Aleki is originally from Moscow. His work was shaped by experience in fine art before he ever picked up a tattoo gun — that's where his style came from, carefully developed over time and consistent across everything he does. His paintings were exhibited at the Erarta Museum in St. Petersburg, the largest private museum of contemporary art in Russia.
Alongside art, he studied pharmaceutical sciences. It might seem far from tattooing, but it taught him patience, precision, and a real understanding of the human body — how it's built, how it moves, how it changes over time. That understanding is the foundation of how he designs.
His style blends micro-realism with geometry and symbolism. The realism brings the detail; the geometry creates rhythm and spacing so the work stays clear and readable; and the symbolism makes each piece personal. Every element is placed for a reason, and nothing is repeated from one person to the next.
The design starts well before the session. Aleki asks for photos of the area in advance, then builds the piece for that body specifically — the muscle, the curves, the way it moves. The goal is a tattoo that flows with the body, highlights its lines, and still reads clearly years down the line.
That last part matters more than most people realise. He's spent years developing his own approach to linework — controlling depth, pressure and speed, and adjusting to different skin types — because fine lines can look perfect the day they're done and lose their structure over time. His work is built to heal clean and hold up.
His work has been featured across a number of tattoo publications, and he authored a piece on anatomy in tattoo design for Inked Magazine. He's received first-place awards for his micro-realism and has been invited to judge at conventions.