WEB DESK: He paints young and old, strong and fragile, blond and dark; Mike Dargas left people in awe. His paintings breaths and speaks about the inner conflict and the holy calmness.

Virgo' 2016 Oil on canvas 195 x 145 cm #artkarlsruhe #fair #exhibition #germany #realism #oil #canvas #painting

A photo posted by Mike Dargas (@mikedargas2014) on Feb 13, 2016 at 12:25pm PST

Mike is born in 1983 in Cologne, Germany. He starts painting as a child. Besides his early works and sketches he already uses oil color and sells first works to friends of the family.

At the age of 11, Mike presents his talent in public with road surface paintings on the “Domplatte”, in front of Cologne Cathedral. He was accepted at an art school as the only child in an adult class and learned different techniques.

In his early 20s, Mike Dargas becomes famous in the tattoo scene and wins all important awards and grants.

Some of his work is taken from his official account is below. Have a look: