Multisciplinary Artist
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Nova Scotia
Roy is a multidisciplinary artist working across tattooing and fine art, based in Halifax, Nova Scotia.​​​
Their practice is rooted in a simple idea: the body is not a surface to decorate but a space to compose.​
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Each piece is developed with long-term intention — balancing structure, flow, and meaning as it evolves with the body over time.
Over 15 years of experience, working across tattooing, painting, and conceptual visual practice.
Their work exists between realism and abstraction, combining technical precision with controlled visual tension.
Rather than create decorative imagery, Roy develops compositions that hold meaning beyond the moment designed to evolve with the body over time.
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For a deeper look into Roy’s conceptual and fine art practice, visit the fine art portfolio.
Philosophy
Most tattoos are made in a moment. But they stay for much longer.
Over time, you realize it’s not about adding more
It's about choosing something that continues to feel right. Something that sits naturally on the body and doesn’t lose its clarity as it ages.
Roy works with a limited number of clients to keep the work focused and intentional.
If this approach feels right to you, You're welcome to begin by sharing your idea through the consultation form.
Every piece is approached as a complete composition, not just a design.
It starts with understanding the idea, placement, and how it will sit on the body now and in the future.
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From there, everything is considered carefully. The flow, the structure, the level of detail, how it will age over time. Nothing is rushed, and nothing is added without reason.
The goal is simple, to create something that still feels right, even long after it’s healed.
Form
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Placement
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Time
Upper Tantallon, Nova Scotia
Roy works from Classique Ink and Aesthetics, a private studio in Upper Tantallon, Halifax.
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Roy maintains a clean, quiet, and focused environment to ensure the work receives the utmost attention.
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There’s no rush, no unnecessary noise. Just a calm environment where you can settle in and commit to the process.
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Everything is set up to make the experience comfortable while keeping the standard of work high.
Archive
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New Delhi
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2015 - 2023
India's first queer-owned, inclusive multidiscipilinary tattoo and art space
Founded by Roy in New Delhi in 2015, Frozen Ink and Art was created as India’s first queer-owned, inclusive multidisciplinary tattoo and art space.
The space grew from Roy’s wider practice as a fine artist, where tattooing, painting, sculpture, installation, and the body were approached as connected forms of making.
Alongside traditional, cosmetic, and restorative tattooing, Frozen Ink and Art became a working environment for studio art, experimentation, and multidisciplinary practice. It was not conceived simply as a commercial tattoo studio but as a space where technical discipline, creative freedom, and inclusion could exist together.
Roy founded and led the space until 2023. The principles developed there—care, composition, artistic experimentation, and long-term intention—continue to shape their practice today.
In 2026, this practice entered its next chapter in Nova Scotia through Classique Ink and Aesthetics, a quieter and more focused continuation of the ideas that began with Frozen Ink and Art.
