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My only complaint is that TrickyDick didn’t take more photos of this. The image of Thích Quảng Đức‘s self-immolation has been burned into the collective consciousness of the world since that fateful afternoon in 1963. Granted most people just recognize him as the burning monk on the Rage Against the Machine album, but his contribution to history will be remembered by Buddhists as long as they’re around.
Feel free to harass Rich to send in follow-up photos to the scarification galleries.
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Today’s follow up is a little on the religious side. To start with we’ve got a scar from Gabor Zagyvai who is well known for his minimalist style when it comes to both scarification and tattooing.
To see how it healed up, keep on reading.
I know you may be thinking that the picture is blurred, as I thought it was at first. The scar just ended up healing in a way that made the image softer, making it appear hazy. It’s a nice effect that goes well with the subject matter.
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I really like how Azl managed to turn this traditional Celtic design into a really impressive scar. You really get a sense that if you were to peel away at one of the edges, the whole thing would come up as a single twisted piece.
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I was going to use this as today’s follow-up post, but I couldn’t track down a fresh photo, so you’ll just have to make due with the healed version instead. I also was going to make some kind of “wearing your heart on your sleeve” joke, but then I remember the scar isn’t on them, but is part of them.
With this photo you can really get a sense of how scars can heal differently depending on their location on the body. Of course this unpredictability is part of the process in scarification. While you can do things to help the scar along, in the end your body is going to make the final decision on how you heal. Which leads to one of the main draws of scarification, that it is something extremely personal, as you yourself created the final product. Granted, none of that could be possible without the initial cutting by the artist. In this case, the artist is Christiano Aielli, from Steel & Colors in Ferrera, Italy.
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Can you believe it’s Friday already? Where has the week gone? Anyway, it’s Friday and you guys and gals want to see some scars!
This big lotus scar was done by Azl from Tatooatouage in Montreal.
To see how it healed up, you know what to do.
There wasn’t any time frame given, but it looks like it’s been healed for a while in this shot. Of course if you want to see it zoomed in, just visit Azl’s BME portfolio gallery. What I find most interesting about this scar is how it’s changed in size based on how the owner’s body is positioned.
Oh, and because I know someone will mention it, when taking photos that may include your underoos, make sure they don’t have a hole in them.
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In blackest night..
Today’s follow-up is an awesome sight
I remember seeing Josh walking around with the scar at SusCon, and then going over to southtownbaby and demanding follow-up pictures as soon as she got them. This was one of the first few scars that she had done, so seeing it heal is part of the learning experience to a budding scarificiation artist. So it’s been a couple of months, let’s take a look at how it’s healing up.
So here’s the scar after the first month of healing.
And here’s a photo of it another month later.
You can see that as it healed, certain areas raised up more than others. This is due to how each person heals, as well as how the skin moves on that part of the body. You cans see more of Misty’s work in her BME Portfolio Gallery
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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.
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Things are back to normal this week, which means it’s time for this week’s scarification follow-up post. Before we get to it, I just want to take a minute to thank everyone who keeps sending in their healed scar photos. When I started this column last year there was no way I could predict how popular it would become, and there’s no way it could exist without the contributions of the many talented scarification artists.
That said, let’s get on to this week’s scar. Back in December of last year we saw this scarification that was done over ink. What was unique was that it wasn’t done over solid blackwork, but rather it was done over Shannan’s full color chestpiece.
It’s been almost six months now since we saw this scar by Anders, so keep on reading if you want to know how it looks today.
Now that the scar has had some time to heal you can see how well it fits in with the rest of her work. I really like how the scar tissue has healed to almost the exact same color as the ribbon on the corset. To see more of Anders’ work, check out his BME Portfolio Gallery.
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People often ask me why I don’t tattoo. I have been around it enough, I know the technical stuff but I just lack the talent to really excel at tattooing. I explain that while I could likely make a few bucks doing it, I would forever be disheartened by my inability to put out pieces with the artistic quality I would expect of myself.
Go back a few years, to the “early days” of scarifications modern resurgence, a time when very few piercers/mod artist offered this service and it seemed like a bandwagon I could jump on. Bold simple designs, cut burned and peeled from the flesh…….that I could handle. Then along comes people like Ryan Oullette who did this piece. People like him, Ron Garza, Brian Decker, Efix Roy and several others have pushed this art form from it’s primitive roots into the fine art you see here.
To think that just 10 years ago scarification was so rare and “extreme” it could earn it’s wearers an invite to Modcon events, it is astonishing the quantity of amazing scarification we see each and every week here on Modblog. So while I occasionally will continue to take on a simple piece, I have to throw my hat in to these guys when it comes to this sort of amazingness.
So thanks, you overly talented a-holes, now I am “just a piercer” again 🙂
Anyhow, back to the photo at hand ……this recent piece, which I was just blown away by. It was actually drawn up for one client who never showed up for it, so he posted the drawing to facebook and a girl named Samantha, jumped on the chance and spent 7 hours under the blade to get it.
For proof that Ryan actually wears the title of “Lord of the Blade” with pride keep on keeping on.
Tattoo by Angry Al at Ryan’s shop, Precision Body Arts.
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Since I was away last week, we didn’t get a chance to see a Friday Follow-up. Well to make it up to you, I’ve got a follow-up of a scar that I promised I would deliver.
Two weeks ago I posted a scar by Brian of a lion. Due to the nature of how the person scarred, I had a feeling the scar would turn out to be pretty impressive.
As I mentioned before, that circular scar is a remnant from a case of chicken pox, meaning the scar tissue of the lion may very will puff up as well. To see how the scar looks now, you know what to do.
Sure enough the scar turned out great. Brian used cuts of different depths to give the mane the layered look it has, with the deepest cuts being used for the outlines of the face and paws. Brian did a lot of work in Ohio over the weekend, so keep an eye on his gallery to see his latest creations.
