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.

Ok, I’ll call it “football” this time…

…since everyone got upset when I posted a football face and called it “soccer”. Anyway, following up to the Maradona portrait, here’s one by one of my favorite South American artists, Darwin Enriquez at Mithos Tattoo in Caracas, Venezuela.

Comments

17 responses to “Ok, I’ll call it “football” this time…”

  1. Jimmy Landby Avatar

    Seems very well done.

  2. Miguel Young Avatar

    you ALMOST got it right…
    using football instead of soccer is a huge step, but why the hell are you fixated with maradona? Where´s Pelé, for god´s sake?
    😉

  3. milky Avatar
    milky

    argentine pride!! maradona is a treasure freals

  4. cameron Avatar

    it’s not true maradona artwork unless there is cocaine invovled.

    nobody will get that joke.

  5. Shannon Larratt Avatar

    Miguel – Send in your Pele tattoo and I’ll post it!

  6. ChillyMama Avatar

    Technically, Shannon, if you’re going to feature Maradona – or Pele – you have to call it “futbol” .. 🙂

  7. olive Avatar
    olive

    gotta love mithos.

  8. Ripy Avatar

    ChillyMama is rigth, but Milky´s way waaay wrong. We have Cortazar, Borges, Charly Garcia, Perez Celis. Maradona´s just a futbol (football) player!

  9. Blasphomy Avatar
    Blasphomy

    Diego Marijuana as i like to call him

  10. Edd Cunningham Avatar
    Edd Cunningham

    As a football fan and England follower, I was born and bread to hate Maradona. However, that’s a great tattoo =)

  11. Jonathan Piercing Avatar

    he’s also named D10S… was a great player.

  12. stretcher Avatar
    stretcher

    Nope, he was a volleyball player.

  13. dr.koki Avatar

    Please…. no more maradona tattoos…

  14. Patrick Avatar

    ahh, it’s like my tat of Elvis in gold lame

  15. Patrick Avatar

    or the one of Marlon Brando before the Haagen Das

  16. joe Avatar
    joe

    its called SOCCER!!!!

  17. ICF Avatar
    ICF

    Maradona is no Carlos Tevez.

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