June 2, 2009: Skin Art II

ZenGum · 06-01-2009, 09:59 PM

After yesterday's widespread disapproval, here's how it should be done:

Edited from here:

Quote:

[R]etired history teacher Geoff Ostling, 65, has pledged to donate his skin to the National Gallery in Canberra.

He worked with cult artist eX de Merci over 15 years to tattoo a masterpiece on his body, from neck to ankle, with the theme "All the flowers of a Sydney garden".

"I wanted something unique, so I thought about a garden of plants, of natives and imported flowers, what you would find in a Sydney garden with a distant view of the city from Heartbreak Hill (at Rose Bay)," he said.

"To donate skin is not the most amazing thing in the world but the tattoos are revolutionary."

He will also donate his organs to medicine.

"It has never been done as a whole body before and not in a gallery," he said.

"People can be squeamish about it. Portraits painted on human skin hang in galleries around the world. They don't tell you that, of course, and valuable books were also covered in human skin."

Sydney taxidermy expert Sascha Smith said it could be a challenge to preserve the tattoos unharmed but the process would be no different to skinning an animal.

There is a video at the link, and plenty of pictures all over the net.

Kasszia · 06-01-2009, 11:15 PM

The nipple rings and G string really ... um ... enhance(?) the whole package.

Excuse me, must go get a breath of fresh air.

Alright I'm back. I do have to say the tattoos are very nicely done! But I could have done without the "poses".

xoxoxoBruce · 06-01-2009, 11:40 PM

The G-string is common for posing with a full body suit in competitions.

ZenGum · 06-01-2009, 11:55 PM

... and the nipple rings are just there so they can hang his skin more easily. Gotta love forward planning.

Juniper · 06-02-2009, 12:13 AM

I can't help but think of how a diet might shrink the canvas...

rojomoke · 06-02-2009, 05:24 AM

Has anyone asked the National Gallery whether they want it?

ZenGum · 06-02-2009, 06:08 AM

Hi, Rojomoke, and welcome. From what I saw on the news a few months back, they intend to accept it. There is a video on the link provided, and plenty more interviews about if you are interested.

Oh, and I just remembered:

There was an old man in Australia
who tattooed his arse with a dahlia
The colour was fine
As was the design
But the aroma, that was a fahlia.

Sheldonrs · 06-02-2009, 08:41 AM

"The Illustrated Man" anyone?

ajaccio · 06-02-2009, 08:46 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ZenGum

...There was an old man in Australia
who tattooed his arse with a dahlia
The colour was fine
As was the design
But the aroma, that was a fahlia.

Bravo ZenGum!!! That's a great one!

p:p

dacliff · 06-02-2009, 09:22 AM

He looks pretty old and over weight, and the art is yet unfinished (notice the areas without color). I wonder if a tattoo artist could finish his "masterpiece" on a cadaver...that's if this guy pulls a "Robert Jordan" on his fans.

sweasel · 06-02-2009, 09:25 AM

So that's what history teachers look like in Australia...

birdclaw · 06-02-2009, 09:26 AM

I think its awesome. More skin more canvas right?

Cyber Wolf · 06-02-2009, 11:06 AM

Why couldn't my history teachers be more like that?

Amazing... if the man put a suit on, you'd never know...

lookout123 · 06-02-2009, 11:11 AM

Yes you would. You wouldn't be able to see his tattoos anymore.

Sundae · 06-02-2009, 01:03 PM

I'd love to be a book cover.

06-01-2009, 11:40 PM	#3
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	The G-string is common for posing with a full body suit in competitions. __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

06-01-2009, 11:55 PM	#4
ZenGum Doctor Wtf Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Badelaide, Baustralia Posts: 12,861	... and the nipple rings are just there so they can hang his skin more easily. Gotta love forward planning. __________________ Shut up and hug. MoreThanPretty, Nov 5, 2008. Just because I'm nominally polite, does not make me a pussy. Sundae Girl.

06-02-2009, 06:08 AM	#7
ZenGum Doctor Wtf Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Badelaide, Baustralia Posts: 12,861	Hi, Rojomoke, and welcome. From what I saw on the news a few months back, they intend to accept it. There is a video on the link provided, and plenty more interviews about if you are interested. Oh, and I just remembered: There was an old man in Australia who tattooed his arse with a dahlia The colour was fine As was the design But the aroma, that was a fahlia. __________________ Shut up and hug. MoreThanPretty, Nov 5, 2008. Just because I'm nominally polite, does not make me a pussy. Sundae Girl.

06-02-2009, 08:41 AM	#8
Sheldonrs Master Dwellar Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Los Angeles, CA Posts: 4,412	"The Illustrated Man" anyone? __________________ Laugh and the world laughs with you; cry and the world laughs AT you.

06-02-2009, 09:26 AM	#12
birdclaw putting the "g" in flight Join Date: Jun 2008 Posts: 145	I think its awesome. More skin more canvas right? __________________ “The difference between a man and a boy is, a boy wants to grow up to be a fireman, but a man wants to grow up to be a giant monster fireman.”

06-01-2009, 11:15 PM	#2
Kasszia Lurking for fun and profit. Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: State of Insanity Posts: 45	The nipple rings and G string really ... um ... enhance(?) the whole package. Excuse me, must go get a breath of fresh air. Alright I'm back. I do have to say the tattoos are very nicely done! But I could have done without the "poses".

06-02-2009, 12:13 AM	#5
Juniper I know, right? Join Date: Aug 2008 Posts: 1,539	I can't help but think of how a diet might shrink the canvas...

06-02-2009, 05:24 AM	#6
rojomoke Neophyte-in-training Join Date: Jun 2009 Posts: 2	Has anyone asked the National Gallery whether they want it?

06-02-2009, 09:22 AM	#10
dacliff Confounded Conjuror Join Date: May 2009 Posts: 33	He looks pretty old and over weight, and the art is yet unfinished (notice the areas without color). I wonder if a tattoo artist could finish his "masterpiece" on a cadaver...that's if this guy pulls a "Robert Jordan" on his fans.

06-02-2009, 09:25 AM	#11
sweasel Everyone loves a weasel! Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Sussex, England Posts: 9	So that's what history teachers look like in Australia...

06-02-2009, 11:06 AM	#13
Cyber Wolf As stable as a ring of PU-239 Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: On a huge rock covered in water, highly advanced moss and 7 billion parasites Posts: 1,264	Why couldn't my history teachers be more like that? Amazing... if the man put a suit on, you'd never know... __________________ "I don't see what's so triffic about creating people as people and then getting' upset 'cos they act like people." ~Adam Young, Good Omens "I don't see why it matters what is written. Not when it's about people. It can always be crossed out." ~Adam Young, Good Omens

06-02-2009, 11:11 AM	#14
lookout123 changed his status to single Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Right behind you. No, the other side. Posts: 10,308	Yes you would. You wouldn't be able to see his tattoos anymore. __________________ Getting knocked down is no sin, it's not getting back up that's the sin

06-02-2009, 01:03 PM	#15
Sundae polaroid of perfection Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: West Yorkshire Posts: 24,185	I'd love to be a book cover.

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