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

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    BMEtv – Alex “Rusty” Cairns

    Written by

    Rob

    Today’s BME World Tour video takes us to TatuDharma in Syndey where the crew sat down with Alex “Rusty” Cairns.  We talked with Alex about how he got involved with tattooing, and his take on the business side of the art.

    Also, you may have noticed that the Anders video was taken down.  It turns out I posted that one ahead of schedule and our editors hadn’t had a chance to finalize it (hence the lack of graphics and wrong aspect ratio).  I’ll get it back up as soon as they get a chance to finalize the editing.

    In the meantime, let’s take a look at today’s BMEtv interview.

    To check out the video, keep on reading!

    If you’ve missed any of the videos so far, you can check out the rest of them in the BME World Tour Video Gallery

  • Leg.. wait for it.. ionary

    Written by

    Rob

    When it comes to cover-ups, Jackie Rabbit doesn’t mess around.  Take a look at these before and after photos and you can see just how well she was able to remove any trace of the original work.  Plus she was able to take elements of the original design and expand on them greatly to create the portrait that you see in the final photo.

    Oh, and feel free to correct me if I’m wrong about the type of soldier this is.  My knowledge of ancient armor is limited to a couple of history classes and Hollywood, so if this isn’t a Roman Legionary, I apologize.

  • A fresh take on leaf rubbing

    Written by

    Rob

    For those of you not familiar with the term “leaf rubbing”, it’s when you take a leaf from a tree (or other plant) and place it underneath piece of paper, then gently rub a crayon or charcoal across the paper, creating the impression of the leaf.  For Christiano Aielli, he does things a little differently.

    To start, he cuts out the shape of the leaf, then he follows that by rubbing ink into the wound.  The result is a little different than the traditional method, as you can see below.

  • Stop and smell the roses

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    Rob

    Then again, this may be one rose you might not want to smell.

    Anji sent in this photo along with a number of her other works, so expect to see some more from this talented IAM member.

  • Backstage pass

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    Rob

    When it comes to suspension photos, especially ones from the #Leeds Suspension Team, the main focus is on the person suspending.  Now I mention the #Leeds team not only because this photo is from one of their suspensions, but because their team is mostly performance based, with their suspensions being part of either a live show or a photoshoot.  Of course, without the team behind the suspensions, we wouldn’t get such amazing photos from them, like these two photos from back in March.  So here’s a shot of Arseniy looking on backstage while the subject of the shoot hangs above in the invisible chair suspension.

  • We can rebuild him. We have the technology.

    Written by

    Rob

    I normally don’t post pieces that aren’t complete, but IAM:Geffraust‘s chestpiece is looking pretty cool even though it isn’t finished.  From what I can tell, Groseb from Bodyfikation in Bordeaux, France is giving Geff a steampunk-esque chest in sections, building him up part by part.  His upper left shoulder, which could be taken as a piece on it’s own, stands out as one of the more complete sections.

    Taking a look at the right side of his chest you can see just how the artist is piecing it together.

    Hopefully Geff keeps us up to date as this progresses as I’m really curious as to what it will look like when finished.

  • Buddha in the dark

    Written by

    Rob

    What better way to close out this beautiful Memorial Day than with a beautiful BME Girl.

    Yep, it’s cropped.  Keep reading to see the rest of it.

    This was sent in by the photographer, CHRISMDAY, who’s work we’ve seen before with this amazing shot Jen posted a few weeks back.  Chris has a knack for capturing sensual images of modified models, and this is just one of a series of photos of this particular model which you can find in the BME Girls Gallery.

  • I put on my robe and wizard hat

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    Rob

    As Jen pointed out last week, I may be considered something of a nerd.  Well it turns out I must not be much of one as I had no clue what this tattoo was of until I did a search for the word “Modron“.  I’m sure there are a couple of Dungeons and Dragons players out there that could explain these things in greater detail, and I’d imagine kmg454 would be one of them, seeing as how this is his tattoo.

    This is based off a drawing by Christian Spalthoff and can be found in the Fantasy Tattoo gallery.

  • PANDA!!!

    Written by

    Rob

    Arad Bert from Kipod Tattoo in Tel Aviv made me grin from ear to ear when I saw this tattoo.  Probably because I just watched the Panda Cheese commercials last week.  Regardless, this is a great tattoo from one of the many talented artists at Kipod Tattoo.

  • Ran Maclurkin needs your help!

    Written by

    Rachel

    It seems that I only have time to post on Modblog when I have to be the bearer of bad news. Ran Maclurkin was riding his motorcycle on the way home from work Tuesday night when he was hit by a 4×4. The impact was so severe that it broke his T11 vertebrae as well as his C7. The doctors will be performing surgery on him this coming Friday to fuse the bones. After that he will need to wear a Halo brace for 3 months.

    As I’m sure you can guess, he won’t be able to work during that time. As he doesn’t have insurance, this is going to hurt him financially. There is no telling when he will be able to tattoo again. Peter Sheringham, owner of The Piercing Urge where Ran works, is raising funds to help Ran during this horrendous time. If you have a couple bucks to spare, please send it via Paypal to [email protected]. Anything will help. If you’ve got a couple dollars, please send it as every penny counts!

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    Some of you may remember Ran from the “One Hour Tattoo” that I posted of a tattoo that he did on me during the 2010 BME World Tour. Not only does Ran specialize in Abstract Noir but the rest of his work is amazing. His work in realism and color is top notch. Please donate what you can as well as keeping Ran in your thoughts. Contact Peter if you need any more information on donations or Ran’s condition. We were do our best to keep you updated.

    You can also check out The Piercing Urge’s website for more information.