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A client walked into Brandon “Fox” Layng‘s studio, Fox Tattoo Designs in Bowmanville with a photo of a painting. The only thing he said was that it was “The exact moment everything changed”. Since doing the tattoo Brandon has looked high and low as to the origins of the original piece, so if you recognize it speak up, as he’d like to know a bit about the painting he reproduced.
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It what appears to be a part of a suspension performance, the Abyss Crew from Russia creates a fantastic looking crucifixion suspension. The first photo in particular is striking as you can almost see the cross that he’s nailed to. The second photo, while not possessing the religious weight of the first, does show a better view of the placement of the hooks.
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That is the question. The human question. Much like this human question hand-poked piece by Max Harris. Given Hamlet’s famous soliloquy is about him questioning his own life, and contemplating what happens after death, it really works well with this design. Taking a look at these lines, you can see how the figure not only appears as a question mark, but also as a man ascending in a resurrection pose, an image linked to both death and rebirth.
To die, to sleep;
To sleep, perchance to dream – ay, there’s the rub:
For in that sleep of death what dreams may come,
When we have shuffled off this mortal coil,
Must give us pause – there’s the respect
That makes calamity of so long life.
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Well, if the science behind magnets confuses you, Nilrem is here to help you explain just how these miracles work.
The magnets themselves are a couple of years old, but recently Nilrem went to visit Tom C from Broadway Tattoo Lounge in South Amboy, NJ to get the magnetic fields added. What’s great is that instead of just getting black lines, he ended up getting blue UV ink. And with UV ink comes the obligatory black light photo.
You can see how fresh they are by the little splashes of ink that haven’t been cleaned up yet.
So not only is he showing how magnets work, he’s also showing off even more sciencey goodness with the UV ink.
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It’s been too long since I put up a BMEBoy, so to rectify that, here’s a gratuitous photo of Nail from Hungary.
If you can’t make it out, the script on his chest reads “Modified Lifestyle“.
