Friday, 30 January 2015
EYEBALL TATTOO:The question is why would anyone want an eyeball tattoo?
The sentencing of a
convicted criminal with an eyeball tattoo in an Alaskan court has drawn
attention to an unusual form of facial decoration - one that is less
than a decade old, but winning new converts all the time.
Jason Barnum, 39, who pleaded guilty to the attempted murder
of a policeman, has ornate tattoos on his head and part of his face -
teeth on his cheek, an eyeball in middle of his forehead. But even more
dramatically, the white of his right eye has been tattooed jet black.Arguing for the prosecution, Anchorage Police Department Chief Mark Mew urged the judge to take a look at Barnum's face which, he said, showed the convicted criminal had "decided a long time ago that his life was about being hostile to people".
But, in tattooing his eyeball, was Barnum really expressing hostility to the rest of society? And if our eyes really are the window to our soul what else might a tattooed eyeball say about its owner?
The man who first experimented with injecting ink into an eyeball is a US tattoo artist who goes by the name of Luna Cobra. Far from wanting to look evil, the original goal was to look like the blue-eyed characters from the cult science fiction film, Dune.
"There used to be a private body modification convention that happened every few years in Canada," Luna Cobra says.
"That year, an old friend had Photoshopped a picture of his
eyes to look blue like in Dune. I told him, 'I think I can do that for
real.'"The next day, Luna Cobra took a syringe and practised on three brave volunteers.
"I'm aware of how insane that sounds, but I've been doing this type of thing for my whole life so I wasn't coming from nowhere with this," he says.
His technique, which he has modified over the years, involves injecting pigment directly into the eyeball so it rests under the eye's thin top layer, or conjunctiva.
A single small injection has enough ink to cover about a quarter of the eye. It takes several injections to completely cover the sclera, which is then coloured for life. He has done it for hundreds of people - in blue, green, red and black - from Singapore and Sydney to London and the US.
"If you want to amuse yourself by decorating your eyeball, why not do it?" he says. "I do a lot of things that look like tie-dye or 'cosmic space'. I think it brings a realm of fantasy into everyday life."
Looking a little out-of-this world is something that appealed to Kylie Garth, a body piercer who works in Luna Cobra's Sydney studio. Before deciding to change the colour of her eyeballs, Garth had experimented with a number of body modifications including face tattoos, piercings, self-like pointed ears and a bifurcated tongue.
"It was mentally intense," she says of the several injections needed to colour her eyeballs a delicate blue-green, a colour she refers to as sea foam.
"It feels like somebody is poking at your eye,
then it feels like strange pressure and then it feels you have a bit of
sand in your eye, but there's no pain."
One customer who might disagree with this is a Polish rapper,
Popek, who was filmed having his eyes tattooed green by Luna Cobra in
London. A couple of days later he experienced a painful burning
sensation in his eyes that prevented him sleeping.Fortunately, it was temporary - he was later reported to be considering going back under the needle to darken the tattoos - but opticians warn about a risk of damage to the eyes, and even loss of vision.
Garth says the reaction to her eyes has been universally positive.
"It's thinking about getting a needle in your eye that makes people say, 'I can't believe you did that.' But I've never had anyone say my eyes look scary," she says.
The same can't be said of darker tattoos, however.
"I try to keep people away from it, especially if they have a dark iris," says Luna Cobra.
About one person a week contacts him to inquire about eyeball tattoos - and many want black.
"I tell them you're going to look frightening forever to the majority of people you encounter. You might find people have trouble connecting with you or looking at you because they can't follow your iris."
Luna Cobra says he urges young people to wait until they have a job before getting a black eyeball tattoo, because otherwise they may never get hired.
"I was living on the streets, and I tried to get a job, but of course my beautiful face didn't allow me to do that," Barnum said at his sentencing in Anchorage.
But whether or not Barnum intended to shock, many of Luna Cobra's clients are hoping to do just that. Some dismiss his warnings saying it would be "cool" to frighten people. Others say they don't care.
Popek the Polish rapper began to feel a burning sensation that kept him awakeAn episode of the US reality TV programme, Lockup, shows two inmates who try to tattoo their eyeballs blue and red using smuggled-in instruments.
"Everybody's got tattoos, everybody's got stretched ears [but] you never see anybody with the whites of their eyes tattooed," says prisoner David Boltjes, explaining why he took a huge risk to inject himself.
Luna Cobra says that what started as an experiment between friends, and fans of Dune, has run out of control. He's also heard that it's fashionable among Brazilian teenagers and in some Russian sub-cultures - and worries that people could be being harmed.
"It's shocking. We had no idea anyone else would do it. And now everyone's obsessed with it," he says.
"We often felt like we released a beast into the world and now all these people will be damaged," he says referring to the many ways the tattooing process can go wrong - from using the wrong ink and needle to injecting too much pigment or going too deep.
