Inked Magazine Profiles Kat Von D with Stunning Photos by James Dimmock.

<script type="text/javascript" src="http://w.sharethis.com/button/sharethis.js#publisher=0d650ffe-1ec7-4395-883b-24e806d21a65&type=website"></script><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgi2W8Sf-PwH1FKbi2Vv_QM_wSE3YibnlhLgo_VCiLUEFdtkLnJ7XfVCiLTT_GDKwPabVy9JTKx2OiLPthIL26DQ1qBWHgGFS50-zo3koUXWCUdRoK5Faz0LEqLYm2l9C6cfKV2i4lkZ4lZ/s1600/KatVonD_header.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5544362938761238578" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgi2W8Sf-PwH1FKbi2Vv_QM_wSE3YibnlhLgo_VCiLUEFdtkLnJ7XfVCiLTT_GDKwPabVy9JTKx2OiLPthIL26DQ1qBWHgGFS50-zo3koUXWCUdRoK5Faz0LEqLYm2l9C6cfKV2i4lkZ4lZ/s400/KatVonD_header.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 541px; height: 360px;" /></a><br /><br />Tatted siren Katherine Von Drachenberg, aka Kat Von D, graced the cover of <a href="http://www.inkedmag.com/">Inked Magazine </a>accompanied by an interview and these stunning photos by celebrity photographer <a href="http://www.jamesdimmock.com/">James Dimmock.</a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxfHUfSLKHZgjyUoTFIBLToBlq15dCoLsVNW7le8GTBdt0HEZOaKGYCyWxif0M8zI5MxctcjeeRRqknFnP9kE9ziU2qeCNoseOBC37v305Jf29Ne3iQfU0Pmh4lfWLF4cvSJGMYZfHW8En/s1600/KVD2.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5544363233342468274" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxfHUfSLKHZgjyUoTFIBLToBlq15dCoLsVNW7le8GTBdt0HEZOaKGYCyWxif0M8zI5MxctcjeeRRqknFnP9kE9ziU2qeCNoseOBC37v305Jf29Ne3iQfU0Pmh4lfWLF4cvSJGMYZfHW8En/s400/KVD2.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; 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width: 266px; height: 342px;" /></a><br /><a href="http://www.inkedmag.com/article/i-am-not-kat-von-d/">Read the article, I Am Not Kat Von D, written by Rebecca Swanner for Inked Magazine.</a>

Inked Magazine Profiles Kat Von D with Stunning Photos by James Dimmock.

Tatted siren Katherine Von Drachenberg, aka Kat Von D, graced the cover of Inked Magazine accompanied by an interview and these stunning pho...

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Inked Oinkers: Tattooed Pigs by Wim Delvoye (UPDATED PICS)

