Draft:Danilo Delfino

Danilo Oliveira Delfino (26 October 1983) is a Brazilian multidisciplinary artist and entrepreneur. He lives and works in São Paulo, New York, and Vienna.

Early life
Delfino was born at Casa de Saúde Campinas in Campinas, Brazil. His parents moved to Charlotte, North Carolina in 1985, then to Tucson, Arizona where his father worked for IBM. The family then returned to Brazil and while attending pre-school, Delfino began showing signs of artistic abilities.

Education and career
Approved in the Unicamp university Fine Arts program in 2003, Delfino also enrolled in numerous extra curricular activities including the 26.ª Bienal Internacional de Arte de São Paulo as part of the education department. In 2006, Delfino began to study design and web development and travelled to the US visiting Miami and Los Angeles while learning film and advertising post production. His visual effects experience, upon retuning to Brazil in 2012, guaranteed a position as digital composer in the production company O2 Filmes.

Tattooing
Delfino began experimenting with body art in 2012 in São Paulo. He was an apprentice in a São Paulo studio while also commissioning artwork for experienced tattoo artists. Delfino later moved to Buenos Aires, Argentina. While working for a production company, Delfino began to tattoo co-workers and other close friends.

Driving the attention of international studios and online communities through his Instagram account, Delfino's career as a tattoo artist began. Very quickly, featured multiple times, for his delicate style and attention to his clients wishes, to be visiting studios in Germany and US.

Despite having secured a residency with a local studio: The Would Studio Tattoo in Buenos Aires, Delfino accepted invitations for guest appearances in European and American studios, eventually, arriving in Vienna.

Entrepreneurship
In 2019, Delfino began developing a tattoo web app. The prototype was built on Wordpress and provided online scheduling and consultations for his worldwide clients. With 900+ users in 2 years active Delfino began to build a business, BKNG, with a focus on creating and publishing a MVP for tattoo artists and studios worldwide. As of early 2024, the company idea has executed a soft launch and is now working with support from Google Cloud Startup.