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.

Illusion Skull

I’ve seen a few tattoos that hide a skull inside a field of flowers or architecture or shadows and figures, but this illusion skull for me is my favorite yet, and maybe even has what it takes to become one of the iconic tattoos of the dotwork/geometric genre… I have no doubt you’ll see this tattoo forwarded endlessly over the next decade, so if you see it, let the world know that it’s the work of Kike Bugni (facebook.com/tattoosbybugni. I see a lot of amazing geometric, dotwork, and blackwork tattooing these days, but after a while they start to blend into each other, so it’s nice seeing one that really stands out and will never get mixed up with anyone else — until of course the inevitable copies start!

illusion-skull

Comments

21 responses to “Illusion Skull”

  1. Shannon Larratt Avatar

    It translated wonderfully into a tattoo I think.

  2. Shannon Larratt Avatar

    It translated wonderfully into a tattoo I think.

  3. Shannon Larratt Avatar

    It translated wonderfully into a tattoo I think.

  4. Raoul Avatar
    Raoul

    I might be wrong, but I am pretty sure it is a poster / book cover by swiss graphic designers for an exhibition about H.P Lovecraft at the Maison D’Ailleurs (Swiss museum of science fiction)
    http://www.notter-vigne.ch/img/details/lovecraft_affiche-01.jpg

  5. Raoul Avatar
    Raoul

    I might be wrong, but I am pretty sure it is a poster / book cover by swiss graphic designers for an exhibition about H.P Lovecraft at the Maison D’Ailleurs (Swiss museum of science fiction)
    http://www.notter-vigne.ch/img/details/lovecraft_affiche-01.jpg

  6. Raoul Avatar
    Raoul

    I might be wrong, but I am pretty sure it is a poster / book cover by swiss graphic designers for an exhibition about H.P Lovecraft at the Maison D’Ailleurs (Swiss museum of science fiction)
    http://www.notter-vigne.ch/img/details/lovecraft_affiche-01.jpg

  7. Miguel Young Avatar

    this is not an original work, it was originaly used on a poster for a HP lovecraft expo at a belgian museum. I have it hanging on my wall.

  8. Miguel Young Avatar

    this is not an original work, it was originaly used on a poster for a HP lovecraft expo at a belgian museum. I have it hanging on my wall.

  9. Miguel Young Avatar

    this is not an original work, it was originaly used on a poster for a HP lovecraft expo at a belgian museum. I have it hanging on my wall.

  10. hairy_testicles Avatar
    hairy_testicles

    ive seen this poster for years, and always thought it would look great as a tattoo, sadly its not on my back!

  11. hairy_testicles Avatar
    hairy_testicles

    ive seen this poster for years, and always thought it would look great as a tattoo, sadly its not on my back!

  12. hairy_testicles Avatar
    hairy_testicles

    ive seen this poster for years, and always thought it would look great as a tattoo, sadly its not on my back!

  13. Shannon Larratt Avatar

    I hope I didn’t imply that it was an original design — just an original tattoo.

  14. Shannon Larratt Avatar

    I hope I didn’t imply that it was an original design — just an original tattoo.

  15. Shannon Larratt Avatar

    I hope I didn’t imply that it was an original design — just an original tattoo.

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