Category: Body Art
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Photographer Creates Book Documenting Her Naked Walk Through New York (NSFW)
There’s been quite a bit of nude performance art around lately. Milo Moire has made an art form out of it (pardon the pun), with performances such as walking to Art Basel naked (see HERE), plopping an egg out of her vagina at Art Cologne (see HERE), and walking around an art exhibition naked while…
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Photographer Captures the Diverse Range of Body Types of Olympic Athletes
As we’re well aware, women and men come in all shapes and sizes. This saying has never been so apparent than in New York photographer Howard Schatz’s latest series of photographs, which documents the amazing diversity of body types of USA Olympic athletes. Short and tall, muscular and slim, big and small – almost all body…
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Tattoos That Match Your Job by Tattoo Artist Oozy
A tattoo artist out of South Korea called Oozy creates beautiful, detailed tattoos depicting the tools that some of his clients use to make a living. Whether they’re chefs or craftspeople, the tools are a simple, elegant and beautiful testament to their work and (presumably) their passion. Oozy is also a talented artist and creates plenty of…
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70 Year Old Seamlessly Integrates His Body with the Natural World
Long before selfies and photoshop, photographer Arno Rafael Minkkinen was capturing self-portraits of his nude body in natural surroundings. For the better part of past five decades, the now 70 year old artist has blurring the lines between where the world ends and his body begins. Arno does this by relying on a simple 9-second shutter release that allows…
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Tribe in Ethiopia Turns Trash Into Interesting Jewellery
There is probably no better example of the saying “one man’s trash is another man’s treasure” than the Daasanach tribe from Ethiopia’s Omo Valley who have found a creative and eco-friendly way to use garbage. They make astonishingly beautiful head-ware from scavenged bottle-caps, broken watches, and bits of silvery mesh. These beautiful head-wares are worn…
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When You’re Dead, You Can Get Your Tattooed Skin Preserved and Framed as Art
In one of the more unusual artistic things we’ve seen, the National Association For Preservation Of Skin Art (NAPSA) is giving members of their organization the chance to preserve their tattoos when they so they can be given to loved ones as a gift. It will work like this: people who join NAPSA will get a certificate. After…
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This 59-Year-Old Grandmother Is a Beautiful Artist and Fashion Model
Believe it or not, this stunning woman is 59 years old. Yasmina Rossi is a fashion model, photographer and advanced ceramist. And a grandmother to boot! One of those people that can just do it all, it seems. Yasmina is highly sought after on catwalks all over the world, working with numerous famous international brands like…
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Tattoo Artist Does Free Tattoos Domestic Violence Survivors
Unfortunately, domestic violence continues to be a real and serious problem across the world. However tattoo artist Flavia Carvalho has taken it upon herself to reduce the life-long scars that abuse can bring, by starting a project “A Pele da Flor” (The Skin of the Flower). This project is all about giving hurt women tattoos free of…
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Photo Series Shows What The “Ideal Female Body” Used To Look Like (NSFW)
We are all too aware that images of idealized beauty permeate most of the media we consume. What we may not realize is that it has actually happened for hundreds of years, albeit in different forms, shifting aesthetics and beauty standards. Titian’s reclining Venus, for example, is shaped differently from the fashion models of today’s…
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Rings That Become Animals When 3 Pieces Are Put Together
Bangkok artist “m e r r y m e” is the creator of the 3 ring, a set of rings that can be assembled into animals! They are sold in sets of three rings that, when worn together, make an animal. Some, like the crane, should be worn all on one finger. The squirrel set, however,…