Category: Body Art
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No More Coffins – Organic Burial Pods Will Turn Your Loved Ones Into Trees
The idea of coming full circle and returning whence we came from is one that appeals to many of us, regardless of our faith (or lack thereof), and this is an idea captured perfectly by this beautiful new burial method developed in Italy. The Capsula Mundi project by designers Anna Citelli and Raoul Bretzel has…
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Parents Tattoo Their Legs to Match Their Daughter’s Birthmarks So She Doesn’t Feel Different
Most parents will do absolutely anything for their children, but a couple of caring parents in the UK have taken it one step further by getting huge red tattoos on their right legs to match the birthmark that their 18-month-old daughter Honey-Rae has on her leg. There has been a lot of controversy about parents Tanya and…
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CT Scans Show 1,000-Year-Old Mummy Hidden Inside Statue
A CT scan has recently revealed that a Buddha statue is actually a tomb, containing the mummified remains of what scholars believe is the body of Buddhist master Liuquan, a monk who lived in the 1100’s. The statue is currently on display at Drents Museum in Assen, Netherlands (exhibit info here). The exhibit marks the first time the ‘Buddha…
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Ballet Dancer Sergei Polunin Dances to Hozier’s ‘Take Me To Church’
What happens when you combine the talents of Russia’s ballet bad boy Sergei Polunin, Irish gospel luminary Hozier and photography pop wizard David LaChapelle? Apparently, a whole lot of angsty, sexy, beautiful dancing ensues. LaChapelle directed the new visual interpretation of the Grammy-nominated hit, starring British Royal Ballet vet Polunin performing choreography by Jade Hale-Christofi.…
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The Invisible Man is Liu Bolin
Liu Bolin is an artist from China’s Shandong province. Born in 1973, he currently lives and works in Beijing. Bolin received his Bachelor of Fine Arts from the Shandong College of Arts in 1995 and his Master of Fine Arts from the Central Academy of Fine Arts in Beijing in 2001. His work has been exhibited…
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More Amazingly Surreal Tattoos by Expanded Eye
The work of artist duo Jade Tomlinson and Kev James of Expanded Eye (previously) spans paintings, installations, street art, sculptures and most importantly tattoos that blend line work, typography, and geometry. Based in London, the pair approaches each tattoo as a piece of art, firmly establishing a narrative and purpose behind each design before making a commitment.…
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Amazing Body Painting Turns Humans into Animals
While at first glance you think you’re seeing ordinary paintings of animals on canvas, look a little closer and you’ll notice that the canvases are actually naked human beings. Shannon Holt is a body painter based in Florida who has the incredible ability to transform the human body into a canvas for art. In the Florida…
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Free Tattoo Friday for a Woman with Down Syndrome
When Suzie Barry walked into Hamilton’s Muscle and Ink tattoo studio in New Zealand and asked to have her stick-on tattoos put on her arm, tattooist Jason Ward happily obliged. “The first time she came in, she just walked in, slapped a couple of stick-on tattoo packets on the desk and asked me to put them…
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Photographer Changing Maternity Photography With Underwater Mermaid Moms
Adam Opris is a wedding and lifestyle photographer by day and an underwater photographer by night. He is always trying to push the envelope and create art through people and their stories. According to Adam, he grew up in South Florida with a love for everything outdoors and practically lived in the ocean his whole life. With that…
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Ghoulishly Clever Halloween Lip Makeup Ideas by Eva Pernas
Makeup isn’t just for cosmetics – in the right hands, it can be just as valid an artistic medium as paint or ink. When Spanish makeup artist and photographer Eva Senín Pernas gets her hands on a makeup brush, she can create spooky and elegant lip makeup art perfect for almost any Halloween costume idea.…