art exhibition at usc gallery
tattoos & piercings: a human canvas
Thu 16 Oct to Sat 8 Nov
“Tattoos & Piercings: a Human Canvas” exhibition
University of the Sunshine Coast Gallery
Grand opening on Thu 16 Oct at 6pm
The USC Gallery is open Mon to Sat from 10am to 4pm
Admission is FREE

From bikie tattoos to piercings, Celtic designs & glamorous artwork, this new exhibition on the Sunshine Coast offers a confronting, up-close look at body art in all its forms. The good the bad & the ugly side of body decoration.
This touring exhibition is a photographic exploration of the sub-cultures associated with tattoos & body piercing.
The human canvas is an interesting concept that has usually been treated outside the usual artistic practice. But body art is now an accepted part of popular culture that cannot be ignored
The images range from detailed close-ups of piercings, Celtic designs, Bandido bikers & tattooing application to fashionable & glamour subjects.
Some of it is quite beautiful, while some images may be a tad confronting. Piercing was historically identified with royalty. Egyptian pharaohs pierced their navels as a rite of passage & Roman soldiers pierced their nipples as a sign of virility.
Nowadays, everyone from rock stars & football players to grandmothers & the checkout boy at the supermarket could have some form of body art. Often body art is associated with an event – turning 18 or 50 – or to mark a major life change.

Check out the Sunshine Coast Arts Incubator
artSynC
The Old Ambulance Station
80-82 Howard St Nambour
artSynC’s vision is to be the engine driving the growth of the creative industries on the Sunshine Coast.
artSynC aims to be counted among creative contemporaries across the state by fulfilling its mission to create a thriving creative industry on the Sunshine Coast that is professional and contemporary, utilising the latest in technology and multimedia, yet is inclusive of the general community and accessible to the public.
We invite you to explore a future with artSynC.
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