<script type="text/javascript" src="http://w.sharethis.com/button/sharethis.js#publisher=0d650ffe-1ec7-4395-883b-24e806d21a65&type=website"></script><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDH7PuDfqYmr1pIgFvOU8kaRT0w3OqSdQLk26VaEQlgOPESXDqw5WxwN08QTVbUCb-4Rk1PwKvkrkSdXGa6-43xy2PocLBIX-L486XNnVDYhlqBpwfwdjDZvMjw1DqBvVBz3j6EZY-bGhR/s1600-h/Picture+8.png" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5124979397541466866" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDH7PuDfqYmr1pIgFvOU8kaRT0w3OqSdQLk26VaEQlgOPESXDqw5WxwN08QTVbUCb-4Rk1PwKvkrkSdXGa6-43xy2PocLBIX-L486XNnVDYhlqBpwfwdjDZvMjw1DqBvVBz3j6EZY-bGhR/s400/Picture+8.png" style="cursor: pointer; width: 529px; height: 771px;" /></a><br /><br />Tattoos have become less of a taboo and far more mainstream in the past decade. Two reality shows are focused on tattoo artists, many magazines are published specifically about the craft and tons of products have hit the market that either sport tattoos or are tattoo-inspired, be them dishes, furniture or clothes. <a href="http://www.thisnext.com/list/A4A259CA/Tattoo-You-And-This-And-That">To see many available products with tattoos, real or otherwise, click here.</a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigIVArZPyYIz3OF0kL0s0OsGH8JX_3Z7HHAnSYySoAWGIqfJ9aYISdY4MXYmakst4v0BLVEM1CiB2d9BiaPvqOuwR9KxR7s9DKtXzImwt9tosWMLv8rUJsmlm_wHTvnyp5W5CezMuPOaZa/s1600-h/Picture+5.png" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5124970464009491042" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigIVArZPyYIz3OF0kL0s0OsGH8JX_3Z7HHAnSYySoAWGIqfJ9aYISdY4MXYmakst4v0BLVEM1CiB2d9BiaPvqOuwR9KxR7s9DKtXzImwt9tosWMLv8rUJsmlm_wHTvnyp5W5CezMuPOaZa/s400/Picture+5.png" style="cursor: pointer; width: 536px; height: 371px;" /></a><br /><br />Belgian artist <a href="http://www.wimdelvoye.be/">Wim Delvoye </a>launched an Art Farm Pigs Growth Fund whereby people can invest in his swine farm outside Beijing in China. This farm, established in 2005, has nine boars and sows which are tattooed with a variety of designs created by Delvoye and three other tattooists in residence. “The pigs art fund will be an official Chinese company which I hope to launch in the next few weeks”, he says. “The new bonds and pig farm shares scheme make the mechanisms of the art market so transparent”, he added.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGXtKHn5913YSgbXynkv2ZEOaHU7fLO-00oyyhfusV_IIwVExNDynB_gu90Jz9oR5WBCIm9yQ4qYTbt62R5o_sd010pc_9OPulF9xbiy723nS2vbWILu27DAFMUwA0Nd-8UqFUVxX7AUM/s1600/artfarm+gates.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5499396338461217474" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGXtKHn5913YSgbXynkv2ZEOaHU7fLO-00oyyhfusV_IIwVExNDynB_gu90Jz9oR5WBCIm9yQ4qYTbt62R5o_sd010pc_9OPulF9xbiy723nS2vbWILu27DAFMUwA0Nd-8UqFUVxX7AUM/s400/artfarm+gates.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 400px;" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9t6RxxQjIMfzWGdjyQqtc4y78tSMbkIVUb17Sl_zbVyuRhi01NmKRIGwR_r2aofYCeWg4XLGpMe26Xcz44yC9QuDQL7Kzmkl_eCdADecVhijf5T-eg4YI7RJnPRUynADXSYrvv50d1q4/s1600/lots+of+pigs.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5499396602845257074" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9t6RxxQjIMfzWGdjyQqtc4y78tSMbkIVUb17Sl_zbVyuRhi01NmKRIGwR_r2aofYCeWg4XLGpMe26Xcz44yC9QuDQL7Kzmkl_eCdADecVhijf5T-eg4YI7RJnPRUynADXSYrvv50d1q4/s400/lots+of+pigs.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 266px; height: 400px;" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-style: italic;">above: The gates to Wim Delvoye's Art Farm and some of the inked oinkers.</span></span><br /><br />“This initiative is in its early stages”, said Mr Delvoye’s assistant Gianni Degryse. “We may set up a similar bond scheme for the pig farm. People may even be able to purchase one of the animals”.<br /><br />A vegetarian who tattoos live pigs, in the name of art. Wim claims it's ‘Because they grow fast and they are so much better to tattoo than fish.’<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpyUnHfStsDGP11EXmL8GmelQKPo0XDftxbhGteAqSysr3C08-bUfwNXMauASm2lmf8VgD9LrO0mMQN-GE_iOwXdrDroDUFGm-MUFLSQ0W3ZfmpNh-VaEMJb9ShqvYEFq461NtjY04XRWm/s1600-h/Picture+7.png" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5124970571383673458" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpyUnHfStsDGP11EXmL8GmelQKPo0XDftxbhGteAqSysr3C08-bUfwNXMauASm2lmf8VgD9LrO0mMQN-GE_iOwXdrDroDUFGm-MUFLSQ0W3ZfmpNh-VaEMJb9ShqvYEFq461NtjY04XRWm/s400/Picture+7.png" style="cursor: pointer; width: 532px; height: 478px;" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhONbyqx2a1wBl7VgtIugQfHP1HHgByYRSr5U_BtKqlt92jWaNIiQERor6d2CFm16MbM5kQs6zfZepmgANFbkmI_EsGJM12jmsf-CsybwDgq8mjEjCD-UHLtVzO7F0-TRcaAvfEAzMvP9w/s1600/Picture+29.png" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5499400630247003762" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhONbyqx2a1wBl7VgtIugQfHP1HHgByYRSr5U_BtKqlt92jWaNIiQERor6d2CFm16MbM5kQs6zfZepmgANFbkmI_EsGJM12jmsf-CsybwDgq8mjEjCD-UHLtVzO7F0-TRcaAvfEAzMvP9w/s400/Picture+29.png" style="cursor: pointer; width: 524px; height: 457px;" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-style: italic;">above: Louise, a stuffed pig (yes, sorry folks, she's no longer with us) sporting her Louis Vuitton Tatts.