Dali Elephant Cutting

By Shannon • Jul 18th, 2007 • Category: ModBlog

This great cutting (ink rubbing, actually, although there’s no ink in these pictures) of a Dali elephant (click through to get a closeup of the cuts) was done on Obbe by Christiane of Pinpoint in Oslo, Norway.

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41 Responses »

  1. POL on July 18th, 2007 at 10:00 pm:

    Beautiful! great work.

  2. MarmeladeFlesh on July 18th, 2007 at 10:27 pm:

    fucking fantastic! can’t wait to see it healed!

  3. vi on July 18th, 2007 at 10:29 pm:

    What a beautiful piece!!!

  4. Malice Alice on July 18th, 2007 at 10:54 pm:

    Nice.

  5. Kracker on July 18th, 2007 at 10:54 pm:

    Wow, that’s absolutely amazing.

  6. Kristin on July 18th, 2007 at 10:58 pm:

    Wow, that really is great. It’s one of the most creative uses of that long side-of-the-body space I think I’ve ever seen.

  7. sinophile on July 18th, 2007 at 11:43 pm:

    Very nice.

  8. Jen on July 19th, 2007 at 12:33 am:

    That’s phenomenal!

  9. IAM : BxtremeDmodSxM on July 19th, 2007 at 1:21 am:

    lovely

  10. phrawzty on July 19th, 2007 at 1:41 am:

    Holy crap that’s hot.

  11. Travis Q on July 19th, 2007 at 2:31 am:

    Stuning.

  12. Deedee on July 19th, 2007 at 2:34 am:

    It’s so clean looking! I can’t wait to see it healed too. :)

  13. Jenny on July 19th, 2007 at 2:58 am:

    That is fucking beautiful.

  14. SharpObjects on July 19th, 2007 at 3:33 am:

    So great! I hope it heals well.

  15. haha on July 19th, 2007 at 3:53 am:

    LOVE IT!

  16. ted on July 19th, 2007 at 5:53 am:

    thats pretty awesome, i have to admit.

  17. Voivodess on July 19th, 2007 at 6:20 am:

    I’m in love.

  18. Steph-knee on July 19th, 2007 at 7:03 am:

    *looks at the dent in his butt*

    HRm… what?

    the cutting is incredible though, I can’t wait to see it healed. I wonder if the finer details will disappear?

  19. Swamp Foetus on July 19th, 2007 at 7:42 am:

    Amazing work! Hopefully we’ll get to see the end product soon.

  20. ellie on July 19th, 2007 at 8:39 am:

    that is absolutely gorgeous.

  21. rebecca on July 19th, 2007 at 8:41 am:

    This is my ideal body + mod on a man..

  22. Bot on July 19th, 2007 at 8:43 am:

    That’s too beautiful!

  23. Rapphyo on July 19th, 2007 at 9:25 am:

    It seems the Catania Elephat Fountain (the simble of the city)
    http://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Immagine:Catane_Fontana_Dell_elefante.jpg

  24. stormy on July 19th, 2007 at 10:15 am:

    I love how dali works translate into really interesting tattoos and cuttings..

  25. AmyL on July 19th, 2007 at 11:34 am:

    Weirdly I’m just off to see the Dali exhibition at the Tate modern in London…Love Dali’s work and this piece just looks beautiful, can’t wait to see it healed!

  26. Toffisall on July 19th, 2007 at 1:32 pm:

    Very nice work!
    Hmm, looks like the “elephants” walking in one of Linkin parks Music video.. Dont remember the name of the song :/ But it looks a lot like this one..

  27. Molly on July 19th, 2007 at 2:49 pm:

    I’ve been contemplating the Dali elephant as a side tattoo for a few years now so it’s wicked to see how it could look all laid out. This is amazingly sweet.

  28. Chris on July 19th, 2007 at 4:01 pm:

    Thats Just Stunning work there!

  29. Fallen Angel Eyes on July 19th, 2007 at 4:29 pm:

    Wow, that is amazing. I love Dali’s work and this is stunning.

  30. Sara on July 19th, 2007 at 4:53 pm:

    Sweet, except the Dali elephants are becoming way too overdone. He has so many other great pieces besides the Temptation of St. Anthony.

  31. Ana on July 19th, 2007 at 5:19 pm:

    Words cannot describe how much I love this.

  32. gillian gamine on July 19th, 2007 at 5:53 pm:

    that’s gorgeous. i’m glad it’s an ink rubbing, the texture of the scar will be NEAT!

  33. Manzin on July 19th, 2007 at 6:19 pm:

    Really phenomenal use of shape, even if it is “way too overdone”. I know that I can’t swing a cat without hitting one of those Dali elephants, They’re almost as big as skulls and flowers in body art these days. /end sarcasm>

  34. Kristin on July 19th, 2007 at 7:28 pm:

    wow.. nicely done!

  35. Ayla on July 19th, 2007 at 8:36 pm:

    First of all I’m a HUGE fan of Dali, and by coincidence I bought a statue of the very same elephant on eBay not that long ago!
    And very beautiful done, ofcourse!

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  37. nervousinthealley on July 20th, 2007 at 8:20 am:

    wow, that’s simply amazing…I can’t wait to see how it heals.

  38. Lananaroux on July 20th, 2007 at 7:37 pm:

    God I love this. If anyone knows this guy, give him a hearty handshake from me.

  39. LeaveThePoliticsToMadmen on July 20th, 2007 at 9:48 pm:

    Very nice…

    are those dots on the side of his rib cage previous surface piercings? they caught my attention.. sort of draws your eyes away from the elephant. But still.. i think healed it will look very elegant.

  40. Obbe on July 21st, 2007 at 10:19 am:

    Thank you all for all nice comments.
    In the ‘portfolio other’ at Christianes page
    there is a picture of the healed ink rubbing after one month.

  41. antares on July 23rd, 2007 at 5:00 am:

    STUNNING! I bought a print of that painting a few years ago, but haven’t put it on my bedroom wall because it’s too scary!

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