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.

Butt Brain

Howie (see the interview which includes some commentary on his ideas about tattooing) suggest that this tattoo he did would be best filed in the “super awful awesome tatty section”. Postmodern tattooing perhaps?

Comments

78 responses to “Butt Brain”

  1. Acid Avatar
    Acid

    my day just got THAT much better ^.^
    I like the scribblyness of it, i think it makes it cool
    Butt tattoo’s allways make me giggle anyway, just the placement i guess

  2. Acid Avatar
    Acid

    my day just got THAT much better ^.^
    I like the scribblyness of it, i think it makes it cool
    Butt tattoo’s allways make me giggle anyway, just the placement i guess

  3. Sarah Avatar
    Sarah

    I’m sorry, but I can’t help but think that he must have lost a bet or something…

  4. Sarah Avatar
    Sarah

    I’m sorry, but I can’t help but think that he must have lost a bet or something…

  5. candy Avatar
    candy

    postmodern tattoos
    I never thought of it like that, but I’d say it is a perfect description.

    I love it.

  6. candy Avatar
    candy

    postmodern tattoos
    I never thought of it like that, but I’d say it is a perfect description.

    I love it.

  7. joeltron Avatar

    Zmg! First time I’ve seen colours that aren’t pink/black/blue in his work. It aint easy being a pimp, howie.

  8. joeltron Avatar

    Zmg! First time I’ve seen colours that aren’t pink/black/blue in his work. It aint easy being a pimp, howie.

  9. Donna Avatar

    I certainly wouldn’t wear a tattoo like that on MY skin, it looks like a scratcher has been let loose, not nice at all.

  10. Donna Avatar

    I certainly wouldn’t wear a tattoo like that on MY skin, it looks like a scratcher has been let loose, not nice at all.

  11. Rich Avatar

    Haha I actually love this! I have a tattoo by howie that I got last year and it is probably one of the stupidest and best tattoos I have. (Its a broken heart cloud raining (with “lightin”) into a pink tea cup with a little girl drowning in it… and the phrase “yes it does not hurt” tattooed above – i personally think it sums me up! haha

  12. Rich Avatar

    Haha I actually love this! I have a tattoo by howie that I got last year and it is probably one of the stupidest and best tattoos I have. (Its a broken heart cloud raining (with “lightin”) into a pink tea cup with a little girl drowning in it… and the phrase “yes it does not hurt” tattooed above – i personally think it sums me up! haha

  13. Teal Avatar
    Teal

    Its like an Andy Warhol thing. Whether you think its art or not its based on opinion.

  14. Teal Avatar
    Teal

    Its like an Andy Warhol thing. Whether you think its art or not its based on opinion.

  15. CutThroat Avatar

    As soon as that’s a legit category (super awful.. er -AWESOME tatty section) I have a bunch of photos to submit.

    I <3 Howie’s tattoo work.

  16. CutThroat Avatar

    As soon as that’s a legit category (super awful.. er -AWESOME tatty section) I have a bunch of photos to submit.

    I <3 Howie’s tattoo work.

  17. CutThroat Avatar

    I should clear up that none of my work is done by Howie. Maybe soon.

  18. CutThroat Avatar

    I should clear up that none of my work is done by Howie. Maybe soon.

  19. e1m1 Avatar

    i think it’s excellent to have whimsical tattoos as a complement to a lot of the very Serious tattooing and body mods and rituals that are showcased on modblog. while it certainly has a childish affect, it’s still really effective. would i want this tattoo? no way. but it is a lovely thing to see, to recognize that tattooing, as a medium, can have many different tones and registers.

  20. e1m1 Avatar

    i think it’s excellent to have whimsical tattoos as a complement to a lot of the very Serious tattooing and body mods and rituals that are showcased on modblog. while it certainly has a childish affect, it’s still really effective. would i want this tattoo? no way. but it is a lovely thing to see, to recognize that tattooing, as a medium, can have many different tones and registers.

  21. Nico Avatar

    Oh dear. Why…?

  22. Nico Avatar

    Oh dear. Why…?

  23. cutlass71 Avatar
    cutlass71

    smartass… cool!

  24. cutlass71 Avatar
    cutlass71

    smartass… cool!

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