Yoni Zilber specializes in Tibetan style designs and is a long-time student of Pema Rinzin, a master of contemporary and traditional Tibetan art. Yoni was born in Israel and began tattooing in Tel Aviv in 1997. Since then, he has tattooed from London to Miami, Thailand, Stockholm, Berlin, Amsterdam, Spain, Indonesia, Paris, and New York. From 2002 to 2018, he worked at New York Adorned and currently has a chair at Five Points Tattoo in New York City. He owns and operates Watermark Studio, a private studio in Atlantic Highlands, New Jersey.
“I have developed a deep admiration for Tibetan art. Its sensitive line expression, rich compositions, and simplicity lend themselves beautifully to the body. To succeed in this style requires not only technical skill, but also a keen sense of proportion, an appreciation for symbolism and a respect for this tradition, which began nearly a millennium ago. For some time, I studied tirelessly on my own, but without a mentor I could only go so far. In 2007, good fortune or fate brought me to a master traditional and contemporary painter Pema Rinzin. After several encounters, Rinzin, whose work adorns walls in the Dalai Lama’s temple in India as well as the Rubin Museum in New York, agreed to take me on as his apprentice. I continue my lessons and bring this new knowledge and awareness to my tattooing.
“To my understanding, I am one of only a few tattoo artists in the world who specialize in the Tibetan style. Though I still enjoy and excel in a range of artistic genres, I have increasingly been focusing on translating the Tibetan style into tattoos. In each piece, whether it is a traditional Tibetan image or an original composition translated through the Tibetan style, I strive for beauty, flow and simplicity while remaining sensitive to my client’s needs and respectful of the tradition upon which I am drawing.”
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