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.

If it wasn’t for this tattoo, dinosaurs may still roam the Earth

There was a big update to the beta.bmezine.com recently, so I have  plenty of picking for modblog to last me a while. Unfortunately, a stomach virus got the best of me today, so one post is all I am gonna be able to knock out. Hopefully, I will wake up over this damn illness tomorrow and can get back on track.

When it comes to concepts for back pieces, this definitely ranks amongst the most original and well executed I have come across. This tattoo by Alex Vidaud of Nautilus Tattoo depicts the mass extinction of dinosaurs. They have plans of continuing the scene down his butt and to the backs of his knees with prehistoric underwater ocean.

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On a side note, this piece won an award at the ’09 Paradise Tattoo Gathering.

Comments

144 responses to “If it wasn’t for this tattoo, dinosaurs may still roam the Earth”

  1. Cat Avatar
    Cat

    fucking amazing.

  2. Cat Avatar
    Cat

    fucking amazing.

  3. Cat Avatar
    Cat

    fucking amazing.

  4. Cat Avatar
    Cat

    fucking amazing.

  5. Adam Burdine Avatar

    wow that’s effin awesome!

  6. Adam Burdine Avatar

    wow that’s effin awesome!

  7. Adam Burdine Avatar

    wow that’s effin awesome!

  8. Adam Burdine Avatar

    wow that’s effin awesome!

  9. jojo Avatar
    jojo

    FUCK YESSSSS!!

  10. jojo Avatar
    jojo

    FUCK YESSSSS!!

  11. jojo Avatar
    jojo

    FUCK YESSSSS!!

  12. jojo Avatar
    jojo

    FUCK YESSSSS!!

  13. xilu Avatar
    xilu

    well thats what i call awesome!

  14. xilu Avatar
    xilu

    well thats what i call awesome!

  15. xilu Avatar
    xilu

    well thats what i call awesome!

  16. xilu Avatar
    xilu

    well thats what i call awesome!

  17. piperpan Avatar
    piperpan

    beta.bmezine.com is looking quite slick, first time I’ve seen it.

    I’m not sure about the navigation though – seems to me that i need to scroll through every image in a category to view the photos. On BME proper (so to speak) I don’t look at all the pictures, so this is pretty clunky.

    Also, only the first ‘page’ (ie. 6 images like on http://beta.bmezine.com/media/photo/684912/?cat=pierce/05-lips/scalp&page=1) are freely viewable. Am I missing something?

    Ace backpiece too. But is that a Brachiosaur with the head of a Diplodocus, bursting into flames?! Hehe.

  18. piperpan Avatar
    piperpan

    beta.bmezine.com is looking quite slick, first time I’ve seen it.

    I’m not sure about the navigation though – seems to me that i need to scroll through every image in a category to view the photos. On BME proper (so to speak) I don’t look at all the pictures, so this is pretty clunky.

    Also, only the first ‘page’ (ie. 6 images like on http://beta.bmezine.com/media/photo/684912/?cat=pierce/05-lips/scalp&page=1) are freely viewable. Am I missing something?

    Ace backpiece too. But is that a Brachiosaur with the head of a Diplodocus, bursting into flames?! Hehe.

  19. piperpan Avatar
    piperpan

    beta.bmezine.com is looking quite slick, first time I’ve seen it.

    I’m not sure about the navigation though – seems to me that i need to scroll through every image in a category to view the photos. On BME proper (so to speak) I don’t look at all the pictures, so this is pretty clunky.

    Also, only the first ‘page’ (ie. 6 images like on http://beta.bmezine.com/media/photo/684912/?cat=pierce/05-lips/scalp&page=1) are freely viewable. Am I missing something?

    Ace backpiece too. But is that a Brachiosaur with the head of a Diplodocus, bursting into flames?! Hehe.

  20. piperpan Avatar
    piperpan

    beta.bmezine.com is looking quite slick, first time I’ve seen it.

    I’m not sure about the navigation though – seems to me that i need to scroll through every image in a category to view the photos. On BME proper (so to speak) I don’t look at all the pictures, so this is pretty clunky.

    Also, only the first ‘page’ (ie. 6 images like on http://beta.bmezine.com/media/photo/684912/?cat=pierce/05-lips/scalp&page=1) are freely viewable. Am I missing something?

    Ace backpiece too. But is that a Brachiosaur with the head of a Diplodocus, bursting into flames?! Hehe.

  21. Ashley Avatar
    Ashley

    wow!!! Superbly amazing.

