Butt Brain

By Shannon • Apr 14th, 2008 • Category: ModBlog

Howie (see the interview which includes some commentary on his ideas about tattooing) suggest that this tattoo he did would be best filed in the “super awful awesome tatty section”. Postmodern tattooing perhaps?

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39 Responses »

  1. Cardboardfrog on April 14th, 2008 at 8:59 am:

    i actually think thats kind of awesome because its so scribbly,
    yay!

  2. cometstail on April 14th, 2008 at 9:40 am:

    Haha yeah, I raelly like this too… it’s quite sweet really.

  3. rehan on April 14th, 2008 at 9:50 am:

    im not sure about this, im torn between f@cking genius and f@cking stupid

  4. twiggy on April 14th, 2008 at 10:01 am:

    Looks like someone tattooed with crayons!

  5. serenity on April 14th, 2008 at 10:07 am:

    I very much like the concept, but I wouldn’t like the scribbliness on me I must admit. Take myself too serious I guess..

  6. Laura Dawsey on April 14th, 2008 at 10:08 am:

    ? i don’t get it?…was it a child’s drawing and the parent got it tattooed on them? is there a story to this one? is it like a cere thing or something? i mean, was this the intended results?

    sorry…not trying to hate-its just the design is really child like-so i figured this had a story behind it or something that explains why its like that…

  7. MissJanet on April 14th, 2008 at 10:19 am:

    Well, I wouldn’t want this on my ass. On the other hand - my aesthetics aren’t everyone else’s. So whatever makes you happy…

  8. Shannon on April 14th, 2008 at 10:52 am:

    Rehan - That’s both the brilliance and the downfall of Howie’s tattooing I think.

  9. if6was9 on April 14th, 2008 at 11:00 am:

    Like Cere’s work, but better ;)

  10. // on April 14th, 2008 at 11:47 am:

    this is great, i love the colours

  11. MatLax on April 14th, 2008 at 12:18 pm:

    And as usual, there’s a heart, that’s lovely =)

  12. PC on April 14th, 2008 at 12:51 pm:

    I thought it was Cere.

  13. Tsarik on April 14th, 2008 at 12:53 pm:

    art is subjective.
    so i don’t think anyone can rightfully say tattoos like this suck.

    but do they do anything to elevate the art of tattooing?

  14. Evan Burke on April 14th, 2008 at 1:10 pm:

    hahahahha. Thats just made my morning.

  15. daniella on April 14th, 2008 at 1:47 pm:

    i think it’s cute, although the lack of apostrophe in the “i’m” bugs me. if it was permanently etched into my skin i’d want it to be as near-perfect as possible. :x

  16. Susan on April 14th, 2008 at 2:14 pm:

    my biology major geekiness is exploding with the awesomeness.

  17. Pen Di'Panda on April 14th, 2008 at 2:16 pm:

    This is awesome. This just goes to show how people shouldn’t take themselves too seriously. I mean, I have a few shitty tattoos, and I love them.

    I’m not even saying that this is a shitty tat. I just love it. I’m all for stupid tattoos!

  18. Vasey on April 14th, 2008 at 2:31 pm:

    I like this, I wouldnt want it on my own skin, but yay for silly tattoos

  19. Amy on April 14th, 2008 at 2:32 pm:

    um, i want one.

  20. eleanore on April 14th, 2008 at 2:40 pm:

    I actually think it looks very sweet :]

  21. Zombea on April 14th, 2008 at 2:48 pm:

    I think it’s adorable.
    Not every tattoo has to be some serious and technically amazing piece of art. Sometimes they should just be silly and fun.

  22. dirtyhartland on April 14th, 2008 at 2:54 pm:

    Honestly, alot of tattoos in this style I don’t care for, but this one I do enjoy quite a bit. The only other off the top of my head that I know of is the Cere tractor

  23. Jon P on April 14th, 2008 at 4:54 pm:

    I’m so not into this whole trend of ‘postmodern tattooing’. To me, it’s a bunch of mostly non-talented (and downright shitty) scratchers making a mess of people and calling it “art” lol

  24. anthony doom on April 14th, 2008 at 5:36 pm:

    i actually really dig it, its nice to see something more emotional and less professional in my opinion.

  25. n0ir on April 14th, 2008 at 5:41 pm:

    13: Of course you can say it sucks. That´s the other side of the coin when saying “art is subjective”… :S

  26. jonnycore on April 14th, 2008 at 5:59 pm:

    commando?

  27. Acid on April 14th, 2008 at 6:12 pm:

    my day just got THAT much better ^.^
    I like the scribblyness of it, i think it makes it cool
    Butt tattoo’s allways make me giggle anyway, just the placement i guess

  28. Sarah on April 14th, 2008 at 6:27 pm:

    I’m sorry, but I can’t help but think that he must have lost a bet or something…

  29. candy on April 14th, 2008 at 7:40 pm:

    postmodern tattoos
    I never thought of it like that, but I’d say it is a perfect description.

    I love it.

  30. joeltron on April 14th, 2008 at 8:42 pm:

    Zmg! First time I’ve seen colours that aren’t pink/black/blue in his work. It aint easy being a pimp, howie.

  31. magneticdistortion on April 15th, 2008 at 12:49 am:

    I love it!

  32. Donna on April 15th, 2008 at 5:52 am:

    I certainly wouldn’t wear a tattoo like that on MY skin, it looks like a scratcher has been let loose, not nice at all.

  33. Rich on April 15th, 2008 at 1:00 pm:

    Haha I actually love this! I have a tattoo by howie that I got last year and it is probably one of the stupidest and best tattoos I have. (Its a broken heart cloud raining (with “lightin”) into a pink tea cup with a little girl drowning in it… and the phrase “yes it does not hurt” tattooed above - i personally think it sums me up! haha

  34. Teal on April 16th, 2008 at 6:39 am:

    Its like an Andy Warhol thing. Whether you think its art or not its based on opinion.

  35. CutThroat on April 16th, 2008 at 11:48 am:

    As soon as that’s a legit category (super awful.. er -AWESOME tatty section) I have a bunch of photos to submit.

    I <3 Howie’s tattoo work.

  36. CutThroat on April 16th, 2008 at 11:49 am:

    I should clear up that none of my work is done by Howie. Maybe soon.

  37. e1m1 on April 16th, 2008 at 10:32 pm:

    i think it’s excellent to have whimsical tattoos as a complement to a lot of the very Serious tattooing and body mods and rituals that are showcased on modblog. while it certainly has a childish affect, it’s still really effective. would i want this tattoo? no way. but it is a lovely thing to see, to recognize that tattooing, as a medium, can have many different tones and registers.

  38. Nico on May 1st, 2008 at 8:39 pm:

    Oh dear. Why…?

  39. cutlass71 on May 1st, 2008 at 8:46 pm:

    smartass… cool!

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