"It's a shame because I think it's something really beautiful, but it's taken an odd course."
A different effect can be achieved with coloured contact lenses
For its part, the American Optometric Association unequivocally condemns the practice, saying it puts the patient at risk of infection, inflammation and blindness.
"My advice is not to do it as there's not enough benefit to even warrant considering that risk of potential pain and loss of vision," says Jeffrey Walline, the chair-elect of the association's Contact Lens and Cornea Council.
Such is the concern that several US states have debated banning eyeball tattoos.
Garth, who says she is one of only a handful of women in the world with both eyeballs tattooed, says anyone considering the procedure needs to be absolutely sure they are making the right choice.
"It's not like you're going to get a little tattoo on your wrist," she says. "This is the most permanent body modification you can get, you can't take the ink out of your eye."
That may explain why eyeball tattooing is still rare art.
But, despite the risks, its popularity is growing. Before long it may not be that uncommon to come face to face with a stranger whose appearance is literally eye-popping.
Piercings, tats and even devil horns are out in force at tattoo expo
They
look like they may be taking a break from the latest low-budget horror movie
featuring either aliens or the un-dead.
But
for these people, who are exhibiting at the Venezuela Tattoo International Expo
in Caracas, all of the modifications and colourings are real.
These
people have had implants, extreme dental work and even dye injected into their
eyeballs to make them look as menacing as possible.
The
four-day event has seen people travel from across the globe to show their
extreme modifications, with implants even to alter the shape of their
skulls.
Mary Jose Cristerna, is a Mexican who is better known on the international tattoo circuit as Vampire Woman
Ms Cristerna, pictured, has heavily modified her teeth to fit in her her vampire-inspired image
As well as extreme modification to her face, she offers people the key to hear heart, pictured
This Venezuelan man is known, unsurprisingly enough, as Red Skull. He appeared at the four-day event
Kala Kaiwi, pictured, holds the world record for the non-surgically made stretch earlobes, at 109mm wide
Kala Kaiwi, pictured, describes himself as a body modification artist from Hawaii
Colombian Carlos Dehaquiz, who looks lizard-like, is one of the more normal exhibitors at the event
This woman hitches up her jeans to show of the design on her left leg, pictured which includes a skull
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I’m Good Enough to be Nigeria’s President – Davido
“Yes I’m voting, I want my voice to be heard, there’s no point in complaining if you are not going to vote.
“I think I’m good enough to be president, because it’s me, I want to be the president. I’ll fix all the bad roads, I’ll fix up the currency of course, and different other things, as much as I can do in a day I’ll do.”
Wednesday, 28 January 2015
2face & Wife, Annie Idibia Releases Statement Addressing 2Face’ Cheating Rumour
Our love does not have 2 make sense 2 u.
pls go on with your perfect life and know the true story behind
something before u judge and start making nasty comments based on an
orchestrated story by some blog.U shall know the truth and the truth
shall set u free.LYTID uwana idibia.
Annie…
I am aware of the photo’s circulating the
internet with my husband and Pero Adeniyi. I want to state officially
that I was not in that space at that time and therefore there was no
confrontation between myself and Pero Adeniyi.
Pero Adeniyi and this momentary indiscretion poses no threat whatsoever to my relationship with my husband.
As a matter of fact for all of our
children’s’ sake, I do encourage cordial relationships with parties
involved. This year, my focus is solely on God, Family and my Career
which doesn’t give me the luxury of paying attention to any
distractions.
I thank you for your respect in this matter.
Saturday, 24 January 2015
Dbanj’s alleged N60m Debt Mess-See Pictures of Court Summons pasted on his house.
Court Summons, dbanj, Debt Mess.
It just got messier..The NETNg has released photos of Writ of Summons pasted on D’banj’s house over the alleged N60m owed top oil and gas industry player, Henry Ojogho. D’banj reportedly obtained the loan in January 2013 and has not paid back the said sum despite signing an undertaking to do so….
According to the NetNg reportWith the case filed in court with suit number: LD/ADR/445/14 with hearing expected to commence on Monday, January 26, 2015 at the Multi-door Courthouse in Obalende, Lagos with Justice Mrs Oyebanji as the presiding judge. Already, the writ of summons and other relevant documents in the suit have been posted on D’Banj’s residence on Osaro Isokpan Street in Lekki Phase 1. The pasting was done by the court bailiff on December 17, 2014 at about 1:35p.m, pursuant to order of court made on November 12, 2014 having been satisfied that the defendant was evading been served the notice. However with the on-going strike by the Judiciary Staff Union of Nigeria (JUSUN) which is over 2 weeks old now, the case may be adjourned if the strike is not called off before January 26, 2015, which is the hearing date….
