about the artist

EL ConQuistaD'or – or JP as he is known personally – inked his first professional tattoo at 19 years old. Born in Rio de Janeiro, JP was early drawn to the arts, with a great passion for music and painting. JP saw in tattoo a vehicle to express his love for creating, while developing the ever-important human connection that fuels his soul and inspires his art.

A lifelong student of the great works in Japanese tattooing and black-dominant tribal designs, JP has travelled the globe collaborating with renowned artists from tattoo’s various studios, always seeking a fine balance of the traditional and the contemporary.

JP’s combined life and professional experiences culminated at Acqua Santa Tattoo, a studio that keep exploring different harbors in New York City neighborhoods as Greenpoint, Chelsea, West Village… Envisioned as a temple and the MotherShip for all who have been touched by the art of tattoo, Acqua Santa is above all a place to create new memories, as vivid and lasting as if they had been inked onto one’s skin.
His Highve Den (the lounge of his creations in Secret Locations) you can immerse into his visions and fully feel part of it, it's an enlightenment experience stepping into his world.

Named in 2010 among the top 100 most influential Brazilians in New York by Vogue Magazine, JP has received over 20 awards from some of the most reputable conventions in the world, including New York, Barcelona, Washington D.C., Atlantic City and Rochester.
His work been featured internationally in over 30 publications, from United States to New Zealand.

After his 20th year career celebrated into the Sanctuary at Roosevelt Island back in 2021, he presented his Ascension Day with visions that brought out interactive methods and new techniques of his Unconscious Surrealism Structures calling himself a new creation: EL ConQuistaD'or of the Highve.