Tattoo, Piercing, and Body Modification News, Events, and Culture
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DIY tattoos have been around, well forever. Granted today they have a negative stigma attached to them simply due to lack of knowledge both by some of the people doing the tattoos as well as outside observers. Yet what about tattoo artists who tattoo themselves. Are they still considered DIY? Here we have Palua Simbora Siagian, one of the artists from Paranormal Tattoo in Philadelphia giving himself a half hand-poked, half hand-tapped thigh piece.
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I am alone. They have gone into the house for breakfast, and I am left standing by the wall among the flowers. It is very early, before lessons. Flower after flower is specked on the depths of green. The petals are harlequins. Stalks rise from the black hollows beneath. The flowers swim like fish made of light upon the dark, green waters. I hold a stalk in my hand. I am the stalk. My roots go down to the depths of the world, through earth dry with brick, and damp earth, through veins of lead and silver. I am all fibre. All tremors shake me, and the weight of the earth is pressed to my ribs. Up here my eyes are green leaves, unseeing. I am a boy in grey flannels with a belt fastened by a brass snake up here. Down there my eyes are the lidless eyes of a stone figure in a desert by the Nile. I see women passing with red pitchers to the river; I see camels swaying and men in turbans. I hear tramplings, tremblings, stirrings round me.
-Virginia Woolf: The Waves
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Dorothy was always going on about Kansas. How much she loved living on a farm with a lovable cast of characters. That was a long time ago. Nowadays I think she’d rather click her heels together and wish to go to Roanoke, VA, to visit Roger at Star City Tattoo.
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Her name may be Polareyez, but she’s definitely hot. Featuring work from Nick Friederich, Jason Ackerman, Brian Decker, and Starr Belew, Polareyez has a lot going on for her. Hopefully I can twist her arm to come down to BMEFest 2011.
I’ve got one more pic of her, but you’ll have to keep reading to see it.
It’s pretty tame content wise, but I figured it’s better to be safe than sorry. Especially if it might cost someone their job.
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We’ve established in the past that Vincent Hocquet’s dotwork pieces are mind-bendingly awesome. Today we’re going to look back on a piece that was first featured last August, and how far along it’s progressed since then. So here’s how the sleeve started out. A massive undertaking that blended geometry and flowers to create a beautiful image.
Then again, back in March, we saw this same sleeve, but the focus was on the latest addition, an all-seeing eye on the chest. It also gave us a chance to see just how detailed the sleeve itself was. What we thought was initially solid shapes turned out to be dotwork that was conforming to a perfect geometric shape.
Which brings us to today where the latest addition has taken the piece from his right shoulder, all the way across his chest.
Given how much blank skin there is on that lucky guy, I’d imagine we’re in for more from Vincent. Be sure to check out more of his work in his BME portfolio gallery.
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We’ve seen quite a few forehead microdermals designed to represent the third eye, however we don’t see a lot of projects that continue the line of chakras down the body. WonderfulMouse here has gone out and gotten a series of four microdermals that represent the Swadhisthana, Manipura, Anahata, and Vishuddha chakras. It’s worth noting that her jewelry choice matches the color that represents each chakra.
Microdermals by Jeremy from Deep Roots in Seattle, WA.
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So many images come to mind when I look at this scar. On one hand I see a representation of an angel, on the other I see a comic book hero striking a pose. It could also be a character from a video game. Which is what I think I like most about the piece. It could be any one of those things, or it could be something completely different altogether. It allows the viewer to see whatever they want to see, without taking away from the beautiful scar that will be left behind by the cutting.
You can see more of MaRTWy’s scars in the skin removal scarification gallery.
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It’s a tiny Om made from tiny dots. I’m not really familiar with Israeli currency, but I’m guessing that coin is roughly the size of a nickle. Feel free to correct me if I’m wrong.
Not surprisingly, this tattoo comes from Cyber Tattoo which is located in Israel.
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Think about it. It’s the weekend of July 2nd. A day after Canada and 2 days before the 4th of July. You’re sitting next to the pool with a drink in your hand and friends all around you. To your right, a couple of people are suspending from a tree. Behind them, a pack of tattooed and pierced adults are acting like the biggest kids ever as they bounce around inside a bouncy castle. Over by the house a couple of goats are trying to steal some of the burger buns while a big bearded guy is cooking on the BBQ.
Sounds good right? Well to make it happen all you have to do is turn up for BMEFest 2011!! Just outside of Richmond, VA, BME-HQ is opening up its doors to everyone for the whole weekend! July 2nd-4th will be filled with craziness the likes we haven’t seen since the last BMEFest a few years ago. It’s the perfect time to catch up with old friends and make some new ones. Here’s just a couple of the highlights of the weekend:
The rest of the details can be found on the event page. BMEtv will also be filming that weekend, so if you’re up for sitting down with the crew, just let us know through the event forum.
So don’t wait, go to the event page and sign up today! (Note: People have been reporting problems signing up with newer versions of browsers. Safari and IE are both known to work if you encounter any problems.)
Team BME tattoo by Nill from Rangel Tattoo in Salvador, Brazil. Sent in by Mportnoi
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When it comes to free fall suspensions, the Sinner Team has it down to a science. This being one of the most dangerous suspensions, it’s best not to even think of attempting it unless you’ve done a LOT of homework and have a lot of experience not only with suspensions, but with rigging and rope climbing. With Stanislav and Elena having taken the plunge, the rest of the team lined up for their own turns jumping off the bridge.
Now, they haven’t sent in any photos of the crew’s jumps, but they have put a copy of the trailer for their free fall suspension film online. The film is set to premiere at Oslo Suscon, so those of you attending, be sure to keep an eye out for it. I’ve also got a video in my inbox from Stanislav that I haven’t had a chance to look at yet, but when I do I’ll be sure to upload it to BME so everyone can check it out. In the meantime, check out the trailer below.
