with mental or physical disabilities. In fact, one of the projects currently underway is that of a library on the beach. For the past few months, they have been running a raffle for a tattoo. You can participate until the same Saturday and the winner will get a tattoo in Mao & Cathy validated at 250 euros.

And well ... what more do you want? Art, tattoo, solidarity and fun. We hope to see you all at the opening of this fantastic exhibition, so don't miss it.