DARL GNAU
Founder. Artist. Tattoer.
DARL GNAU
Founder. Artist. Tattooer.
TATTOOING AS
FINE ART.
TATTOOING AS FINE ART.
Through custom tattooing, contemporary painting, and industry leadership, Darl has dedicated his career to proving that the human body is one of the world’s most powerful canvases.
As the founder of Real Gone Tattoo and The Tattoo Summit, Darl creates original works that blur the line between tattooing and fine art while helping elevate the craft for artists around the world.
Through custom tattooing, contemporary painting, and industry leadership, Darl has dedicated his career to proving that the human body is one of the world’s most powerful canvases.
As the founder of Real Gone Tattoo and The Tattoo Summit, Darl creates original works that blur the line between tattooing and fine art while helping elevate the craft for artists around the world.
HIS MISSION IS SIMPLE
Create original art that lasts a lifetime.
Elevate tattooing as fine art.
Leave every client with a masterpiece that exists nowhere else.
Based in: Denver, Colorado
Founder & Owner: Real Gone Tattoo
Founder: The Tattoo Summit
Disciplines: Custom Tattooing • Fine Art Painting • Education
Specialties: Trash Polka • Realism • Dark Art • Bio-Organic • Large-Scale Custom Tattooing • Contemporary Fine Art
30 YEARS OF CREATING
30 YEARS OF CREATING
With more than three decades of professional experience, Darl has built his career around a simple philosophy: every tattoo should be an original work of art.
Real Gone Tattoo Studio is intentionally different from the traditional tattoo shop.
There is no flash wall, no catalog of pre-drawn designs, and no assembly-line tattooing.
Every piece is commissioned from a blank page and created exclusively for the individual wearing it.
With more than three decades of professional experience, Darl has built his career around a simple philosophy: every tattoo should be an original work of art.
Real Gone Tattoo Studio is intentionally different from the traditional tattoo shop.
There is no flash wall, no catalog of pre-drawn designs, and no assembly-line tattooing.
Every piece is commissioned from a blank page and created exclusively for the individual wearing it.
Darl is also the founder of The Tattoo Summit, an educational conference created to elevate the tattoo profession through artistic excellence, business education, and community.
Bringing together world-class artists, innovators, and educators, the Summit reflects Darl’s belief that tattooing deserves the same respect, critical discussion, and pursuit of mastery as any other fine art discipline.
Darl is also the founder of The Tattoo Summit, an educational conference created to elevate the tattoo profession through artistic excellence, business education, and community.
Bringing together world-class artists, innovators, and educators, the Summit reflects Darl’s belief that tattooing deserves the same respect, critical discussion, and pursuit of mastery as any other fine art discipline.
CREATING COMMUNITY
