Pedro Jose Perez Gonzalez

Pedro José Pérez González (born 21 February 1986), also known as Pxa, is a Spanish businessman, body piercer, and talent manager from Pontevedra, Galicia. He is best known as the founder and owner of Pxa Body Art, a tattoo and piercing studio that has gained international recognition, particularly for its realistic tattoo style. Pxa is also known for his work managing tattoo artists and for holding records related to body piercings. ^[1] ^[2] ^[3] ^[4] ^[5] ^[6]^[7] ^[8] ^[9] ^[10] ^[11] ^[12] ^[13] ^[14]

Early life

Pedro José Pérez González was born in Pontevedra, Spain, on 21 February 1986. His parents are Marta González and Germán Pérez. He has two siblings, Alberto Pérez and Susana Pérez.

From a young age, Pedro showed interest in business. At the age of 13, he began distributing flyers to earn money. A year later, at 14, he started selling clothes on digital platforms. When he was 16, he got his first stable job as a waiter. During this time, he became interested in body piercing and began to learn the trade. ^[15] ^[16] ^[17] ^[18] ^[19] ^[20] ^[21] ^[22] ^[23] ^[24] ^[25] ^[26] ^[27] ^[28] ^[29] ^[30] ^[31]

Career

At 17, Pedro was hired by one of the five piercing studios in his city. Within a short time, he was working at four out of the five shops in Pontevedra. He quickly built a loyal customer base, gaining experience and recognition in the local piercing scene.

In 2008, at the age of 22, he opened his own studio, Pxa Body Art, on 11 September. The studio was the first in Galicia to specialize in realistic tattoos, a style focused on highly detailed and lifelike designs.

Over the years, Pedro has performed more than 28,000 piercings. He also shares his knowledge through seminars and training sessions held at his studio, helping others enter the piercing profession. ^[32] ^[33] ^[34] ^[35] ^[36] ^[37] ^[38] ^[39] ^[40] ^[41] ^[42] ^[43] ^[44] ^[45] ^[46] ^[47] ^[48] ^[49] ^[50] ^[51] ^[52] ^[53] ^[54]

Records

Pedro holds two records in the piercing field:

334 piercings performed in one day.
649 piercings performed in two consecutive days.

These achievements have helped raise his profile nationally and internationally. ^[55] ^[56] ^[57] ^[58] ^[59]

Ponte Láser

In 2023, Pedro founded Ponte Láser, a company dedicated to tattoo removal using laser technology. The company quickly expanded and began offering services in over 30 tattoo and beauty centers across Galicia. This new business showed his ability to grow into new areas within the body art industry. ^[60] ^[61] ^[62] ^[63] ^[64] ^[65]^[66]^[67]

van Dinter, Maarten Hesselt (2000). Tribal tattoo designs (Hardcover). Amsterdam: Pepin Press. ISBN 9789054960737.
Lodder, Matt (2022). Painted People – Humanity in 21 Tattoos (Hardcover). London: Harper Collins Publ. ISBN 978-0-00-840206-8.

References

[1] ttps://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/piercer

[2] ttps://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pierce

[3] ttps://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/piercing

[4] ttps://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/pierce

[5] ttps://www.forbes.com.mx/pedro-jose-perez-el-genio-detras-de-pxabody-art-y-los-tatuajes-de-las-celebridades/?fbclid=IwAR3qAolPo1EZIG9OItstorgYVOsJFzzV_Ikdip3L1YAMVqx9gls8BsWvTk0

[6] ttps://pxabodyart.com/

[7] ttps://web.archive.org/web/20200420005432/https://www.stockton.gov.uk/media/2117/tab-body-piercing-client-consent-form.pdf

[8] ttp://www.austlii.edu.au/au/legis/wa/consol_act/cacsa2004318/s104a.html

[9] ttps://web.archive.org/web/20130419203855/http://www.dcp.wa.gov.au/ChildProtection/Documents/Piercing/PiercingConsentForm.pdf

[10] ttps://www.proquest.com/docview/337133263

[11] ttps://www.lexology.com/library/detail.aspx?g=eb667520-ab2c-43b8-bd43-2ec2290941bd

[12] ttps://web.archive.org/web/20110313010127/http://www.public.health.wa.gov.au/cproot/1469/2/Use_of_Ear_Piercing_Guns.pdf

[13] ttps://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8535423

[14] ttps://web.archive.org/web/20201228055005/https://www.theleatherjournal.com/pantheon-awards/recipients

[15] ttps://cpb-us-west-2-juc1ugur1qwqqqo4.stackpathdns.com/hawksites.newpaltz.edu/dist/1/2245/files/2018/01/Yuen-Thompson_Heavily-Tattooed-Women-1cyuu89.pdf

[16] ttps://acd.clld.org/cognatesets/31345#3/-11.94/168.74

[17] ttps://books.google.com/books?id=ZalJDAAAQBAJ&pg=PA97

[18] ttps://web.archive.org/web/20101223231358/http://www.aad.org/public/Publications/pamphlets/cosmetic_tattoos.html

[19] ttps://web.archive.org/web/20170907093923/http://www.ncemi.org/cse/cse1018.htm

[20] ttps://www.ushmm.org/wlc/en/article.php?ModuleId=10007056

[21] ttps://collections.ushmm.org/search/catalog/pa6838

[22] ttps://collections.ushmm.org/search/catalog/irn616441

[23] ttps://encyclopedia.ushmm.org/content/en/article/tattoos-and-numbers-the-system-of-identifying-prisoners-at-auschwitz

[24] ttp://web.prm.ox.ac.uk/bodyarts/index.php/body-arts-and-lifecycles/adulthood/105-prisoners-tag.html

[25] ttps://www2.law.temple.edu/10q/tattoo-recognition-technology-gaining-acceptance-as-a-crime-solving-technique/#:~:text=Tattoos%20are%20also%20helpful%20in,attempt%20to%20mutilate%20the%20body

[26] ttps://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4411590

[27] ttp://randd.defra.gov.uk/Document.aspx?Document=11417_IdentificationandTraceabilityFinal.pdf.

