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.

Navel Rose

I’m not sure if I think this rose, tattooed with the navel as its centre, is really cool or really creepy… Done by Tamas Kusinka at Tattoo Zone in Pecs, Hungary.

Comments

46 responses to “Navel Rose”

  1. Em Avatar
    Em

    That looks great. Is the inside of the navel actually tattooed? In which case, ow.

  2. Em Avatar
    Em

    That looks great. Is the inside of the navel actually tattooed? In which case, ow.

  3. Wilburt Avatar

    Really cool, amazingly cool. gives the tattoo natural depth. Not to mention the tattoo is well executed

  4. Wilburt Avatar

    Really cool, amazingly cool. gives the tattoo natural depth. Not to mention the tattoo is well executed

  5. goomy Avatar

    that’s the best use for a navel I’ve ever seen

  6. goomy Avatar

    that’s the best use for a navel I’ve ever seen

  7. Kenny Avatar
    Kenny

    I’m gonna go with really cool…

  8. Kenny Avatar
    Kenny

    I’m gonna go with really cool…

  9. wish_I_were_a_dragon... Avatar

    thats funky 😛 kinda clever as well

  10. wish_I_were_a_dragon... Avatar

    thats funky 😛 kinda clever as well

  11. Abraxas Nor Avatar
    Abraxas Nor

    I want to stick something in it.

  12. Abraxas Nor Avatar
    Abraxas Nor

    I want to stick something in it.

  13. moddoctor Avatar

    Wow. That’s visually stunning.

  14. moddoctor Avatar

    Wow. That’s visually stunning.

  15. lala Avatar
    lala

    Hehehe.
    I want to poke it!

  16. lala Avatar
    lala

    Hehehe.
    I want to poke it!

  17. ac. Avatar
    ac.

    szép munka, Tamás! nem kicsit néztem, mikor megláttam, hogy Pécs.. 🙂

  18. ac. Avatar
    ac.

    szép munka, Tamás! nem kicsit néztem, mikor megláttam, hogy Pécs.. 🙂

  19. Ghobian Avatar

    Really creepy haha…

  20. Ghobian Avatar

    Really creepy haha…

  21. NiceAlex Avatar
    NiceAlex

    Reminds me of Audey II from Little Shop of Horrors.

    “Feed me Seymour!”

  22. NiceAlex Avatar
    NiceAlex

    Reminds me of Audey II from Little Shop of Horrors.

    “Feed me Seymour!”

  23. crybaby Avatar

    i’d have to see it from farther away to make judgment on creepy or cool.

  24. crybaby Avatar

    i’d have to see it from farther away to make judgment on creepy or cool.

  25. nyne Avatar

    that gives me the biggest no feeling. touching my belly button is bad enough, i think i’d puke if i got mine tattooed!

    nice colors, tho 🙂

  26. nyne Avatar

    that gives me the biggest no feeling. touching my belly button is bad enough, i think i’d puke if i got mine tattooed!

    nice colors, tho 🙂

  27. Rae Avatar

    Is it really bad that my first thought was that I wanted to stick my tongue in it? If I were ever 100% certain that I’d never want kids (and if I made that choice young enough to still pull a navel tattoo off) then I wouldn’t even hesitate. Man – it would be a shame to see that get all stretched out! In the meantime, though, it’s extremely hot. (And maybe she’s already 100% sure about not having kids, in which case it should stay hot for a long time!)

  28. Rae Avatar

    Is it really bad that my first thought was that I wanted to stick my tongue in it? If I were ever 100% certain that I’d never want kids (and if I made that choice young enough to still pull a navel tattoo off) then I wouldn’t even hesitate. Man – it would be a shame to see that get all stretched out! In the meantime, though, it’s extremely hot. (And maybe she’s already 100% sure about not having kids, in which case it should stay hot for a long time!)

  29. DressedInBlack Avatar
    DressedInBlack

    It looks like theres an asshole in the middle of the flower…

  30. DressedInBlack Avatar
    DressedInBlack

    It looks like theres an asshole in the middle of the flower…

  31. lilish Avatar
    lilish

    The navel is kinda like the nipple for me. I know that if I tattoed it it would bother me that I can’t really see it. I know this makes no sense at all, but I would always want to take it off. Ironically I hate the way my navel looks like without jewelry in it…I always feel as though somethings missing and I’m naked.

  32. lilish Avatar
    lilish

    The navel is kinda like the nipple for me. I know that if I tattoed it it would bother me that I can’t really see it. I know this makes no sense at all, but I would always want to take it off. Ironically I hate the way my navel looks like without jewelry in it…I always feel as though somethings missing and I’m naked.

  33. Kristin Avatar
    Kristin

    I’m gonna vote for creepy.

  34. Kristin Avatar
    Kristin

    I’m gonna vote for creepy.

  35. James Avatar
    James

    even if she has kids…
    she has a great experience.

    Its the same question as- what happens when your older?

    Things change – let them.

  36. James Avatar
    James

    even if she has kids…
    she has a great experience.

    Its the same question as- what happens when your older?

    Things change – let them.

  37. Jay Avatar
    Jay

    Something subconsciously vulval about the way the navel looks in the middle of that rose – ‘specially with the sort of line vertically in it, and that it’s red not yellow or blue. Like the way people (euphemism lovers, anyway) talk about the female genitalia as a flower… I feel twisted for saying it, but Freud would certainly agree – especially given the link of the navel – umbilical cord – reproduction – feminine sexuality.

  38. Jay Avatar
    Jay

    Something subconsciously vulval about the way the navel looks in the middle of that rose – ‘specially with the sort of line vertically in it, and that it’s red not yellow or blue. Like the way people (euphemism lovers, anyway) talk about the female genitalia as a flower… I feel twisted for saying it, but Freud would certainly agree – especially given the link of the navel – umbilical cord – reproduction – feminine sexuality.

  39. L1ZZARD Avatar

    def. little shop of horrors. Lol

  40. L1ZZARD Avatar

    def. little shop of horrors. Lol

  41. ln8r Avatar
    ln8r

    It looks like there’s a mini Rolling Stones logo in the middle there. Unintentional, of course, and probably only from that exact angle.

  42. ln8r Avatar
    ln8r

    It looks like there’s a mini Rolling Stones logo in the middle there. Unintentional, of course, and probably only from that exact angle.

  43. jo Avatar
    jo

    i agree with jay, first thing i thought when i looked at this was “OMG it looks like a vagina!” lol…

  44. jo Avatar
    jo

    i agree with jay, first thing i thought when i looked at this was “OMG it looks like a vagina!” lol…

  45. Tlanextli Avatar
    Tlanextli

    It’s kinda S&M to have the navel tattooed in the inside! It’s the spot on the body surface with the highest density of nerve cells!
    Or maybe one gets an anaestetic injection? Otherwise one would really be writhing in agony and surely pass out. Can’t think one can stand this without being tied up or getting the area dumbed.

  46. Tlanextli Avatar
    Tlanextli

    It’s kinda S&M to have the navel tattooed in the inside! It’s the spot on the body surface with the highest density of nerve cells!
    Or maybe one gets an anaestetic injection? Otherwise one would really be writhing in agony and surely pass out. Can’t think one can stand this without being tied up or getting the area dumbed.

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