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.

Impervious to Chaos

As the last post was pretty intense I thought this nice calming family scene on the arm back of Brandon would be nice.. It’s based on the artwork of Robert Williams and the original can be seen here.

By Half Pint, Marvel Tattoo, South Bend, IN.

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Comments

15 responses to “Impervious to Chaos”

  1. ward. Avatar

    Thats pretty original, but is there supposed to be a three eyed bird with cleavage?

  2. miculgras Avatar
    miculgras

    nice work 🙂

  3. Candice Avatar
    Candice

    very cool. pretty sure that’s a back, but not an arm. that’d be one helluva arm 🙂

    this is a way cooler depiction of anti-religion than some guy who came into my work today and he just had a cross with a big red X through it.

  4. bucket of bunnies Avatar
    bucket of bunnies

    This is anti-religious?

    1. Ward: I see the bird too, and a pig made of fire.

  5. ash Avatar

    Candice: maybe it’s the small screen I’m viewing it on, but a family praying together and keeping out chaos = anti-religious? Not seeing it…

  6. kiff Avatar
    kiff

    yeah, how in the world is this an arm?

  7. jenn Avatar
    jenn

    i immediately thought it was anti religious a sort of putting your head in the sand/blind faith type thing but guess it amay not be…….anyhow i really like the style of it

  8. RooRaaah Crumbs Avatar

    kiff – Oops, I seem to be failing at identifying body parts lately.

  9. dryxi Avatar
    dryxi

    south bend, IN…notre dame? or a resident of the city?

  10. Paige Avatar
    Paige

    It could be taken either way: blind faith/head in the sand or faith as shelter from the storm.

  11. Bot Avatar

    nice work =)

  12. Nikki Avatar

    I love Williams’ work.

  13. nature223 Avatar

    WRONG…it says in a WORLD of these things that are in the borders,,you can separate yourself,and you can seek peace and be centered in your daily prayers..to DEAL with all these worldly challenges

  14. dryxi Avatar
    dryxi

    actually, when people say they ‘take’ things a certain way, it can’t be either right or wrong. their opinions are based on their life experiences, and unless you have lived that person’s life, you can’t make possibly understand the filter they see the world through.

  15. cindolin Avatar
    cindolin

    @Candice-
    The tattoo you’re describing sounds like the band logo for Bad Religion. Which is just as lame.

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