Nicoz Balboa - tattoos, comics, trans stuff
@nicozbalboa.bsky.social
Find me here www.nicozbalboastudio.com
This is about trans masculinity, Taylor Swift, comics, Sylvia Plath, and the messy politics of visibility.
If that combination sounds weird, it’s because it is — and it matters.
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If that combination sounds weird, it’s because it is — and it matters.
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Why we still punish women for being visible
(Notes on trans masculinity, autobiography, misogyny, comics and pop culture with a little help from Maggie Nelson, Penelope Bagieu and Taylor Swift)
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December 5, 2025 at 7:19 PM
This is about trans masculinity, Taylor Swift, comics, Sylvia Plath, and the messy politics of visibility.
If that combination sounds weird, it’s because it is — and it matters.
open.substack.com/pub/nicozbal...
If that combination sounds weird, it’s because it is — and it matters.
open.substack.com/pub/nicozbal...
Today I’m Balboizing David Hockney’s “Man in Shower in Beverly Hills” (1964) —
reinterpreting a queer classic through my eyes and my lines.
Because sometimes the best way to respond to art is to draw it back, make it mine, and see what happens.
What do you think: this one or the original?
reinterpreting a queer classic through my eyes and my lines.
Because sometimes the best way to respond to art is to draw it back, make it mine, and see what happens.
What do you think: this one or the original?
May 11, 2025 at 8:00 AM
Today I’m Balboizing David Hockney’s “Man in Shower in Beverly Hills” (1964) —
reinterpreting a queer classic through my eyes and my lines.
Because sometimes the best way to respond to art is to draw it back, make it mine, and see what happens.
What do you think: this one or the original?
reinterpreting a queer classic through my eyes and my lines.
Because sometimes the best way to respond to art is to draw it back, make it mine, and see what happens.
What do you think: this one or the original?
Je me suis aussi amusé à rendre tr@ns les “joueurs de flûte de pan” de Picasso parce que m3rd3
March 22, 2025 at 7:53 AM
Je me suis aussi amusé à rendre tr@ns les “joueurs de flûte de pan” de Picasso parce que m3rd3
#lgbtplushistorymonth buon inizio!!! Sono molto felice di aver avuto il privilegio di fare questa illustrazione.
#lgbthistorymonth anche in Italia 🇮🇹🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️
🫶🏼🏳️⚧️💖🏳️🌈🎆🇮🇹🎇✨
#transjoy #felicità #siamoqui #gayhappiness #lesbiansofinstagram
#lgbthistorymonth anche in Italia 🇮🇹🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️
🫶🏼🏳️⚧️💖🏳️🌈🎆🇮🇹🎇✨
#transjoy #felicità #siamoqui #gayhappiness #lesbiansofinstagram
March 20, 2025 at 6:26 AM
#lgbtplushistorymonth buon inizio!!! Sono molto felice di aver avuto il privilegio di fare questa illustrazione.
#lgbthistorymonth anche in Italia 🇮🇹🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️
🫶🏼🏳️⚧️💖🏳️🌈🎆🇮🇹🎇✨
#transjoy #felicità #siamoqui #gayhappiness #lesbiansofinstagram
#lgbthistorymonth anche in Italia 🇮🇹🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️
🫶🏼🏳️⚧️💖🏳️🌈🎆🇮🇹🎇✨
#transjoy #felicità #siamoqui #gayhappiness #lesbiansofinstagram
Graphic Journal Tour ✦ NYC Sketchbooks from 2013 (Moleskine) & 2014 (Sketchbook Project)
Exploring my NYC graphic journals from 2013 & 2014! This is Part 2 of my Graphic Journal Tour, featuring two sketchbooks in New York.
youtu.be/nA0t1DGUXDc?...
Exploring my NYC graphic journals from 2013 & 2014! This is Part 2 of my Graphic Journal Tour, featuring two sketchbooks in New York.
youtu.be/nA0t1DGUXDc?...
Graphic Journal Tour ✦ NYC Sketchbooks from 2013 (Moleskine) & 2014 (Sketchbook Project)
YouTube video by Nicoz Balboa
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March 15, 2025 at 7:13 AM
Graphic Journal Tour ✦ NYC Sketchbooks from 2013 (Moleskine) & 2014 (Sketchbook Project)
Exploring my NYC graphic journals from 2013 & 2014! This is Part 2 of my Graphic Journal Tour, featuring two sketchbooks in New York.
youtu.be/nA0t1DGUXDc?...
Exploring my NYC graphic journals from 2013 & 2014! This is Part 2 of my Graphic Journal Tour, featuring two sketchbooks in New York.
youtu.be/nA0t1DGUXDc?...
A very chaotic vlog for a chaotic february you will love this if you love Side Quests 🫶🏼🤣 youtube.com/watch?v=GokD...
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March 2, 2025 at 1:15 PM
A very chaotic vlog for a chaotic february you will love this if you love Side Quests 🫶🏼🤣 youtube.com/watch?v=GokD...
Thank you so much for che King and sharing my Graphic Journal Tour 🫶🏼✨🫠
I’m doing a deep dive on sketchbook tours (both soothing and inspiring) and I absolutely love this sketchbook by Nicoz Balboa! @nicozbalboa.bsky.social 💜✨ www.youtube.com/watch?v=giBR...
January Graphic Journal Tour ✨ Flip-Through + Art Supplies and a Lesbian History Side Quest
YouTube video by Nicoz Balboa
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March 2, 2025 at 1:12 PM
Thank you so much for che King and sharing my Graphic Journal Tour 🫶🏼✨🫠
In my 20s I used MySpace. Then 20/30s Facebook arrived. In my 30s it was Instagram. And now, in my 40s do I really want to start another social app? Not sure. All you need to do and go about me is there, for now: nicozbalboastudio.com
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Nicoz Balboa is an Italian visu artist and tattoo artist. Nicoz is known for using his life events as inspiration for works ranging from tattoos, drawings, pyrography, graphic journals and sketchbooks...
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January 25, 2025 at 11:32 AM
In my 20s I used MySpace. Then 20/30s Facebook arrived. In my 30s it was Instagram. And now, in my 40s do I really want to start another social app? Not sure. All you need to do and go about me is there, for now: nicozbalboastudio.com