This is one of Gotch’s representative works, which won the grand award in the bodysuit category at the “I Love Tattoo” international convention held in Taiwan in 2018. The concept is the ocean of hell, and a bizarre scene in which demon fire burns despite the fact that it is underwater is expressed with the entire body. The frightening, powerful, and forceful depiction is the quintessence of his style.
総身彫りとする際に既に点在していたタトゥーを潰すだけでなく、巧みに溶け込ませた手腕にも着目したい。例えば胸に広がる飛沫状のモチーフは、元々そこにあったアブストラクトタトゥーをアレンジし、珊瑚を思わせる新しいデザインとして生まれ変わらせたものだ。豊富な経験値を持つ氏だからこその発想力だと言えるだろう。
Gotch’s skill in not only covering up the small tattoos that were already scattered several parts of the body, but also blending them into this bodysuit project, is noteworthy. For example, the splasht subject on the chest is a reworking of an abstract tattoo piece that was originally there, with a design reminiscent of coral. He has a wealth of tattooing experience so that he is able to conceive of such ideas.
一際目を引くのは背中に這う黒々とした異形の化け海老だ。当初からボディスーツとする前提でプロジェクトが進行されたため、背中のみならず両腕にまでその触角を伸ばすという大胆な構図が可能となった。五打氏特有の重い黒と量感が相まって、見る者を押し潰さんばかりの圧を放つ鬼気迫る大作として仕上がっている。
The most striking feature is the blackish and oddly shaped monstrous spiny lobster crawling on the back. From the beginning, the project was designed to be a bodysuit, which made it possible to create a bold composition of extending the antennae not only on the back but also on both sleeves. The heavy and voluminous black characteristic of his work creates an unearthly powerful pressure that overwhelms the viewer.
