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.

Recognize the Image?

John Deweese, who tattoos at Great American Tattoo Company (Shelbyville, Indiana) found the “Faux Pas” entry here on ModBlog and thought it was a beautiful image (I agree!), so he had his boss Joshua Carlton tattoo it on him.

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Comments

31 responses to “Recognize the Image?”

  1. Elektromutant Avatar

    It has translated stunningly onto the skin, I love it!

  2. Lulu Avatar
    Lulu

    Wow. It’s gorgeous, and I love the lack of black outlining.

  3. Mrs. Penguin Avatar
    Mrs. Penguin

    What a fucking AWESOME tattoo! It’s a real treat to see one so stunningly executed.

  4. Snap Dragon Avatar

    Very beautifully done!

  5. Faye aka MetalDready Avatar
    Faye aka MetalDready

    nice work! looks like airbrush! very well done!

  6. Faye aka MetalDready Avatar
    Faye aka MetalDready

    nice work! looks like airbrush! very well done!

  7. modestmouse Avatar
    modestmouse

    Wow, that’s a stunningly beautiful tattoo (and image in general).

  8. Kitty Avatar
    Kitty

    Wow! The portraiture of that is simply stunning. Excellent, gorgeous copy of the original.

  9. HereKittyKitty Avatar
    HereKittyKitty

    Beautiful tattoo of a beautiful person!

  10. Angie Avatar
    Angie

    WOW! This looks really good. very realistic.

  11. JenO33 Avatar

    Recognized it right away… the guy is just drop dead gorgeous. Great job.

  12. ovaryaction Avatar
    ovaryaction

    holy shit

  13. silvereden Avatar
    silvereden

    sweet mother of god that is abso-fucking-lutely INCREDIBLE!

    *awe*

  14. Autopsy26 Avatar
    Autopsy26

    fuck this tattoo is incredibly amazing

  15. Thor Avatar
    Thor

    Ubernice

  16. timm95 Avatar
    timm95

    preety good tattoo from a guy whos color blind 🙂

  17. freedomhangs Avatar

    That is an incredibly beautiful tattoo.

  18. kara Avatar
    kara

    looks good all except the upper lip. looks like one too many lip injections.

  19. Chaq Avatar
    Chaq

    YES! I remember that photo very well, and it looks absolutely beautiful. That is a stunning tattoo.

  20. Cristina Avatar

    Dear god it looks like it’s coming out of his skin! Gorgeous!

  21. HeavensTwistedAngel Avatar
    HeavensTwistedAngel

    wow! that translated so well…it’s simply amazing.

  22. Briggitte Avatar

    He did a nice job!

  23. slovan Avatar
    slovan

    Uuu! Very nice tattoo! What a colors…

  24. Sara Avatar
    Sara

    Indiana, represent.
    W00T W00T!!

  25. Kaitlin Avatar
    Kaitlin

    Joshua Carlton is an incredible tattoo artist, the guy who owns the shop I go to for piercings has a few tattoos by him, they look just as good in person as they do on film.

  26. enomy Avatar
    enomy

    one of the best

  27. CalmLlama Avatar
    CalmLlama

    Thats an AMAZING tattoo

  28. gogo_savvy Avatar

    Go JoshuaDavid! Lovelovelove. Seeing Samar on here earlier, and then this. So many people I love on modblog.

  29. Katie Avatar
    Katie

    Which photo is this referencing? I feel like a dummy, but I have no idea. It is a fucking amazingly well-done tattoo, though.

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