Friday, 23 January 2015
Actress Chioma Chukwuka finally shows off her Cleavage
This is the first time people will be seeing Chioma Chukwuka-Akpota’s cleavage in the social media.
Actress
Chioma Chukwuka finally shows off her Cleavage - See more at:
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APC And PDP Supporters Clash In Abule Egba Lagos This Morning.
APC supporters were doing their rally in the area when they were confronted by PDP supporters.
According to an eye-witness, bottles and cutlasses were used but no one died in the mayhem.
The police was quickly called to the scene and they’ve since brought calm to the area.
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Is D’banj Really Broke? Well, Don Jazzy Disses D’banj In New Song, Calls Him Broke Dude
D'banj is broke, dbanj, don jazzy, new song, Oga Titus
Don Jazzy we gathered just produced a song for his younger brother titled ‘Oga Titus’ and those who have heard the song say that it is a direct attack on D’Banj. The song also confirmed the rumour in town that the ‘Eja Nla’ is broke. Cityrovers.blogspot.com gathered that Don Jazzy might have capitalized on the news that took over the social media recently that D’Banj is enmeshed in debt. In the new song, it was said that ‘Now Money Don Lost’ confirming the perceived state of D’Banj’s bad state of finances.
Repeatedly, Don Jazzy and brother took swipe at D’Banj calling him ‘Oga Titus’ instead of ‘Eja Nla’. The duo even went further to ‘yab’ Tonto Dike because of her association with D’Banj lately. Part of the lyrics is produced below..“Oga Titus is too pompous, you wan try us, now money don lost, boys are very big boys, you don fuck up, you wan form boss, kasala don burst, where is oga Titus
You take night bus to come Lagos, you go campus, girl are very surplus, you no hint us, you wan com flex, now money don loss…….
Wednesday, 21 January 2015
Amber Rose vs Kim Kardashian Who'd You Rather?
The question is who' d you rather?
Cristiano Ronaldo wishes Irina Shayk "the greatest happiness" after their split as he's linked to Lucia Villalon
The Real Madrid footballer has issued a statement regarding his split from the Russian model
The 29-year-old Real Madrid star has insisted that the decision to break up was mutual and insists there are no hard feelings between him and the Sports Illustrated model.
The Portuguese star said: "After dating for five years, my relationship with Irina Shayk has come to an end. We believed it would be best for both of us to take this step now."
He also suggested he is still on good terms with the brunette beauty.
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It was reported that the couple broke up over the Christmas period, with the striker already being linked to Spanish TV presenter Lucia Villalon.
Last week, it was claimed that Ronaldo dumped Irina, 29, because she refused to attend a 60th birthday party he was organising for his mother Dolores.
However, a spokesperson for the model-and-actress previously refuted the claims, saying: "She has been very close to his family throughout their relationship.
Splash
Yesterday, it was reported that gorgeous Spanish sports reporter Lucia Villalon is rumoured to be dating Cristiano Ronaldo after the pair were pictured celebrating the striker’s third Ballon d’Or win on their way back from Zurich.
Speculation Irina and Cristiano’s near-five year relationship was over first surfaced after Irina, 29, missed the glitzy ceremony last week following her decision to unfollow her ex on Twitter.
State broadcaster RTE named law and journalism graduate Lucia as Cristiano’s possible new girlfriend on a morning show today. Several Spanish newspapers including heavyweight ABC echoed the rumours later on.
There was Twitter silence from both Cristiano and the 26-year-old reporter for Real Madrid's official club channel Real Madrid TV, this afternoon.
A Real Madrid TV spokesman said: “We speak about sport and not romances on this channel.”
Irina’s agent confirmed at the weekend her relationship with Ronaldo was over.
It was reported last week Ronaldo, 29, had dumped his model girlfriend over Christmas after she refused to attend a 60th birthday party he was organising in his native Madeira for his beloved mum Dolores.
The footballer is said to have spent New Years Eve alone with his son Ronaldo Jr after the couple’s trip to Dubai ended with a massive argument.
But Shayk’s agent insisted after confirming the break-up: “She has been very close to his family throughout their relationship.“
"Any negative rumours about Irina’s and Ronaldo’s family are completely false and have not been a factor in the cause of the split. Irina has no comments at the moment."
Real Madrid goalie Iker Casillas set a precedent at the Spanish club for dating attractive TV reporters by honing in on stunning brunette Sara Carboneras. The pair, who have been dating since 2009, now have a one-year-old son called Martin.
During the 2010 FIFA World Cup it was claimed Carbonero, who works for Spanish TV channel Telecinco, caused an unexpected victory for Switzerland during its match against Spain by distracting Casillas.
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Cristiano fans who attacked Irina after it was revealed last week she and the footballer were history, gave Lucia their blessing today.
The TV girl, who wasn’t in work today after attending Real Madrid’s away win against Getafe yesterday/on Sunday, couldn’t be reached for comment.
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