Teh One Who Knocks
02-26-2018, 01:11 PM
By Charlie Parker - The Sun
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A MAN has gone to ink-redible lengths to cover his entire body in black tattoos, including his eyeballs and the inside of his lips.
Eli Ink, a 27-year-old tattoo artist from Brighton, has undergone a 10-year transformation to turn himself into a walking exhibition of his tats.
Mr Ink uses several coats of black colouring to permanently blacken his skin.
He also implanted huge stretchers in his nose and under his bottom lip as part of his body-modification process.
The artist even went as far as dying his eyes to complete the striking look.
"In my opinion, the only person who will only ever understand my transition properly is me. I don’t attempt to describe it to anyone," he told the Mail Online.
https://i.imgur.com/g4HxjPA.jpg
Eli Ink, 27, spent ten years transforming his body, which he
sees as a canvas that can display his finest artwork
https://i.imgur.com/3yLOix8.jpg
Mr Ink also installed stretchers in his lips, nose and ears for the project
https://i.imgur.com/wD4zr3Q.jpg
He went through a risky eyeball-blackening procedure
He said: "I’ve always been blown away by art itself. Picasso is a huge childhood inspiration to me, especially abstract art, but I do like all forms of art. Body art was just the next local step for me growing up.
"I wanted to look like an abstract character in one of Picasso’s paintings. I love the abstract look, no thought , just pure expression."
Tattooing the whites of eyeballs involves delicately injecting ink in-betweek two layers of the Scleral of the eye and letting it spread out.
Mr Ink admitted there can be horrifying consequences if the procedure goes wrong.
https://i.imgur.com/QieKjzw.jpg
Dating is no problem for Mr Ink, who says he has found love with girlfriend Holly
https://i.imgur.com/t3VXl4F.jpg
As part of his body modification, he tattoos his skin with multiple coats of ink
He added: "That’s the risk you take letting anyone near your eyes, even trained surgeons can make mistake. Body modification is a risk taker's lifestyle."
Despite his extreme appearance, he claims his love life has not been affected by the tats.
He says his girlfriend Holly, another body-mod enthusiast, is madly in love with him.
Mr Ink is also not bothered by negative reactions to his work.
He said: "The best is always nice compliments, that’s always nice to hear, either from tattoo collectors or just passers-by, the worst is always older generation looking down on you and making you feel worthless."
Before body-modification he ran his own gardening company, only experimenting with drawing and painting in his part time.
He later became a full time tattooist and joined the body-modification sub culture, which pays homage to tribal rituals.
About his project, he said: ‘I will never be finished. It will take me the rest of my life to finish my studies but I am dedicating the rest of my life to body modification and perfecting my work."
https://i.imgur.com/5J5qmSm.jpg
A MAN has gone to ink-redible lengths to cover his entire body in black tattoos, including his eyeballs and the inside of his lips.
Eli Ink, a 27-year-old tattoo artist from Brighton, has undergone a 10-year transformation to turn himself into a walking exhibition of his tats.
Mr Ink uses several coats of black colouring to permanently blacken his skin.
He also implanted huge stretchers in his nose and under his bottom lip as part of his body-modification process.
The artist even went as far as dying his eyes to complete the striking look.
"In my opinion, the only person who will only ever understand my transition properly is me. I don’t attempt to describe it to anyone," he told the Mail Online.
https://i.imgur.com/g4HxjPA.jpg
Eli Ink, 27, spent ten years transforming his body, which he
sees as a canvas that can display his finest artwork
https://i.imgur.com/3yLOix8.jpg
Mr Ink also installed stretchers in his lips, nose and ears for the project
https://i.imgur.com/wD4zr3Q.jpg
He went through a risky eyeball-blackening procedure
He said: "I’ve always been blown away by art itself. Picasso is a huge childhood inspiration to me, especially abstract art, but I do like all forms of art. Body art was just the next local step for me growing up.
"I wanted to look like an abstract character in one of Picasso’s paintings. I love the abstract look, no thought , just pure expression."
Tattooing the whites of eyeballs involves delicately injecting ink in-betweek two layers of the Scleral of the eye and letting it spread out.
Mr Ink admitted there can be horrifying consequences if the procedure goes wrong.
https://i.imgur.com/QieKjzw.jpg
Dating is no problem for Mr Ink, who says he has found love with girlfriend Holly
https://i.imgur.com/t3VXl4F.jpg
As part of his body modification, he tattoos his skin with multiple coats of ink
He added: "That’s the risk you take letting anyone near your eyes, even trained surgeons can make mistake. Body modification is a risk taker's lifestyle."
Despite his extreme appearance, he claims his love life has not been affected by the tats.
He says his girlfriend Holly, another body-mod enthusiast, is madly in love with him.
Mr Ink is also not bothered by negative reactions to his work.
He said: "The best is always nice compliments, that’s always nice to hear, either from tattoo collectors or just passers-by, the worst is always older generation looking down on you and making you feel worthless."
Before body-modification he ran his own gardening company, only experimenting with drawing and painting in his part time.
He later became a full time tattooist and joined the body-modification sub culture, which pays homage to tribal rituals.
About his project, he said: ‘I will never be finished. It will take me the rest of my life to finish my studies but I am dedicating the rest of my life to body modification and perfecting my work."