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.

Hindu Hand Portraits

These great God/Goddess tattoos were done on Victor by Augustine at Insane Skin Art in Singapore (which feels to me like it’s growing to be a new Eastern mecca of body modification — so many wonderful BME submissions have been coming in from Singapore lately).

Comments

19 responses to “Hindu Hand Portraits”

  1. Toni Avatar
    Toni

    I love the detail.

  2. Samantha. Avatar
    Samantha.

    The white ink really makes the tattoo.

  3. Emily Avatar
    Emily

    i really dont like these

  4. Mike Avatar
    Mike

    That’s beatiful.

  5. verucassault Avatar
    verucassault

    Wow. Those are lovely.

  6. Frances Avatar

    huge hands !

  7. hellonightmare Avatar

    so beautiful! I sortof wish they weren’t on the hands, since hand tattoos tend to fade.. but wow..

  8. Jessi-ka Avatar
    Jessi-ka

    i also wish that they werent on the hands but besides that, theyre lovely

  9. frogger79 Avatar
    frogger79

    they are really cool tattoos. I think they look amazing…

  10. FNKYMNKY Avatar

    Might have to pay Insane Skin Art a visit my next holiday back then… =P

  11. Mess Avatar

    very pretty, nothing i would have done personally but still pretty.

  12. subliminal Avatar
    subliminal

    not a personal fan of the purple shading/green outline combo…. but well executed overall.

  13. wlcm2t3hmachine Avatar

    I think this is wonderful +because+ its on hands. The artist must know this area well to acheive something this pretty on such an odd surface. And as for fading- pff. Whats a few touch ups? Everyone will see this, and at least it looks reallllly good. Its much nicer than knuckle lettering. I think it has an elegance to it.

  14. jj Avatar
    jj

    AMAZING.

  15. Tohnia Avatar
    Tohnia

    they’re extremely well done! Out of curiosity, does anybody know which gods/goddesses they are?

  16. luxie Avatar
    luxie

    beautiful.

  17. hellonightmare Avatar

    15, “Yasoda (Mum of Krishna) & Lord Krishna”
    according to his page =]

  18. hellonightmare Avatar

    don’t get me wrong, I really love how it looks on the hands =]

  19. deadlypoison Avatar

    they’re beautiful

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