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.

“Outergalactic Mandalas”

This is the start of aquarian234‘s half sleeve, by Jason Maybruck at Darkwave in Roxbury, MA.

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12 responses to ““Outergalactic Mandalas””

  1. Esmerelda Avatar

    That’s really nice looking, but it does look more like pink washing up liquid bubbles going down a mandala shaped plughole…

  2. leebee Avatar
    leebee

    the colours and design are both gorgeous!! 🙂

  3. lilish Avatar
    lilish

    Very pretty. I like how it looks kind of blurry or doesn’t have defined lines up close, but further away it looks focused and sharp.

  4. Tohnia Avatar
    Tohnia

    I can’t wait to see the finished sleeve! So far, the work looks amazing!

  5. Fitzzz Avatar
    Fitzzz

    Trippy

  6. wish_I_were_a_dragon... Avatar

    I look forward to seeing it done 🙂

  7. fghtffyrdmns Avatar
    fghtffyrdmns

    that is very cool. lilish is right, it’s got a really interesting style to it. the whole blurry and sharp thing going on is rad.

  8. waxfrog Avatar
    waxfrog

    That looks amazing, looking forward to seeing the finished product!

  9. Onega Avatar
    Onega

    That is so beautiful!

  10. gato Avatar
    gato

    the blurriness could be due to not having the camera focused correctly… sorta what it looks like to me… oh well, Flea said it best in the great American classic “Son In-Law” when he said, “It’s better than a kick in the face with a golf shoe.” God bless you Pauly “Unstoppable” Shore… haha

  11. Collision Theory Avatar

    The white ink looks stunning. Love the colours…

  12. shann0n Avatar

    I’m glad to see jason getting some attention, I really need to send in some pictures of my half sleeve in progress from him, he is so kickass.

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