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.

At a Glance


This backpiece comes to us—surprise, surprise—from Marc at Swastika Freakshop in Radolfzell, Germany. It’s not just Marc’s technical skills as a tattooist that impress me (although they’re off the charts), but his aesthetic: The designs he comes up with seem so bizarre sometimes, but what they really indicate is a thorough understanding of the human form, and it’s a style that, ultimately, is equal parts complementary and jarring. All of which is to say, Marc pisses excellence, plain and simple. He wakes up in the morning and pisses excellence.

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Comments

64 responses to “At a Glance”

  1. Dean Farrar Avatar

    yh man go marc i love his style

  2. Dean Farrar Avatar

    yh man go marc i love his style

  3. Brandon Avatar

    hfosaifihefighg.
    so goood, holy.

  4. Brandon Avatar

    hfosaifihefighg.
    so goood, holy.

  5. Powerslide9000 Avatar
    Powerslide9000

    This is a nice tattoo but I notice that the lower parts of it are perilously close to his out hole.

    Yuck.

  6. Powerslide9000 Avatar
    Powerslide9000

    This is a nice tattoo but I notice that the lower parts of it are perilously close to his out hole.

    Yuck.

  7. Graham Avatar

    Turn your head sideways, then see the swastikas.

  8. Graham Avatar

    Turn your head sideways, then see the swastikas.

  9. Heretic138 Avatar
    Heretic138

    for swastika lovers, piss = excellence?
    sure marc is damn good at what he does but its pretty sad when people worship him like sheep. maybe if you folks could see the flaws instead of insisting everything he does is perfect…

    anyways, fuck the swastika and those that glorify it

    BTW, i was gonna give it a break for awhile and focus on some nazis somewhere else. but i guess BME needs me so badly they choose to “bait” me. l love you too

  10. Heretic138 Avatar
    Heretic138

    for swastika lovers, piss = excellence?
    sure marc is damn good at what he does but its pretty sad when people worship him like sheep. maybe if you folks could see the flaws instead of insisting everything he does is perfect…

    anyways, fuck the swastika and those that glorify it

    BTW, i was gonna give it a break for awhile and focus on some nazis somewhere else. but i guess BME needs me so badly they choose to “bait” me. l love you too

  11. Lilee Avatar
    Lilee

    This is beautiful. I’m planning a trip to Germany, and I’ll be DAMNED if I don’t get a tattoo from this shop while I’m there.

  12. Lilee Avatar
    Lilee

    This is beautiful. I’m planning a trip to Germany, and I’ll be DAMNED if I don’t get a tattoo from this shop while I’m there.

  13. little swastika Avatar

    oh and don’t forgett this nazis are from all around the world. we call us the swastika nazis and we are a world wide organisation agains foreigners…

  14. little swastika Avatar

    oh and don’t forgett this nazis are from all around the world. we call us the swastika nazis and we are a world wide organisation agains foreigners…

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