</span></span><br /><br />Below are live pigs with Wim's artwork permanently inked on their backs. Project and photos taken at Artfarm China in Yang Zhen, Shun Yi District Beijing, China.<br /><br />ALL PHOTOS COURTESY OF WIM DELVOYE<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjY78IQqNEMuVFQhalXMpxsYs2HRLRe98DXKuJ2sl395GOYd6Z2po4AKEuQDSHLXKTtng4doCf0MikMOkrKsOuADuUHXVzS2IZeejPqrSlRPpEczNJ7dH6CCNEIlTr7sDa3nkE3tSDzYfSg/s1600-h/3.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5124976021697172162" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjY78IQqNEMuVFQhalXMpxsYs2HRLRe98DXKuJ2sl395GOYd6Z2po4AKEuQDSHLXKTtng4doCf0MikMOkrKsOuADuUHXVzS2IZeejPqrSlRPpEczNJ7dH6CCNEIlTr7sDa3nkE3tSDzYfSg/s400/3.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 532px; height: 389px;" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7_kN-RfD2ELHk8epDTxQ2gLU3ZxFYkQudEpvbKnzytaVDHnAsZi6_ZrkAC_txOHrlt6ER_ApLhytXt422x6sFSvgZRdFqxVJGpyn5UV6MuRp2dOj6naT_Jro-fRjmyE7sFJi0FVBssuw/s1600/Picture+7.png" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5499397070060066706" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7_kN-RfD2ELHk8epDTxQ2gLU3ZxFYkQudEpvbKnzytaVDHnAsZi6_ZrkAC_txOHrlt6ER_ApLhytXt422x6sFSvgZRdFqxVJGpyn5UV6MuRp2dOj6naT_Jro-fRjmyE7sFJi0FVBssuw/s400/Picture+7.png" style="cursor: pointer; 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width: 524px; height: 347px;" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-style: italic;">above: Wim at work</span></span><br /><br />Jonathan West of <a href="http://www.viceland.com/">Vice Magazine</a> asked Wim a few questions:<br /><br /><b>Vice: Why did you start tattooing pigs?</b><br /><br />Wim: <i>I started tattooing pig hides, which I’d get from the slaughterhouses, in 1994. It was only in 1997 that I started to work on live sedated pigs. I tattoo pigs because they grow fast and they are so much better to tattoo than fish. I tattoo them when they are young and I like the way the artwork stretches and distorts over time. Essentially, we invest in small tattoos and we harvest large paintings.</i><br /><br /><b>Have you ever tattooed a person?</b><br /><br /><i>Yes, of course. I have tattooed art critics, art dealers and art collectors, and lots of butts. I come across my needlework everywhere I go. Some designs I try for the first time on people and, if they work, I will surely re-create the tattoo on a pig.</i><br /><br /><b>To the close observer your work is laden with contradictions. For example, aren’t you a vegetarian?</b><br /><br /><i>Yes, I am a vegetarian. I am also very, very clean. I wash my hands like 100 times a day.</i><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://ifitshipitshere.blogspot.com/2008/05/wim-delvoyes-swine-art-own-your-own.html">See a more recent post about his tattooed stuffed pigs and tattooed pigskins for sale here.</a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWWWlJbpgSYWLNcZAt2smxMWNzyuZ8-Asix3K4Z7S_UsURdNgLnXuVavS3O9o6uYtLT41ahY4MYZc50bZ50F_XF9MXTPHR9P1UWI5l2_2ta7f_rDDdGKQiPg46a3h51zHyWWFhjQxZG9c/s1600/Picture+8.png" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5499397873039541858" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWWWlJbpgSYWLNcZAt2smxMWNzyuZ8-Asix3K4Z7S_UsURdNgLnXuVavS3O9o6uYtLT41ahY4MYZc50bZ50F_XF9MXTPHR9P1UWI5l2_2ta7f_rDDdGKQiPg46a3h51zHyWWFhjQxZG9c/s400/Picture+8.png" style="cursor: pointer; width: 521px; height: 555px;" /></a><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;"><br /><a href="http://ifitshipitshere.blogspot.com/2008/05/wim-delvoyes-swine-art-own-your-own.html">PART 2: Updated post on more Pig tattoos and pigskin art by Wim Delvoye</a></span><br /><a href="http://ifitshipitshere.blogspot.com/2008/05/wim-delvoyes-swine-art-own-your-own.html" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5499398289408891090" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKL3nTv9D0Rb7x6hTuWq9ibEGI-j38snv_USsWpEedLeC_7iQE24f_kxFJtCTfX7kmK8myfagQbYK3gjWR8JciKtG0OWgl1r18Vrl4ogTr5Ay949ADgDH8pWidyEFvkgFdbTpNIkcFWg4/s400/Picture+28.png" style="cursor: pointer; width: 524px; height: 500px;" /></a><br /><br /><br />Wim Delvoye has done several interesting art projects. Tattooed Swine is just one of them.<br /><a href="http://www.wimdelvoye.be/">Visit the artists site here.</a><br /><a href="http://www.speronewestwater.com/"><br />To see more of his work, visit the Sperone Westwater Gallery by clicking here.</a>

Inked Oinkers: Tattooed Pigs by Wim Delvoye (UPDATED PICS)

Tattoos have become less of a taboo and far more mainstream in the past decade. Two reality shows are focused on tattoo artists, many magazi...

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Tattoo You. And your furniture. And your jewelry. And your clothes.

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