A black-and-white photo of a person mid-air in a Superman-style body suspension pose, supported by multiple hooks in their back and legs, smiling joyfully toward the camera. They are suspended horizontally in a large indoor space with high ceilings and visible rigging. A group of onlookers—some seated, some standing—watch with expressions of admiration, amusement, and support. The atmosphere is lively and communal, capturing a moment of shared experience and transformation.

I have seen the moment of my greatness flicker

I’m just going to go ahead and say my immediate reaction to this tattoo was “Wow.”  The hands are really something and I’m a really big fan of this piece and the others that the artist, Alexandru Petcu, uploaded to BME.  He works out of Spunk Tattoo and you’ll have to get yourself to Bucharest if you want to get some work done by him.  Judging by this photo and the others he uploaded to BME, I’d say it would be worth the trip.

This photo was submitted combined like this but I’ve separated them and included another shot after the jump so you can get a closer look.

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Comments

16 responses to “I have seen the moment of my greatness flicker”

  1. Brendan Avatar

    sheeeeeeeeeeetttt he’s fantastic

  2. CoryVictorious Avatar

    Looks like an escher drawing?

  3. Megan Avatar
    Megan

    Ho. Ly. Crap.

  4. UnconventionalLove Avatar

    @2, It does!
    I looove how it looks sketched on! Beautifully done and an awesome tattoo.

  5. DuckieVamp Avatar

    While the tattoo is pretty nice Jen, I can honestly say it is irrelevant in comparison to the quote you chose. I love you!

  6. NeixZydrate Avatar

    that looks amazing!

  7. mela Avatar
    mela

    Großer Sport !!!

  8. Jen Avatar

    DuckieVamp – I wondered if anyone would catch it. 🙂

  9. Jen Avatar

    Also, attempting to title my entries practically causes me to have a nervous breakdown. I think it’s the hardest part of the whole thing!

  10. ghostinthewood Avatar
    ghostinthewood

    Love it

  11. Ceci Avatar
    Ceci

    truly a work of art, so well done

  12. ScottNash Avatar
    ScottNash

    Looks like Escher meets Alex Pardee. 🙂
    Really great work.

  13. Sairino Avatar
    Sairino

    Jen – Thats my favorite poem. I dont think you could have found a more fitting work to pull a title from.

  14. 3ecca Avatar
    3ecca

    Escher was the first thing that I thought of when I saw this.

  15. sandy Avatar

    Very nice piece. It’s actually reminds me to an ANNIHILATOR album cover that MY cousin Gyula from Hungary designed for the album ‘Schizo Deluxe’…

  16. Ferris Avatar
    Ferris

    Beautiful. Simply beautiful.

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