From The Vault: My first exposure to flesh removal scarification

Hello Modbloggers, Sean Philips here (IAM: LexTalonis). As one of the new guest contributors to Modblog, one thing I want to do is a regular “From The Vault” feature. Modblog has featured the latest and greatest in mods since it’s inception a few years ago, but there are tons of amazing, classic pictures just growing stagnant in the farthest back pages of BME that really show where we as a community came from, and in some cases, where we could still go.

For my first entry I want to go back to the early 21st century, a time when scarification as an art form was developing rapidly. On Modblog we feature AMAZING scarification pieces that rival tattoos for the amount of detail that they contain, but this super detailed scarification is a very recent addition to the body mod world.

In fact, it wasn’t that long ago that the concept of flesh removal to create an artistic scar wasn’t even common. This piece was my, and several other practitioner’s first exposure to flesh removal. The removal was done by Toro, one of the pioneers of flesh removal scarification. The branding was done by Blair, who is arguably the greatest strike brander in the world.

James Raimar got this huge and amazing piece while myself and others watched in awe over a live video feed. Myself and several others returned home and immediately started  trying out this new technique ourselves and look where scarification has gone! The techniques have improved and the aftercare has VASTLY improved, but it is important to remember where our art came from and this piece was a big part of the modern history of scarification.

Healed Toro/Blair Scarification Piece

Want  a few more pics and some full frontal male nudity?

Here it is one month after being done.

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…and where there is nudity, Shawn Porter is sure to be near by!

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Coming Straight Outta Compton

I LOVE this tattoo. It was done at Golden Lotus Tattoo in  Little Rock, AR, although I don’t know the artist name responsible. If anyone does, please let us know in the comments section.

This Eazy-E Portrait is well laid out , has clean line work, great contrasting colors and it sends a message that continues to ring true even almost 15 years after Eazy-E  passed on to that great ghetto in the sky.

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Editor’s Note:  The artist’s name is Chris Thomas.

Re-flowering

Most of the readers of BME are probably already deflowered. That may have lead to this contributor’s decision to re-flower herself with this beautiful chrysanthemum tattoo.

Lot’s of tattoos in this region tend to be poorly executed. This particular tattoo, on the other hand, is a refreshing exception to that, with it’s  clean line work and  vibrant colors.

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Work un-friendly version after the break.

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Penguin Boy

I first met Penguin Boy when I worked at Art With A Pulse in Glen Burnie, MD. The shop  owner bet me he could do a full sleeve from scratch in less than an hour on a client of his….I fell for it, he won the bet.

Since then Penguin Boy  (Jason Brott) has made quite a name for himself in the sideshow world travelling with the Hellzapoppin Sideshow.

Here he is doing a 2 point suspension as photographed by our very own Allen Falkner.

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One more after the break.

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If you want to know more about the World Famous Penguin Boy, leave some comments here and I will see if he is interested in doing an interview for BME.