MATT CURZON IS AN WORLD-RENOWNED TATTOO ARTIST FROM AUSTRALIA. BASED IN THE SUNSHINE STATE OF QUEENSLAND, HE IS A CO-OWNER OF BRISBANE’S NEWSET AND FINEST TATTOO ESTABLISHMENT ‘DADDY LONG LEGS’.

 

ORIGINALLY FROM A SMALL TOWN IN COUNTRY VICTORIA, HE BEGAN HIS TATTOO JOURNEY BY FREQUENTING THE NEAREST STREET SHOPS IN THE EASTERN SUBURBS OF MELBOURNE. AFTER ENDURING AN OLD SCHOOL APPRENTICESHIP, HE CONTINUED TO QUIETLY DEVELOP HIS ALL-ROUND CRAFT AS A TATTOOER IN THE YARRA VALLEY BEFORE EMBRACING THE OPPORTUNITY TO TRAVEL AND HONE HIS INDIVIDUAL ARTISTIC STYLE.

 

A DUAL CITIZEN OF FINLAND, CURZON EMBARKED ON AN NOMADIC STINT TATTOOING ACROSS THE U.K. AND EUROPE, BEFORE RETURNING HOME TO MELBOURNE AS A FOUNDING MEMBER OF THE PRIVATE STUDIO ‘EMPIRE'. AFTER 5 YEARS HELPING ESTABLISH EMPIRE AS ONE OF THE PREMIER STUDIOS IN AUSTRALIA, CURZON PURSUED A NEW CHALLENGE AND VENTURED TO CANADA FOR THE NEXT CHAPTER IN HIS CAREER. HE SPENT TWO YEARS WORKING IN CALGARY’S TOP BOUTIQUE STUDIO ‘THE BRINDLE ROOM’ IN ADDITION TO PLYING HIS TRADE ACROSS NORTH AMERICA AT VARIOUS GUEST SPOTS AND CONVENTIONS, BEFORE ONCE AGAIN RETURNING TO AUSTRALIA TO EMBRACE A NEW OPPORTUNITY.

 

THIS TIME IT WOULD BE IN THE NORTH-EASTERN STATE OF QUEENSLAND, WHERE A FRESH IDEA WAS CONCEIVED ALONGSIDE LONG-TIME COLLABORATOR AND FELLOW EMPIRE ALUMNUS BOBBY DUNBAR TO CURATE AN ELITE STUDIO IN THE HEART OF BRISBANE. CALLING ON CURZON’S YEARS OF EXPERIENCE IN HIGH-END STUDIOS AROUND THE WORLD ALONG WITH HIS PASSION FOR INDIVIDUALITY, THE PROJECT WAS IMAGINED AND SPAWNED. LOCATED JUST 10 MINUTES FROM THE CENTRE OF BRISBANE, DADDY LONG LEGS OPENED ITS DOORS IN 2023 AND NOW PROVIDES AN UNMATCHED EXPERIENCE FOR CLIENTELE AND ITS WORLD-CLASS COLLECTIVE OF ARTISTS ALIKE. IT SIMPLY HAS TO BE SEEN TO BE BELIEVED.

 

ONE OF THE MORE UNIQUE ARTISTS IN THE CURRENT TATTOO SCENE, MATT’S SIGNATURE STYLE COMBINES TRADITIONAL THEMES, HEAVY CONTRAST, CLEAN LINES AND SOLID COLOUR SATURATION TO CREATE POWERFUL, DYNAMIC TATTOOS THAT STAND THE TEST OF TIME. WHILE HIS DISTINCT AND RECOGNISABLE AESTHETIC IS NOTABLE, CURZON IS CONSIDERED A PIONEER OF THE NEO-TRADITIONAL GENRE. HIS TATTOOS HAVE WON COUNTLESS AWARDS AT TATTOO CONVENTIONS WORLDWIDE, AND RECEIVED ACCLAIM FOR THEIR ORIGINALITY, VISUAL IMPACT AND TECHNICAL PROWESS. A 13-YEAR VETERAN, MATT IS REGARDED AS ONE OF THE HARDEST WORKING AND MOST ACTIVE TRAVELLING ARTISTS IN THE WORLD. FOREVER DEDICATED TO HIS CRAFT, HE CONTINUES TO LEAVE NO STONE UNTURNED TO PROVIDE THE HIGHEST QUALITY TATTOOS FOR HIS DEDICATED CLIENTS - ALL WITH A SPLASH OF CHARISMA AND GOOD TIMES ALONG THE WAY.