Adrenalink

Adrenalink Tattoo was born in 1997 in Marghera, a working-class neighborhood on the Venetian outskirts. La direzione artistica dello studio è sempre stata orientata da Crez e Manekistefy verso una ricerca profonda della cultura del tatuaggio, in particolare lo stile giapponese.

Since 1997 Adrenalink atelier has host artists of international level, coming from America continent to Japan. It has opened its doors to numerous tattoo masters, combining so different disciplines and creating worldwide events. At the beginning of year 2000 the twinning with ‘Primitive Abstract’ from Strasbourg France and ‘Sui Tattoo’ from Niigata, Japan, has arose a particular synergy which was depicted in several Tattoo conventions around the world, such as the ones in Hamburg, Berlin, Malmo and Oslo.

Adrenalink atelier has spread its skills internationally taking part in meetings such as the London Convention (England), Kumamoto Convention (Japan), Shanghai Convention (China), Kaohsiung Convention (Taiwan), Puerto Rico Convention, Monaco Convention (Germany), Dublin Convention (Ireland) Barcelona Convention (Spain) Berlin Convention (Germany) Nantes Convention (France) Ho Chi Min Convention (Vietnam), Mosca Convention (Russia).

During year 2000 a group of DJs gathered under the Adrenalink flag, they performed in numerous shows creating entertaining events.

The atelier managed a fund-raise for the families which were badly damaged by the storm back in 2015 along the Riviera del Brentaclose to Venice More funds were collected in favor of the animals organization Mici del Forte, back in 2018. 

The two owner’s souls and their passion for music and skate, has developed an all-around partnership, the atelier has managed for two consecutive years the festival ‘Marghera Street Culture’ an event that had the aim of raising funds for the construction of a skatepark in the neighborhood.

The Adrenalink Youtube channel is online and in it you can find lot of information about Japanese Tattooing, in particular the videos examines in depth the Horimono’s culture.

Since 2003, Crez and Manekistefy have combed through the whole country of Japan, searching artists and traditional tattoos groups not yet known to the public. This and more can be found on the Adrenalink YouTube videos.

The atelier has brought its knowledge lecturing at the Universities of Venice and Milan. Crez has also took part of a meeting on Calligraphy in the Island of San Giorgio in Venice, held by the city’s university, during the meeting Crez drawn a 2mt high panel with a dragon holding a speech about calligraphy and tattoos.

During its 25 years of activity, Adrenalisk has organized training courses for professionals, the subjects were

  • Painting techniques;
  • Drawing fundamentals for traditional, far eastern and Polynesian tattooing;
  • History of Tattooing;
  • History of the Japanese culture;
  • Meaning of Far eastern and western symbolism;
  • Functioning and maintenance of equipment;
  • Useful techniques for the tattooing execution;
  • Sterilization and hygiene;
  • Customer communication;
  • Project planning;
  • Social media practice;
  • Knowledge in preparation to International Conventions. 

Crez and Manekistefy have been involved into domestic and foreign conferences. Various were the debated subjects, from the Western and Far Eastern history of tattooing, to the particular aspects of Japanese folklore as well as the history of the Far eastern Dragoon. 

Crez and Manekistefy took part of numerous worldwide exhibitions – ‘Girls, Girls, Girls’ and ‘Dragons’ in New York. ‘Female figure in the Japanese folklore’ and ‘Waves of Ink’ in Dusseldorf. Furthermore ‘Black’ in Rome, ‘Saint sinners’ in Milan, ‘Animals’ in Venice. 

Much or the different material collected from the various trips of Crez and Manekistefy. Has been published in the book ‘Il Fuoco sulla pelle’ by Anna Livia Carella and Castelvecchi.

Adrenalisk has been onto other publications, such as the painting collection ‘Eleven Fourteen’, Scorpion Front Publishing; ‘Henning Jorgensen, the Royal Tribute’, Tattoo Life Publishing; ‘A Forbidden Craft’, a book entirely dedicated to Massimiliano Crez Freguja’s works published by Tattoo Life Publishing; ‘Secret Garden’ published by Otoosan Books; ‘By all Means Necessary’ MTPT shop a Tornado ride records ed.

In 25 years of activity, Adrenalink has never stopped promoting a different and in-depth tattooing knowledge, elevating the emotional aspects and the great value of the tattoo, all this considering everyone’s precious life experience.