  22. Ashley Avatar
    Ashley

    wow!!! Superbly amazing.

  23. Ashley Avatar
    Ashley

    wow!!! Superbly amazing.

  24. Ashley Avatar
    Ashley

    wow!!! Superbly amazing.

  25. Wurm Avatar

    Haha, this is brilliant. Reminds me of finally getting my own stegosaurus-tattoo…

  26. Wurm Avatar

    Haha, this is brilliant. Reminds me of finally getting my own stegosaurus-tattoo…

  27. Wurm Avatar

    Haha, this is brilliant. Reminds me of finally getting my own stegosaurus-tattoo…

  28. Wurm Avatar

    Haha, this is brilliant. Reminds me of finally getting my own stegosaurus-tattoo…

  29. SketchedLilly Avatar

    This is as hilarious as it is well done! The diplodocus’s head on fire? Pure diamonds and rubies man!

  30. SketchedLilly Avatar

    This is as hilarious as it is well done! The diplodocus’s head on fire? Pure diamonds and rubies man!

  31. SketchedLilly Avatar

    This is as hilarious as it is well done! The diplodocus’s head on fire? Pure diamonds and rubies man!

  32. SketchedLilly Avatar

    This is as hilarious as it is well done! The diplodocus’s head on fire? Pure diamonds and rubies man!

  33. trip Avatar
    trip

    this piece has a personal view on creationism in biblical terms and scientology facts. religious or not this piece shows the views on the extension of the dinosaurs which roamed the earth and were killed off by a exponential powerful destructive force based on facts collected of what happened millions of years ago which i believe is true and could happen again, which could wipe out all of human kind. or a massive change in worlds atmosphere could create another major ice age as well.
    i find this tattoo to be extremely beautiful and well coloured congrats on winning a prize.

  34. trip Avatar
    trip

    this piece has a personal view on creationism in biblical terms and scientology facts. religious or not this piece shows the views on the extension of the dinosaurs which roamed the earth and were killed off by a exponential powerful destructive force based on facts collected of what happened millions of years ago which i believe is true and could happen again, which could wipe out all of human kind. or a massive change in worlds atmosphere could create another major ice age as well.
    i find this tattoo to be extremely beautiful and well coloured congrats on winning a prize.

  35. trip Avatar
    trip

    this piece has a personal view on creationism in biblical terms and scientology facts. religious or not this piece shows the views on the extension of the dinosaurs which roamed the earth and were killed off by a exponential powerful destructive force based on facts collected of what happened millions of years ago which i believe is true and could happen again, which could wipe out all of human kind. or a massive change in worlds atmosphere could create another major ice age as well.
    i find this tattoo to be extremely beautiful and well coloured congrats on winning a prize.

  36. trip Avatar
    trip

    this piece has a personal view on creationism in biblical terms and scientology facts. religious or not this piece shows the views on the extension of the dinosaurs which roamed the earth and were killed off by a exponential powerful destructive force based on facts collected of what happened millions of years ago which i believe is true and could happen again, which could wipe out all of human kind. or a massive change in worlds atmosphere could create another major ice age as well.
    i find this tattoo to be extremely beautiful and well coloured congrats on winning a prize.

  37. Austin Avatar

    Yessss! Go Alex!!!

  38. Austin Avatar

    Yessss! Go Alex!!!

  39. Austin Avatar

    Yessss! Go Alex!!!

  40. Austin Avatar

    Yessss! Go Alex!!!

  41. alex vidaud Avatar

    Hey everyone, this is alex, I did this piece. Thank you all for the feedback on here. It’s certainly exciting to have my work be seen and appreciated. I now work at colors art space in berlin, ct. The website is http://www.pughands.com, check it out. Thanks again for the comments!

  42. alex vidaud Avatar

    Hey everyone, this is alex, I did this piece. Thank you all for the feedback on here. It’s certainly exciting to have my work be seen and appreciated. I now work at colors art space in berlin, ct. The website is http://www.pughands.com, check it out. Thanks again for the comments!

  43. alex vidaud Avatar

    Hey everyone, this is alex, I did this piece. Thank you all for the feedback on here. It’s certainly exciting to have my work be seen and appreciated. I now work at colors art space in berlin, ct. The website is http://www.pughands.com, check it out. Thanks again for the comments!

  44. alex vidaud Avatar

    Hey everyone, this is alex, I did this piece. Thank you all for the feedback on here. It’s certainly exciting to have my work be seen and appreciated. I now work at colors art space in berlin, ct. The website is http://www.pughands.com, check it out. Thanks again for the comments!

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