Frank Ocean shares Matt Groening-inspired tattoo on his thigh
photo via @blonded
In a new Instagram Story from the artist, Frank Ocean shared a new cover-up tattoo he recently had done.
The fresh ink depicts a portion of a 1983 illustration by cartoonist Matt Groening, of The Simpsons fame. The full illustration, titled Homo vs Hetero, published in one of Groening’s early books, can be seen below.
illustration by Matt Groening
The original tattoo, which can still be seen underneath the new ink on Ocean’s right thigh, depicted a floating landmass—one that closely resembles both Miyazaki classic A Castle In The Sky and images that Frank used in Boys Don’t Cry for the Godspeed screenplay.
via @blonded on IG
The screenplay can be found on page 50 of Boys Don’t Cry.
Frank used this image as a desktop background at one time.
The castle in the sky background used by Frank Ocean on his desktop. Shared via Tumblr.
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