The following photos were submitted by Alessandra Favoritto. This puts a very literally interpretation on “flying by the seat of your pants”!
Check out the action shot after the jump.
See more in the Suspension Galleries.
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Marc’s Third Double-Canvas
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I have mentioned Marc (Little Swastika) and his multi-person tattoos before — you can click here to see the first two (four?) that he did. Over four presumably epic sessions he’s completed his third double-canvas tattoo, which you can see below. It’s not uncommon for someone to get a tattoo of their partner’s name, or to get little matching tattoos with their best friend, but this takes it to a whole new level… It resculpts the body into something that doesn’t make sense on its own any more… It creates a world in which you are forever — like it or not — unified with another person. The bond is so extreme it’s almost mindboggling to think about… And heartbreaking to imagine what it would be like if the two were separated, be it by death or be it by the foibles of love. If things don’t work out, one is forever broken in half. And while you’re thinking about this, look carefully at the tattoo — it’s not just a tattoo that runs across the beast with two backs. The tattoo is designed to look it’s best only when the one is holding the other.
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Cock-n-balls on the mind
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While the BME team works on finding proper staff for Modblog (now’s the time to send your resume I’m thinking), I’ll try and post at least one post a day to keep the wheels lubed. Speaking of lube, Jesse Star celebrated “The End of the World that never came” on December 21st by shoving his cock-n-balls behind his buddy Dub’s ear. Yes, I know, real mature. Way to respect an ancient and noble artform guys. Hahaha. Click the photo for a second, larger view of the implant under different lighting.
As one commentor wrote elsewhere, “So, Dub, does this mean ur officially a dick head?”
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Red dots
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The following photo was submitted anonymously and didn’t include any details. I thought it was an interesting dotwork design. The popularity of dotwork seems to have really grown in the last year or so (or at least that’s been my observation while moderating photos on BME). It’s definitely something that requires a skilled hand.
This piece reminds me a lot of my Spirograph that I had as a kid. I loved that thing!
In BME news, while we continue to work on improvements for the site, we have added a cool new feature. Now, you can add photos and videos to your “favorites” list. This list is private so it’s not about a popularity contest but rather a way for you to quickly and easily view photos and videos that you really like. Beside each photo and video you’ll see a red heart with “add to favorites” next to it. Just click that to add the photo or video to your list. To view your list, go to your account details and under “My Content” you’ll find the subheading “Favorite Media”. Just click on that to view your favorites! You’ll need a BME account but remember, it’s absolutely free to create an account. Read the BME FAQ if you would like more information on the site and using BME.
See more Dotwork Tattoos.
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Happy New Year ModBloggers
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Happy New Year to all of you out there from BME. Have fun and stay safe!
This photo was sent to us by klitoris, who says, “Shiot hurts bad but I’ve been dreaming about stretching my nostrils for over 6 years. now i finally got ‘em punched.” The work was done by Lassi Frrrkshow of The Duck’s Tattoo in Helsinki.
Visit the Big Nostrils Gallery on BME.
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Ganesha cutting
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This freshly done Ganesha cutting is the work of Richard Effin’ Ivey or Warlock’s Tattoo in Raleigh, NC.
The detail is pretty amazing and from what I’ve seen of Richard’s work, he does some great pieces. You can check out more of his work in his scarification portfolio on BME.
If you’re and artist and you would like your own portfolio on BME, contact BME Support to get it set up.
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Car vs. Febian vs. Samppa
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Samppa (voncyb.org) has of course done numerous amazing facial scarification projects, many of which have been featured here on ModBlog, but I especially enjoyed this one he just did on Febian (while guesting at Rings of Pleasure). Below it’s pictured both fresh and a week into the healing. The design isn’t purely chaotic — it’s done to mask or reclaim old scars from a car accident (which of course parallels the many scars we’ve seen that cover up old self-injury).
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King of All Black
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Gerhard Wiesbeck (timetravellingtattoo.com) has really blown me away with this tattoo megaproject on Punctum Kay so epic and huge that I swear the Discovery Channel is going to do a show on its construction. You don’t get to see tattoos like this often as there aren’t many people willing to commit to something so immense yet also so simple — simple with the exception of the psychedelic geometric dotwork chest detail. Absolutely incredible. Zoom in for a better look — if you even need it, since this is the sort of tattoo that looks great from two feet or two miles away.
Edit/Update: I wanted to clarify that Kay (prozedurkultur.at) designed the main heavy blackwork (the chest portion was designed by Gerhard).
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Speaking of Iestyn
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Gosh, I’d forgotten both how fun and how difficult posting here is for me. I’m simultaneously excited and nauseous! But before I call it a night, I wanted to share a few more pieces by Iestyn Flye that he’s posted while I’ve been largely offline. I should also mention, if you didn’t catch it earlier today, that he’s now online at the-absolute.co.uk. Anyway, I will try and post a bit more this weekend but I can’t promise a lot.
This first piece is really interesting and not something you see every day (for all of these I suggest zooming in for a closer look of course). It begins life (the left and middle image) as a skin-removal scar, which is then accentuated once it’s well healed using red dotwork tattooing.
Next, a gorgeous example of facial scarification, with an organic free-flowing piece on one side that has a sort of early Celtic/Viking feel to it, balanced and contrasted on the other side of the face with a series of geometric crosses that instead of being free-flowing, integrate tightly and precisely into the tattoo work done earlier. A stunning and world-class creation.
Finally, the some mind-blowing geometric scarification that would be impressive if done as a tattoo, and unbelievable when done as a scar.
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One more SkinTunnel
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I don’t know how I missed including this in my earlier post. Since SkinTunnels are new, I think a good percentage of people just want them for their own sake — they’re something cool and new and exciting, so people want them for their own sake. As a result, some of them are a little random and just “stuck wherever” rather than cleanly integrated into the body, let alone into a pre-existing body art plan. Not so with this example by early adopter Iestyn Flye (the-absolute.co.uk), who’s done probably my favorite SkinTunnel to date with this awesome example that fits perfectly into a tattoo. And I’m a little surprised at myself, because normally I think metal/ink combos are a little silly, but this one is great.
