Skin Deep
Yantric tattoo art to protect, inspire and turn sinners good
- Published: 31/07/2011 at 02:56 AM
- Newspaper section: Brunch
'Uaaahh! The man is running straight at me, his face contorted into a thousand agonies. His bare, heavily tattooed chest gleams with sweat. He screams at the sky, he vomits anger, but he's rushing directly ahead."
Ajarn Thoy
So begins Sacred Skin, an accessible introduction to Thailand's booming yantric tattoo art, sak yant, which inspired partly by actress Angelina Jolie's patronage has been drawing more and more international interest.
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About the author
- Writer: Ezra Kyrill Erker
- Position: Writer
