When we see a tattoo on a person’s skin, it is always of interest. As a rule, a small drawing is applied to the visible part of the body. The subjects are very different - birds, flowers, butterflies, vine, wolves, tigers, scorpions, ships, hieroglyphs ... The list goes on and on. But there are true fans of tattoos. Their whole body is covered with a variety of color and black and white drawings. Who is he, the most tattooed man in the world? This article is about this.
What is a tattoo?
In the physical sense, this is an indelible, “eternal” pattern on the body, applied by a special tool by injecting a coloring pigment under the skin. In the spiritual sense, the meaning of a tattoo can range from simple decorations made to the mood, to a real work of art. Drawing a tattoo on the body may not carry any meaning, but may be encrypted information, a sign of affiliation, or a talisman. It can be applied to any part of the body, even the intimate one. Everything depends only on the will of man.
The most tattooed man in the world
The vain desire to be cooler than others, the desire to become famous in the modern world provokes scandalous defiant behavior. One of these shocking personalities is the Englishman Gregory Paul Maclaren. At 17, he made his first
hip tattoo in the form of a juggling club. The choice of drawing, apparently, was associated with the profession of a young man. He was a circus performer. Since then, Gregory has been constantly making tattoos. Today, he is a completely tattooed man in the world, 100%!
Not only the visible parts of the body, but also the gums, and the eyelids, and the auricles, and even the intimate places of the now 35-year-old man are decorated with specialists. A total of 136 masters worked on the body of the champion in more than 250 tattoo salons in 45 different cities in 17 countries on 4 continents of the Earth! Deciding that he had achieved bodily perfection, Gregory took the pseudonym Lucky Diamond Rich.
In addition, his mouth is full of silver teeth with diamond dusting. This combination really shocks others. Lucky Diamond Rich is listed in the Guinness Book of Records as the most tattooed man in the world. He pushed from the podium the previous record holders for tattoos - Horace Ryder and Tom Leppard.
The most tattooed woman in the world
American 2011
Julia Gnuse was also listed in the Guinness Book of Records as the most tattooed man. She is called the "illustrated lady." Julia's body is 95% tattooed.
For the first time, she decided to get a tattoo on her body to mask a scar. The fact is that after 30 years, an American became ill with a rare disease in which the skin under the influence of sunlight becomes covered with sores and blisters. Healing, they left ugly scars on the girl's body. But if at first the aim of applying a tattooed drawing was to mask the flaws, later excitement appeared. And for more than 20 years, Julia has been covering not only damaged skin, but also healthy areas of the body with various tattoos. These are cartoon characters, cinema, landscapes, patterns, even his own portrait found its place on the body of the most tattooed woman in the world.
Today she is over 50 years old, but she is full of creative plans. Another 5% of the body - natural canvas - awaits the attention of tattoo artists.
TOP most tattooed people in the world
1. Lucky Diamond Rich or "Black Diamond" (in the world of Gregory Paul Maclaren) - an Englishman born in 1971, by profession a circus performer. Absolutely his whole body is covered with tattoos. Even the eyelids, gums and genitals. It is listed in the Guinness Book of Records as the most tattooed man in the world.
2. Zombie Boy or Zombie Guy (née Rick Genest) was born in 1985 in Canada. Works as a model in Montreal. His entire body from the top of his head to his heels is covered with a tattoo in the form of a human skeleton.
3. Cat Man or Cat Man (parents named him Dennis Avner) - American born in 1958, in real life, a programmer, calls himself "Crouching Cat". Record holder in the number of modifications of his own body. His life was tragically cut short in 2012.
4. The Illustrated Lady or Illustrated Lady (according to the passport Julia Gnuse) is an American, born in 1959. Suffers from a rare disease - porphyria syndrome. To hide the numerous scars - the consequences of the disease, she covered 95% of her body with tattoos.
5. The Leopard Man or Leopard Man (real name is Tom Leppard)
Born in 1934 in the UK. He served in the army for 28 years. After his dismissal, he could not come to terms with civilian life and, covering 99% of his body with tattoos in the form of leopard spots, he began to live as a hermit. At one time he was listed in the Guinness Book of Records as the most tattooed man in the world. His record was broken by Lucky Diamond Rich.
The most common tattoo myths
- Tattooing is a very painful process. No, because modern tools can minimize pain during drawing on the body.
- Tattoo can be deduced. This is a legend, because real tattoos are eternal!
- Drawing on the body will certainly glorify. This is a mistake, and there are sad examples. For example, the hermit Tom Leppard or the infamous Cat Man.
- Tattooing can be life threatening. Only if it is done by a layman in unsanitary conditions using obscure chemicals.