[28] ttps://www.gov.uk/government/news/compulsory-dog-microchipping-comes-into-effect

[29] ttps://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-25366749

[30] ttp://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/tattooist-offers-to-tattoo-names-of-alzheimer-patients-in-izmir.aspx?pageID=238&nID=71786

[31] ttp://blogs.ucl.ac.uk/researchers-in-museums/2012/12/10/tattooed-mummy-amunet/

[32] ttps://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007%2F978-3-030-32181-9_6

[33] ttp://smithsonianscience.si.edu/2015/12/debate-over-worlds-oldest-tattoo-is-over-for-now/

[34] ttps://books.google.com/books?id=VFJpUG5Nzh4C&pg=PA31

[35] ttps://books.google.com/books?id=RKZGDwAAQBAJ&pg=PT171

[36] ttps://web.archive.org/web/20140519211810/http://ethnicjewelsmagazine.com/facial-tattooing-of-berber-women-by-sarah-corbett/

[37] ttps://www.researchgate.net/publication/362024307

[38] ttps://pure.qub.ac.uk/en/publications/8a368c3c-d138-4a04-a203-fef01b8ed673

[39] ttps://doi.org/10.5334%2Fpia.200

[40] ttps://www.esquiremag.ph/long-reads/features/the-true-story-of-the-mindanaoan-slave-whose-skin-was-displayed-at-oxford-a00029-20171102-lfrm2

[41] ttps://www.rmg.co.uk/discover/explore/captain-cook-sir-joseph-banks-and-tattoos-tahiti

[42] ttps://www.jstor.org/stable/986875

[43] ttps://books.google.com/books?id=fDsHKydL67kC&q=%22protection%20papers%22%20slavery&pg=PA305

[44] ttps://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/local/1980/11/09/original-tattoo-artist-times-changing/99616353-ba75-477d-822c-4aeaf062d17a/

[45] ttps://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-xpm-2006-05-11-0605110139-story.html

[46] ttps://muslimversity.com/are-tattoos-haram/

[47] ttps://hellogiggles.com/beauty/are-tattoos-haram/

[48] ttps://www.nytimes.com/2008/07/17/fashion/17SKIN.html

[49] ttp://websterjournal.com/2018/10/31/opinions-on-tattoos-differ-by-religion/

[50] ttps://www.advdermatology.com/blog/statistics-surrounding-tattoo-regret/

[51] ttps://www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/2023/08/15/32-of-americans-have-a-tattoo-including-22-who-have-more-than-one/

[52] ttps://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11499570

[53] ttps://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11736920

[54] ttps://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11141277

[55] ttps://www.sundaypost.com/fp/forgotten-scots-explorer-and-artist-who-sketched-for-captain-cook-expedition-hailed/

[56] ttp://tattoohistorian.com/2014/04/05/the-cook-myth-common-tattoo-history-debunked/

[57] ttps://indiancountrytoday.com/archive/native-american-tattoos-influenced-body-art-industry

[58] ttp://www.mayoclinic.com/health/tattoos-and-piercings/MC00020

[59] ttp://www.telegram.com/article/20130219/NEWS/102199933/0

[60] ttps://doi.org/10.1016%2Fj.annder.2024.103320

[61] ttps://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/32699076/

[62] ttps://sciendo.com/article/10.2478/aiht-2024-75-3921?tab=abstract

[63] ttps://www.bmj.com/content/345/bmj.e4757/rr/615167

[64] ttps://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5595966

[65] ttps://euon.echa.europa.eu/documents/23168237/24095696/070918_euon_nanopigments_literature_study_report_en.pdf/58977ab1-1059-4b41-f003-18ae9d7a157c

[66] ttps://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/talking-about-trauma/201911/healing-trauma-with-the-help-of-tattoo-art

[67] ttps://web.archive.org/web/20130504133148/http://smallbusiness.yahoo.com/advisor/tattoos-no-longer-kiss-death-workplace-163214544.html

[1]

[2]

[3]

[4]

[5]

[6]

[7]

[8]

[9]

[10]

[11]

[12]

[13]

[14]

[15]

[16]

[17]

[18]

[19]

[20]

[21]

[22]

[23]

[24]

[25]

[26]

[27]

[28]

[29]

[30]

[31]

[32]

[33]

[34]

[35]

[36]

[37]

[38]

[39]

[40]

[41]

[42]

[43]

[44]

[45]

[46]

[47]

[48]

[49]

[50]

[51]

[52]

[53]

[54]

[55]

[56]

[57]

[58]

[59]

[60]

[61]

[62]

[63]

[64]

[65]

[66]

[67]