Omni-Phantasmic.com. The Night Day. Projects | frieke. Dr Lakra. Incomplete Dr. Lakra street art in Los Angeles in 2010 Dr Lakra (Jeronimo Lopez Ramirez, born 1972, Mexico) is an artist and tattooist based in Oaxaca, Mexico. Apart from tattooing, his art involves embellishing found images and objects—for instance, dolls, old medical illustrations, and pictures in 1950s Mexican magazines—with macabre or tattoo-style designs.[1] He has shown work internationally in many exhibitions including Stolen Bike at the Andrew Kreps Gallery in New York, Los Dos Amigos at MACO in Mexico, Pin Up at Tate Modern and Pierced Hearts and True Love at The Drawing Center in New York.
He is the son of the graphic artist Francisco Toledo,[2] and Elisa Ramirez Castañeda, a well known Mexican anthropologist and poet. He is also the brother of Natalia Toledo (poet) and Laureana Toledo (artist).[3] In 2007, he co-produced the book Los Dos Amigos'with artist Abraham Cruzvillegas. Dr Lakra is represented by kurimanzutto, Mexico City and Kate MacGarry, London. References[edit] Dr-lakra-3.jpg (Image JPEG, 450x584 pixels) _kzohpleiOq1qa8le2o1_500.jpg (Image JPEG, 401x500 pixels) VogueIT07.14.jpg (Image JPEG, 600x842 pixels) - Redimensionnée (73%) Dr. Lakra Interview Video. 462.jpg (Image JPEG, 312x400 pixels) Daikichi Amano. Andy Kehoe.