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BIOGRAPHY

KNUCKLE — Tattoo Studio Synchronicity / Okinawa, Japan / Since 2000

Knuckle

Knuckle

TATTOO ARTIST / PAINTER / OWNER

Tattoo Studio Synchronicity
Chatan, Okinawa, Japan

徳島県阿南市生まれ。太平洋を望む南部の漁師町の端で育つ。2000年より独学でタトゥーを開始し、国内外のコンベンションを経て2015年に沖縄北谷町にSynchronicityをオープン。タトゥーと絵画の両面で活動を続ける。

Born in Anan, Tokushima. Raised at the edge of a Pacific fishing village. Self-taught tattooist since 2000, opened Synchronicity in Chatan, Okinawa in 2015. Active in both tattooing and painting.

History 経歴

1981
Born in Anan, Tokushima. Raised at the edge of a Pacific fishing village.
1998
Moved to Osaka at 18.
2000
Began tattooing self-taught in Nishi Ward, Osaka. Created tattoo flash and art paintings using Dr. Martin watercolor inks.
2004
Founded KNUCKLE ENERGY TATTOO in Osaka City.
2007
Profoundly moved by California artist Jeff Gouge's painting style. Began acrylic painting. Relocated studio to Settsu, Osaka.
2008
Renamed artist name from AKIYOSHI to Knuckle.
2009
Participated in numerous international tattoo conventions. Discovered new expressive possibilities in the art.
2011
Founded Tattoo Shop Synchronicity in Osaka's Amerikamura.
2012
Began tattoo travel — guest work and conventions in Gold Coast, Sydney, Rome, Paris, New York, Toronto.
2014
Joined Shootin' Gallery Tattoo in Misawa, Aomori.
2015
Opened Tattoo Studio Synchronicity in Chatan, Okinawa.
2025
Opened Synchronicity Street Art Gallery in Makishi, Naha, Okinawa. Began exhibiting and selling paintings.
1981
徳島県阿南市生まれ。太平洋を望む、南部の漁師町の端で育つ。
1998
18歳で大阪へ移住。
2000
大阪市西区にて独学でタトゥーを開始。アメリカ製Dr. Martinのカラーインクを用いたウォーターカラーで、タトゥーフラッシュやアートペイントを手掛ける。
2004
大阪市に KNUCKLE ENERGY TATTOO を設立。
2007
カリフォルニアのタトゥーアーティスト Jeff Gouge のペインティングスタイルに衝撃を受け、アクリル画を始める。大阪府摂津市TNS隣にスタジオを移転。
2008
アーティストネームを AKIYOSHI から Knuckle に改名。
2009
数々の海外タトゥーコンベンションに参加。タトゥーの新たな表現に可能性を見出す。
2011
大阪・アメリカ村に Tattoo shop Synchronicity を設立。
2012
タトゥートリップ開始。ゴールドコースト、シドニー、ローマ、パリ、ニューヨーク、トロントにてゲストワーク・コンベンション参加。
2014
青森県・Shootin' Gallery Tattoo in Misawa に加入。
2015
沖縄県北谷町に Tattoo Studio Synchronicity をオープン。
2025
沖縄県那覇市牧志に Synchronicity Street Art Gallery をオープン。絵画の展示販売を開始。
Guest work in Paris 2013 TATTOO ART FEST Paris 2010 SURF n'Ink Gold coast 2012 TATTOO ART FEST Paris 2011 Gold coast 2012 Dublin Tattoo Convention 2012

Artist Statement

All four of my grandparents were rice farmers. My family home was on the edge of a fishing village in the southern countryside of Tokushima Prefecture. From childhood until I moved to Osaka at 18, I lived surrounded by the atmosphere of primary industries, with the Pacific Ocean right before my eyes.

The fact that I now exhibit paintings in Okinawa is a remarkable accumulation of coincidences. Both farming and art are undeniably businesses — but this exhibition is fortunate enough to be permitted to deviate from that. I hope to resonate with some eccentric soul out there, to find a companion along the way, even if just a little.

The goal isn't profit. It is what Taro Okamoto called "the desire to communicate."
— Knuckle

Painting Origins 絵画との出会い

Around 2007, a pivotal encounter with California tattoo artist Jeff Gouge's painting style changed everything. Gouge was expressing traditional Japanese wabori subjects — Hannya masks and dragons — through oil painting. While such attempts had existed before, his work was simply on another level.

Without a formal art education, Knuckle absorbed art history through museum visits and self-directed study. That personal lens became the foundation of a distinct painting voice.

Artistic Influences 影響を受けた芸術家

Van Gogh / Post-Impressionists
Brushwork & impulsiveness
筆運びと衝動性
Impressionism
Capture of light & logic
光の捉え方とロジック
Cubism (Picasso)
Destruction & regeneration
破壊と再生
Henri Matisse
Use of color
色使い
Wassily Kandinsky
Rhythm
リズム
Marc Chagall
Sense of floating
浮遊感
Yayoi Kusama
Chaos & eternity
混沌と永遠
Taro Okamoto
Context & passion
コンテクストと情熱
Takashi Murakami
Avant-garde & contemporary gaze
先進性と現代を客観視する目線

International Conventions

AUG 2014
Tattoo Convention Berlin 2014 — Berlin, Germany
MAY 2013
Tattoo expo Roma 2013 — Roma, Italy
JUN 2013
United ink — New York, USA
OCT 2012
Tattoo Expo Saar 2012 — Saarbrucken, Germany
JUL 2012
New York Tattoo Show — New York, USA
MAY 2012
Tattoo expo Roma 2012 — Roma, Italy
MAR 2012
Dublin Tattoo Convention — Dublin, Ireland
FEB 2012
Tattoo Art Expo New Zealand — Hamilton, New Zealand
JAN 2012
SURF n'Ink — Gold Coast, Australia  ☆ Best Foot/Feet 1st Place
SEP 2011
TATTOO ART FEST — Paris, France
MAR 2011
Sydney Tattoo & Body Art Expo — Sydney, Australia
SEP 2010
TATTOO ART FEST — Paris, France
JUN 2010
Evian Tattoo Show — Evian, France
MAR 2010
Sydney Tattoo & Body Art Expo — Sydney, Australia
FEB 2010
Singapore Tat-2 Show — Singapore
JUN 2009
Ink n Iron 2009 — California, USA
MAR 2009
Sydney Tattoo & Body Art Expo — Sydney, Australia

Convention invitation & Guest spot welcome worldwide.

Group Exhibitions

2025
Synchronicity Street Art Gallery — Makishi, Naha, Okinawa
2012.4
Synchronicity Art Exhibition 2012 — Cafe Absinthe, Osaka
2011.6
Synchronicity Art Exhibition 2011 — Cafe Absinthe, Osaka
2010.6
Knuckle Exhibition — Cafe Absinthe, Osaka
2009.5
Tattoo Artist Gallery — Cafe Absinthe, Osaka
Knuckle Exhibition 2010 Synchronicity Art Exhibition 2012