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.

Punch Through the Sphere


Not everybody is a fan of the work Lionel from Out of Step does, and understandably so. Much of what he does runs counter to many tattooing traditions, with a huge emphasis on embracing negative space, rather than filling up pieces with as much ink as possible. This above piece is less a tattoo and more a performance; it looks to me like the lines don’t actually go all the way around various body parts, so outside of this pose, she likely just looks as if she’s sporting semi-randomly occurring scar-like lines. Maybe not for everybody, but this sure does it for me.

See the other side, after the jump.

Comments

106 responses to “Punch Through the Sphere”

  1. spookybeck Avatar
    spookybeck

    interesting, linear., I’m curious to see her standing, however.
    looks like scarification, makes me think of that thing in the first resident evil that lopped off limbs?
    (sorry, it’s been a while)

    either way, it’s an interesting and refreshing bit o’ new ink.

  2. spookybeck Avatar
    spookybeck

    interesting, linear., I’m curious to see her standing, however.
    looks like scarification, makes me think of that thing in the first resident evil that lopped off limbs?
    (sorry, it’s been a while)

    either way, it’s an interesting and refreshing bit o’ new ink.

  3. Auxo Avatar

    it looks fresh. somehow I like this idea :))

  4. Auxo Avatar

    it looks fresh. somehow I like this idea :))

  5. xochi Avatar

    That tag made me LOL. It bothers me when people comment on a woman’s body instead of the mod. I think the tattoo is lovely/interesting and so is she!

  6. xochi Avatar

    That tag made me LOL. It bothers me when people comment on a woman’s body instead of the mod. I think the tattoo is lovely/interesting and so is she!

  7. samantha.darling Avatar

    i’ve decided that i think this is really stunning!
    it took me a few looks to warm up to it… but now i’m really digging it!

    i, too, am really curious to see her standing, though.

  8. samantha.darling Avatar

    i’ve decided that i think this is really stunning!
    it took me a few looks to warm up to it… but now i’m really digging it!

    i, too, am really curious to see her standing, though.

  9. Komenu Avatar
    Komenu

    Yeah, I would like to see her standing

  10. Komenu Avatar
    Komenu

    Yeah, I would like to see her standing

  11. MadHatter Avatar
    MadHatter

    She could probably use a sandwich

  12. MadHatter Avatar
    MadHatter

    She could probably use a sandwich

  13. John Avatar
    John

    i would love to suck on her toes.

  14. John Avatar
    John

    i would love to suck on her toes.

  15. Matthew Martyr Avatar

    Incredible. I love this piece. So simple, but just makes you look and wonder and think. 🙂

  16. Matthew Martyr Avatar

    Incredible. I love this piece. So simple, but just makes you look and wonder and think. 🙂

  17. Shaolin Fox Avatar

    How refreshing to see something so minimal but still artistic.

  18. Shaolin Fox Avatar

    How refreshing to see something so minimal but still artistic.

  19. Natasha Avatar
    Natasha

    I love this.

    And I would also like to see her standing.

  20. Natasha Avatar
    Natasha

    I love this.

    And I would also like to see her standing.

  21. Burcu Avatar

    This is beautiful.

  22. Burcu Avatar

    This is beautiful.

  23. livelife Avatar
    livelife

    looks great, what a unique idea!

  24. livelife Avatar
    livelife

    looks great, what a unique idea!

  25. Ayay Avatar
    Ayay

    im a big fan of his work, this is just beautiful

  26. Ayay Avatar
    Ayay

    im a big fan of his work, this is just beautiful

  27. VOMIT Avatar

    I literally said “woah” out loud when I saw this, it’s absolutely beautiful!

  28. VOMIT Avatar

    I literally said “woah” out loud when I saw this, it’s absolutely beautiful!

  29. PlainOleBrian Avatar
    PlainOleBrian

    This idea is neat, I am not a fan of the other stuff tho. It looks more rushed than artistic imo

  30. PlainOleBrian Avatar
    PlainOleBrian

    This idea is neat, I am not a fan of the other stuff tho. It looks more rushed than artistic imo

  31. ash r Avatar

    i said, “oh, wow!!” out loud, lol.
    it is stunningly beautiful!

  32. ash r Avatar

    i said, “oh, wow!!” out loud, lol.
    it is stunningly beautiful!

  33. Xenobiologista Avatar

    Sweet, virtual string bondage.

  34. Xenobiologista Avatar

    Sweet, virtual string bondage.

  35. katy prost Avatar

    I want to see one of her standing out. But I think it’s just really.. neat. It took me a while to get it, I just assumed it was string right away,

  36. katy prost Avatar

    I want to see one of her standing out. But I think it’s just really.. neat. It took me a while to get it, I just assumed it was string right away,

  37. antipinkpunk Avatar
    antipinkpunk

    really cool

  38. antipinkpunk Avatar
    antipinkpunk

    really cool

  39. scotty Avatar
    scotty

    looks like someone went at her with a boxcutter

  40. scotty Avatar
    scotty

    looks like someone went at her with a boxcutter

  41. deadite_666 Avatar

    I want to see how it connects at her back!!!

  42. deadite_666 Avatar

    I want to see how it connects at her back!!!

  43. Sam Avatar
    Sam

    Is it so raised because it’s fresh, or is it a scar with a tattoo on top?

  44. Sam Avatar
    Sam

    Is it so raised because it’s fresh, or is it a scar with a tattoo on top?

  45. nelson Avatar
    nelson

    yea i wanna see her standing with them big knockers hanging out, i hope the cut goes across the cleavage

  46. nelson Avatar
    nelson

    yea i wanna see her standing with them big knockers hanging out, i hope the cut goes across the cleavage

  47. Diva Avatar
    Diva

    Eh.

    As much as I like minimalist designs, i think it would look wierd standing up.

  48. Diva Avatar
    Diva

    Eh.

    As much as I like minimalist designs, i think it would look wierd standing up.

  49. opfa Avatar

    Brilliant ^__^

    It’s beautiful, original, contemporary, I would like to see more of these kind of things

  50. opfa Avatar

    Brilliant ^__^

    It’s beautiful, original, contemporary, I would like to see more of these kind of things

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