Beneath The Skin
A podcast about the history of everything told through the history of tattooing.
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Aug 16, 2023
Aug 16, 2023
55 min
On this episode of Beneath the Skin we cover the life of influential Hong Kong tattooist Pinky Yun.
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Production by Thomas O'Mahony
Artwork by Joe Painter (jcp_art)
Intro Music by Dan McKenna
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Aug 2, 2023
Aug 2, 2023
53 min
On this episode of Beneath the Skin we talk about the weird 2000s trend of tattoo advertising.
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Production by Thomas O'Mahony
Artwork by Joe Painter (jcp_art)
Intro Music by Dan McKenna
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Jul 26, 2023
Jul 26, 2023
10 min
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On this episode of Beneath the Skin we start our new series on the the different artists and movements that have influenced modern tattooing.
Tattooing as a medium owes a lot to other forms. From painting to sculpture, from art high low and in between, its all influenced tattooing in some form
We'll be covering artists like Ralph Bakshi and HR. Giger, and movements like expressionism, post modernism and others. On this first episode we're covering the history of the Pin Up
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Production by Thomas O'Mahony
Artwork by Joe Painter (jcp_art)
Intro Music by Dan McKenna
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Jul 19, 2023
Jul 19, 2023
57 min
On this episode of Beneath the Skin we give a brief intro into the history of tattooing in China
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Production by Thomas O'Mahony
Artwork by Joe Painter (jcp_art)
Intro Music by Dan McKenna
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Jul 5, 2023
Jul 5, 2023
12 min
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On this episode of Beneath the Skin we talk to Body Art archivist, documentarian, and contextualizer, Shawn Porter. Many of you will know Shawn from his archive projects Occult Vibrations and Sacred Debris where Shawn collects and preserves artefacts from body modifications, tattooing and more. You may also know Shawn from his time as one of the founders of Body Modification E-Zine (or BME for short).
We cover a lot in this episode, like Shawn's friendship with Jack Yount, the early body mod scene, and Shawn's work preserving the history of all things weird and wonderful.
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Production by Thomas O'Mahony
Artwork by Joe Painter (jcp_art)
Intro Music by Dan McKenna
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Jun 20, 2023
Jun 20, 2023
1 min
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Production by Thomas O'Mahony
Artwork by Joe Painter (jcp_art)
Intro Music by Dan McKenna
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Jun 14, 2023
Jun 14, 2023
7 min
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On this episode of Beneath the Skin we talk about the life of early queer icon Joe Castairs
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Production by Thomas O'Mahony
Artwork by Joe Painter (jcp_art)
Intro Music by Dan McKenna
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Jun 7, 2023
Jun 7, 2023
49 min
On this episode of Beneath the Skin Matt talks about how a simple Hokusai design of a frog travelled all around the world and became one of the first influential flash designs, transcending tattooing and coming to adorn everything from fine china to textiles.
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Production by Thomas O'Mahony
Artwork by Joe Painter (jcp_art)
Intro Music by Dan McKenna
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