This was bound to happen: James Titterton, an artist in the UK, is offering his body as a canvas for a piece called Tan the Man. The winning designs, submitted via email, will be printed as vinyl stickers, affixed to his body, and then he’ll enter a tanning booth. The photos will be on display in a gallery. See his blog for more and submit yours before Sunday!
This reminds me of something I read years ago in a photography interview. If you have a favorite photo on an old fashioned negative, use medical tape and tape the negative down on your skin before sunbathing. I remember the photographer had used a portrait of his brother, and after several days in the sun he had the positive image on his tanned skin.
Thanks to Brandy at Everyday Monkey, where she continues to spot a monkey a day.
Hey, that kind of reminds me of those stickers you can get in tanning booths of, like, a heart or a bunny.
Body as a canvas, very postmodern. I’d be more receptive to the idea were he not wearing tighty-whiteys. Can’t we get a charming boxer on him?