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.

Hangin’ There: Suspension Art

Mari (more) just sent me this pretty suspension painting she did inspired by some of the suspension pictures on ModBlog (note to the jealous: I didn’t get an actual painting, just an email). Oh yeah, and if you didn’t notice, I added an Art subsection that I’ll start posting to I hope, and I’ve moved a “what’s new on BME” list of galleries into the left bar, and you should see a search form in the next day or two as well!

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Comments

88 responses to “Hangin’ There: Suspension Art”

  1. Jessica Avatar

    Holy hell, that’s awesome.

  2. Jessica Avatar

    Holy hell, that’s awesome.

  3. cometstail Avatar
    cometstail

    That’s beautiful! Does she design tattoos? (hinthinthint)

  4. cometstail Avatar
    cometstail

    That’s beautiful! Does she design tattoos? (hinthinthint)

  5. bijou Avatar
    bijou

    that’s a painting? not digital art?

  6. bijou Avatar
    bijou

    that’s a painting? not digital art?

  7. Shannon Larratt Avatar

    It’s a digital “painting”, yeah.

  8. Shannon Larratt Avatar

    It’s a digital “painting”, yeah.

  9. defekter Avatar

    That’s so wonderful! I’d love something akin to a wallpaper for my laptop that would fit nicely. Wow!

  10. defekter Avatar

    That’s so wonderful! I’d love something akin to a wallpaper for my laptop that would fit nicely. Wow!

  11. sebastian Avatar
    sebastian

    that’s very lovely

  12. sebastian Avatar
    sebastian

    that’s very lovely

  13. d3rang3d Avatar
    d3rang3d

    wow that is fucking amazing i would love to have that on my wall in the living room

  14. d3rang3d Avatar
    d3rang3d

    wow that is fucking amazing i would love to have that on my wall in the living room

  15. Joseylyn Avatar
    Joseylyn

    Beautiful!

  16. Joseylyn Avatar
    Joseylyn

    Beautiful!

  17. cirrin Avatar
    cirrin

    Wow, that’s sweet. I hope more of the talented people around here submit their art with the new category!!

  18. cirrin Avatar
    cirrin

    Wow, that’s sweet. I hope more of the talented people around here submit their art with the new category!!

  19. CreativeNonFiction Avatar

    That is amazingly beautiful.

  20. CreativeNonFiction Avatar

    That is amazingly beautiful.

  21. Nikki Avatar

    How great!
    (:

  22. Nikki Avatar

    How great!
    (:

  23. cas Avatar
    cas

    hell yeah, i’m diggin’ this.!

  24. cas Avatar
    cas

    hell yeah, i’m diggin’ this.!

  25. ella Avatar

    sweet! I really love this style. I would also love it if the caption was “hang in there” like the ’70′s kitten poster

  26. ella Avatar

    sweet! I really love this style. I would also love it if the caption was “hang in there” like the ’70′s kitten poster

  27. sae Avatar
    sae

    thats fucking amazing!!!!!!!!!!
    i want it made into a giant tapestry

  28. sae Avatar
    sae

    thats fucking amazing!!!!!!!!!!
    i want it made into a giant tapestry

  29. Dagon Avatar
    Dagon

    Swank. =3
    (Maybe I’ll send in some suspension art too. I did a drawing series on it.)

  30. Dagon Avatar
    Dagon

    Swank. =3
    (Maybe I’ll send in some suspension art too. I did a drawing series on it.)

  31. Jay.O Avatar
    Jay.O

    the colors and patterns are very pretty!

  32. Jay.O Avatar
    Jay.O

    the colors and patterns are very pretty!

  33. Klem Avatar
    Klem

    I love it…the idea, the design,and especially the Tim Burton-esque touch of the colors

  34. Klem Avatar
    Klem

    I love it…the idea, the design,and especially the Tim Burton-esque touch of the colors

  35. Redelicious Avatar
    Redelicious

    OK, no offense to the artist, but it’s a couple of photos of suspensions, traced then filled over a background of a photo of thorns against a wall. Add some duplicated resized frilly bits and a transparent gradient and call it a day. Photoshop 101.

  36. Redelicious Avatar
    Redelicious

    OK, no offense to the artist, but it’s a couple of photos of suspensions, traced then filled over a background of a photo of thorns against a wall. Add some duplicated resized frilly bits and a transparent gradient and call it a day. Photoshop 101.

  37. Shannon Larratt Avatar

    Redelicious – I don’t think that’s any offense to the artist. Graphic design is often about taking simple actions to achieve something aesthetically effective.

  38. Shannon Larratt Avatar

    Redelicious – I don’t think that’s any offense to the artist. Graphic design is often about taking simple actions to achieve something aesthetically effective.

  39. katie Avatar
    katie

    i love this! its awesome to see people do art in relation to/about mods

  40. katie Avatar
    katie

    i love this! its awesome to see people do art in relation to/about mods

  41. Lyra Avatar

    hey! thank you all so much for the positive comments, im stunned. and yeah for the Redelicious: i HAVE done the lines by HAND on PAPER and the scanned, and not traced but done in illustrator, then i added the photo i’v done in the bg. photoshop is ok but it hasnt been used on this pic almost atall. but yeah im not offensed because usually graphic design is just that 😉
    somebody sayd something about the tattoos 😉 i have designed a few , nothing speacial. but i have orders to do more.

    i thinked last night should i do real painting of this and send to shannon :} he make my day afterall..

  42. Lyra Avatar

    hey! thank you all so much for the positive comments, im stunned. and yeah for the Redelicious: i HAVE done the lines by HAND on PAPER and the scanned, and not traced but done in illustrator, then i added the photo i’v done in the bg. photoshop is ok but it hasnt been used on this pic almost atall. but yeah im not offensed because usually graphic design is just that 😉
    somebody sayd something about the tattoos 😉 i have designed a few , nothing speacial. but i have orders to do more.

    i thinked last night should i do real painting of this and send to shannon :} he make my day afterall..

  43. Giles Wallwork Avatar
    Giles Wallwork

    This is a great example of simple yet effective art. Might pilfer it for my Iam site. *cough*

  44. Giles Wallwork Avatar
    Giles Wallwork

    This is a great example of simple yet effective art. Might pilfer it for my Iam site. *cough*

  45. anqqa Avatar
    anqqa

    Very nice artwork, the suspensions work well also as a shirt print (I’ve seen it!) 🙂

    Hehe, that Photoshop 101 is about as exhaustive as: Just find a chapel, take a brush, lie on your back, paint the ceiling and call it a day. Painting 101. 😀

  46. anqqa Avatar
    anqqa

    Very nice artwork, the suspensions work well also as a shirt print (I’ve seen it!) 🙂

    Hehe, that Photoshop 101 is about as exhaustive as: Just find a chapel, take a brush, lie on your back, paint the ceiling and call it a day. Painting 101. 😀

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