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.

Chest: Censored

This giant black chest bar (which I would have loved to tag aggressively) belongs to Marcell, who was tattooed by Jerson Filho at Jerson Tattoo Studio in Brasília, Brazil… I don’t know if anyone remembers, but about ten years ago there were photos in the tattoo magazines of a pretty Asian girl that had a similar tattoo across her forehead, almost like cartoon Groucho Marx eyebrows — anyone that might have a photo of that one, please post a picture of it and link it from the comment forum (and if you know why, please tell me)!

Comments

23 responses to “Chest: Censored”

  1. ronin_kid Avatar
    ronin_kid

    not my cup o’tea, but still pretty cool….

  2. losubres Avatar

    I just find myself imagining what it would look like with some lovely skin removal scarification to accent it. YUM!

  3. ammosally Avatar
    ammosally

    looks like there’s more all black on his left arm and some scars on his right… would love to see them as well!! love the black chest bar!!

  4. Frances Avatar

    I don’t like this. Nice collarbones though.

  5. Biscoito Avatar

    SE JOGA PINTOSA, USA ROSA!

  6. Leroy Avatar

    Yey for blackwork!!

  7. LD Avatar
    LD

    leroy, i don’t have an IAM account so I can’t send you a special message, but I agree with you completely: “yey for blackwork!!”!

  8. AmyL Avatar
    AmyL

    I’d be interested to see the scars on his arm in full, they look pretty cool.

  9. cleoxero Avatar
    cleoxero

    I’m strangely drawn to this. It’s not normally something I find aesthetically pleasing, but I think it’s sexy in this case.

  10. pati Avatar

    it’s a wonderful pillow too

  11. Jb Avatar
    Jb

    now if he were to put some white ink on that i think it would look compleatly amazing

  12. Pol Avatar
    Pol

    this is just my cup of tea…it’s so beautiful.

  13. BlueStar Avatar

    I think that would look better with some scarification going in and out, but thats just my opinion.. not the biggest fan of it, I’m more of a fan of stuff that works with the body.
    My big opinion is: If YOU like it, go for it!

  14. Ariel Avatar
    Ariel

    Looks… like a sharpie.

  15. esmeray Avatar

    I wonder if he had anything under it.

  16. TheWomanMonster Avatar
    TheWomanMonster

    oooh… what’s the plan for this?
    Looks well executed.
    I notice the black work on his bicep there too.
    What’s the big picture idea here mate?

  17. akibare Avatar
    akibare

    Makes me want to write on it with a white grease pencil. It’d be like a chalkboard 😀

    /in a goofy mood, sorry

  18. possessed Avatar

    losubres: I agree; skin removal could look pretty cool over this – that’s the first thing I thought when I saw the photo.

    But I actually think it looks pretty awesome right now 🙂 I love blackwork tattoos.

  19. bebeto Avatar
    bebeto

    How many hours did the chest take. I bet the top corners didn’t hurt a bit.

  20. Roridula Avatar

    Shannon, I remember the woman with the “Groucho Marx” eyebrows too! I found I had a picture and posted it to my Iam page.

  21. robot spy butterfly Avatar
    robot spy butterfly

    Is this the same guy posted a while back with the play piercings over the tattoo? Anyway, I really like them as they are, especially the one on his arm.

  22. Brena Zickler Avatar

    Vai se fuder, Marcell!!!!

    e chupe meu belengo!!!!!

  23. ph Avatar
    ph

    Wow! How is it so very black? It looks a lot blacker than most I’ve seen, is it just the pictures? Or has it just been done?

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