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.

What, you’ve got a better source of inspiration?

Maxwell Brand (seen here a couple times before) writes of his tattoo based on a ModBlog feature from June 5th, 2006 (a difficult choice due to the blown out lighting and unusual proportions),

“My friend Sean Herman of All or Nothing Tattoo was going to tattoo me, but I hadn’t come up with something to get. I flipped through pages of ModBlog pics until I found this gorgeous girl. Then, Sean tattooed her on me. So, it should probably be a ModBlog feature itself…. haha.”

Maxwell, I agree entirely that I need to post this. I love meta-references and meta-jokes, so this is definitely getting modblogged! I wonder what BreedTheCancer (the person whose portrait makes up the tattoo) will think when she finds out (assuming she doesn’t know already) about the tattoo — and being featured a second time in this unusual way.

Comments

173 responses to “What, you’ve got a better source of inspiration?”

  1. al Avatar
    al

    Wow, the girl on the right is super cute…. But what is that on the left? Is it related? Can somebody please explain to me what it’s supposed to be, and why somebody had it tattooed on them? I’d be pissed.

  2. Bradly Avatar
    Bradly

    #146 troll deeezzz nutzzz there is reason to my ryhme……..if u dont get it then wake the fuck up or get in the bent fucking shopping cart that this dude pushes around and get the fuck out the way cause people are tired of lame mother fuckers …This site is dedicated to a mostly eterme and powwerful form in upon itself body mod and u lame ass mother fuckers treat it as if it wereea flipint form so in the end u get ur just desserts and bbesides that point u mother fucker just becuse u and the chick and the dude who got it all done says it’s cool dosnt make it fuckin cOOl..it just happened to work out that way …this time..but it could have gone O so fuckin real Life Bad…cause if my bitch wanted me to id go and cut that mother fucker off his body with a butter knif and burn it in tribute to the stars on ice goes on at 10pm 2night Vote for Big Bird’s routine done with Mr SnuffalupaGus ~_0 And Ill fuckin Troll because Trolls have rights 2!!!and today is the that Trolls evrywherer stand up 4themselelves! but back to my mom she didnt ever really give me the love and attatention that I deserve so if u happen to be reading this post this far plz call me at 1-877-835-5871 the firat 3 minutes are free each minute there after is $1.99 thaks for all ur love and suport u have all given me here smoochesXXXX ~_0

  3. Max Avatar

    don’t worry rex…..some of us are here to talk about body modification, and some of us are just crazy……

  4. ÈMþRê§§ Avatar
    ÈMþRê§§

    lol Is this arguement still going on:)

  5. HereKittyKitty Avatar
    HereKittyKitty

    Bradly’s actually a pretty amusing troll.

    In the big scheme of things, the tattoo artist, subject, and client are happy (luckily it worked out that way) and that’s all that matters now. It’s done.

    And in the long journey to this conclusion, it has given voice and purpose to Bradly. Bradly, you got my lovins.

  6. Bradly Avatar
    Bradly

    That’s all I ever wanted …Thanks HereKittyKitty 🙂 …DOne Bradly ~_0

  7. Suzanne Avatar

    I would be creeped out by the fact that some dude got my face tattoo’d on him. I wouldn’t be pleased AT all.

  8. Melissa Avatar

    Anyone feel free to tattoo me on there body…….

  9. square Avatar

    Max,

    you’re a loser.
    why don’t you stop commenting then if you’re so high and mighty?
    and it does look like shit.

  10. Excelsior Avatar
    Excelsior

    well that took up a good chunk of my day.

    and in conclusion… fair play to max. i dont see anything wrong with what you got done, you liked a picture, you got it done, fairy snuff.

  11. rickets Avatar
    rickets

    “Sorry you guys are upset when some one gets an original “TATTOOâ€?, and you guys probably all have the same dumb shit.”

    See, this situation wouldn’t be so bad if you weren’t such a PRICK.

    If you like the tattoo and she’s okay with it, fine… you don’t have to justify it to anyone or be a jerk about it.

  12. Max Avatar

    i don’t justify….I try to educate……sometimes people just think they know it all….

    and the PRICK thing is soooooooooo old…..another case of an unoriginality….

  13. jack Avatar
    jack

    i’m sure she wouldn’t mind, seen as the picture looks nothing like her!

  14. jack Avatar
    jack

    …. *the tattoo looks nothing like the picture

  15. Bradly Avatar
    Bradly

    sometimes people just think they know it all….Max’s Qoute…I thought that it wasnt propper to use a stament in a definition saying the same thing talking about the same subject talking about urself as in >The only thing educatiiing about u and ur tattooss is NOT-2-DO ~_0

  16. Corpse Avatar

    Go max, the more I look at it the more i like it, i think the hair looks awesome, yeah left eye is a bit squify but it adds character an I personally prefer the right side of the tattoo o the left.

  17. Ka Crow Avatar
    Ka Crow

    #150. Actually, that’s exactly what I meant. Sorry to unwittingly give you faith. Oops?

  18. Amanda Avatar

    i think it’s very cute.

  19. Archie Avatar
    Archie

    Not bothered by the tattoo, this chick is HOT!

    She makes me do a sex wee…… ina ma pantz

    I lika you, high five 😉

  20. whatsittoya Avatar
    whatsittoya

    If it were some 18 year old kid that said “I had an appt to get a tat, but had no idea what I wanted, so I looked on the net for an hour til I found something I liked”, I’m pretty sure most people would be giving him a lecture on how you need to research what you want long before you get into the studio.

    I think if Max had done that, he might have been able to find something that the artist was better able to carry out. Cause I am not much impressed by this tattoo. The photo is gorgeous.

    And I’m sure no one’s actually going to read this. I myself only got through the first 100 comments before skipping to the end. But I just had to say something. Couldn’t leave it alone.

  21. adastra Avatar
    adastra

    “I just have a job where I have to answer dumb questions to ignorant people all day”

    Max, coming from someone who works in an industry that I really respect, this makes me sad.

    “at least when i get my tattoos i won’t pick a random picture, compare it to a bear, and get it tattoo’d on me”

    This just made me piss myself.

    I think the point max is making is that he doesn’t care who the girl is, that’s not why he got the tattoo….she just has a face thats nice to look at, there’s no meaning behind it.

    Having said that….can’t say I think much of the tattoo itself.

  22. Lou Avatar
    Lou

    so let me get this strait. you find some random girl, you dont even know. and you tattoo her on yourself by probably the worst arist ive ever seen.
    sweet.

  23. liz Avatar
    liz

    i wouldn’t get a tattoo of anyone’s face on myself.
    but no one can get mad at the person that got the tattoo.
    the question is not who’s face it is.
    but who’s body it is on.
    it’s his decision.
    not her’s.
    yup.

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