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Rory Somerville

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The work

Black-and-grey realism, gothic form, horror, lettering, and freehand blackwork built around placement and scale. Healed work is labelled where it is shown.

5 pieces — Horror

  • Black-and-grey horror forearm sleeve with two stacked clown faces and a cracked-glass background, photographed healed about one year after completion.Healed
    Horror forearm sleeveForearm sleeveSan Diego
  • Full back tattoo of falling figures and snarling creatures in dense black and grey, built across the whole back and shoulders.
    Full back compositionFull backSan Diego
  • Black-and-grey horror half sleeve centred on a hooded, grinning face with deep shadow and high contrast highlights.
    Horror half sleeveForearmSan Diego
  • Black-and-grey sleeve running from elbow to hand with three stitched, button-eyed characters stacked down the forearm.
    Dark realism sleeve and handForearm sleeve and handSan Diego
  • Finished full back cover-up in black and grey, with falling figures and creatures composed over previous tattoos.
    Back piece cover-up, finishedFull backSan Diego

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