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Tattoo, Piercing, and Body Modification News, Events, and Culture

  • The Friday Follow-up

    Written by

    Rob

    TGIF.  The weekend is almost upon us, which means it’s time to see some scars.  Now with this being the opening weekend for the final Harry Potter film (until they reboot the series in 5 years for American audiences) I figured it would only be appropriate to have two follow-up posts today.  So in honor of the boy wizard with the scar, here’s today’s first follow-up.

    This cutting by Lary from Larypiercing in Finland was done about 3 months ago.  If you want to see how it looks today, you know what to do.

    As you can see, after only 3 months the scar has started to form up really well.  It’ll be interesting to see if the keloiding develops any further or if it has reached the peak of it’s growth.

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    Event: Author and photographer Ina Saltz in NYC

    Written by

    Jen Savage

    I just received the following press release and I’m passing it along to you fair readers.  Should you  be in New York City, you may want to check this out.  Please feel free to write in with any photos and your impressions of the event if you do check it out.

    Ina Saltz on Tattoos, Flash Art, Intellectual Property Rights, and Insights Into the Art of Tattoos

    Join author and photographer INA SALTZ for a behind-the-scenes look into the ever-expanding world of typographic or intellectual tattoos (including a sneak peek at images Ina is collecting for BODY TYPE 3!). Amazing photographs of those who have chosen to represent their deepest feelings with the indelible permanence of ink embedded under their skin will be shown, and the powerful stories behind the tattoos will be told. Ina has been documenting typographic tattoos since 2003, when she first spotted a tattoo of the word happy in lowercase, 120-point Helvetica on a graphic designer while traveling on a cross-town bus in New York City.

    Thursday, July 21, 2011
    from 7:00 – 9:00 p.m.

    Pratt Institute Manhattan
    144 W. 14th Street, Room 213
    New York City
    Between 6th and 7th Avenues

    Sponsored by Graphic Artists Guild NY Chapter.

    $20 members, $30 non-members, $10 student/senior members, $15 non-member students and seniors. Free to Pratt students, faculty & staff.

    For more information on Ina, visit: www.bodytypebook.com

    To register, or for more information about this event, visit:

    http://www.artyho.com/event/summer-of-fonts-ina-saltz-on-tattoos-flash-art-intellectual-property-rights-and-insights-into-the-art-of-tattoos/

    or Graphic Artists Guild NY Chapter:

    http://www.graphicartistsguild.org/theguild/guild-chapters/new-york-chapter/

  • It’s an ameizying day

    Written by

    Rob

    Oh hey look, it’s Meizy!

    BMEHard subscribers get access to all of the photos in the BMEGirls gallery.  Getting a subscription is simple too!  You just need to sign up for your free account, and either pay the monthly fee, or send in your own photos for free access!   Check out the BME FAQ page for all the details regarding subscriptions.

  • Lets play a guessing game..

    Written by

    Rob

    Alright, so I was going to make this a guess what, but it would have been painfully obvious.  Instead, we’re going to play a game called “How Flat Is It?”  Below you will see a (censored) photo of a penis in a plastic press.  You’ve seen these things before, so it’s nothing new.  With that in mind, how flat do you think he managed to get himself?

    Make your guess, and read on to see if you were right.

    Now here’s the first image uncensored…

    And here’s how flat it is..

    That’s what?  About 2mm?  Pretty darn flat if you ask me.

    And if it isn’t obvious by now, this is a selection from our CBT – Cock Torture gallery.

  • Feeling anxious

    Written by

    Rob

    I wonder if he felt anxious before Azl started cutting.  I know that once the cutting started he was really feeling “anxious”.

    Azl works out of Tattooatouage in Montreal.

  • Hanging out at BMEFest 2011

    Written by

    Rob

    We’re starting to get pictures from BMEFest 2011 sent into the galleries, and this first one comes from Tobias and it features his very first suspension.  Cere from ROP facilitated the suspension, but he wasn’t alone in helping Tobias get off the ground.  With the support of everyone around, especially that of the photographer, Miss McShady, Tobias managed to get in the air and had an incredible experience.  This photo below sums up not only his suspension, but also the general vibe of the weekend.  Good friends enjoying the company of others, and having a lot of fun.

    Oh, and in case you’ve never been to a BME event before, this close-up should give you an idea of just what kind of fun was had.

    Yes, that is a double ended dildo.

    Keep an eye out for more photos from the party!

  • Pigs… in… space!!!

    Written by

    Rob

    Alright, so maybe it’s just a guinea pig, but it is still in space.  I’m not sure exactly what the apple means, or if it’s just a separate piece done by the same artist, but the guinea pig in space goes back to the launch of Sputnik 9 in 1961, which had a guinea pig as a passenger.

    Tattoo by Arad Bert, from Kipod Tattoo in Tel Aviv, Israel.

  • The scars of anarchy

    Written by

    Rob

    For today’s final scar piece, we’re going back to the beginning with another scar from Lary at Larypiercing in Finland.  There’s not much to say for this one as the work speaks for itself.  It’s super clean, even, and all the lines and nice and sharp.  You pretty much can’t ask for any better with a straight cutting piece.  Granted when you think of it, with something so precise and controlled, the subject matter is a little ironic.

  • Y Ddraig Goch

    Written by

    Rob

    Earlier today we saw how Supa got the brands on his face.  While the heated scalpel is one method, another is where an electro-cautery tool is used to create the brand.  You may have seen them in your doctor’s office as they’re normally used to burn off moles and cauterize small wounds.  When applied to the skin for extended periods of time, you end up with a brand that looks a lot like this Welsh Dragon by Quentin from Kalima Emporium, located in Sussex, UK.

  • Baa-Ram-Ewe

    Written by

    Rob

    As we continue with today’s scarstravaganza, we’ve got something by a new artist.  This ram scarification is only the 4th one that Chris Shelafoe has ever done.  It’s located on the back of a calf, and I’m guessing it’s on someone small as you can see the scale of it next to his thumb.  I’m curious to see how this one heals up as there was a lot of skin peeled off in parts, plus some interesting cuts in the face of the ram.  It also looks to be pretty even which is difficult to accomplish as a new artist in a removal that big.  The pools of blood are giving it a false sense of depth in spots and should be overlooked.

    Chris works at Rendezvous Tattoo & Body Piercing in Marquette, MI.

    Just a quick update:  A couple of artists have mentioned that this cutting may be too deep in places.  While I’m sure it will heal, they’ve asked me to relay the message that a cutting which removes large sections should be done by artists when they have a bit more experience.