Deviant Artist: Ariana Page Russel
Posted by Qais Fulton
Ariana Page Russel suffers from a condition called dermotographia, which causes her body to exhibit extreme hypersensitivity via an immune response. Any time Ariana’s skin is lightly scratched or irritated hives and welts spring up in the irritated area, usually lasting around a half hour.
Where some might find this an annoyance to be dealt with or ignored, Ariana utilizes her condition as an artistic medium, scratching patterns and writing into her skin, then photographing the often beautiful result. Ariana Page Russel, by dint of her innovative creativity, is the very definition of a Deviant Artist.
Ariana Page Russel [Artist's Site] : NotCot
Categories: Art, Deviant Artist, Supernatural, Transhumanism
Posted at 9:03 pm on February 5, 2008
21 Comments -
That is bad ass. My friend dated another girl with that condition, I remember it being vaguely described in a denny’s with a fork. now I am kicking myself for not seeing this potential.
Comment by Hlaode — February 5, 2008 @ 11:17 pm
Now THAT, my friends, is goddamned ART.
Comment by Damien — February 6, 2008 @ 1:04 am
Imagine having to wait half an hour to fix a mistake, and have to start all over again.
Comment by Peregrine — February 6, 2008 @ 12:49 pm
[...] (Ectoplasmosis Blog deserves the credit for pointing me towards Russell’s artwork.) [...]
Pingback by The Art of Writing on Skin « Jamie Thornton — February 8, 2008 @ 3:08 pm
Ive got the same thing…problem is that most people have a response of “what happened to you!”. It is a neat party trick tho, to write the name of someone on your arm and have it appear before their eyes. I’m glad someone used this for art. Not that I’m going to try any time soon.
Comment by Mark — February 11, 2008 @ 12:15 am
I had this same condition when I was young …never thought of it as and art form…I as an “old” woman have out grown the hives…but still love the art…BEAUTIFUL!!!
momzillaonline
Comment by Bre — February 21, 2008 @ 12:14 am
Wow– I had this condition for a couple of weeks as part of an allergic reaction and I did the same thing! I freaked my friends out by writing their names and doodles all over my arms, and some people thought they were weird scars or something. I never would’ve thought to photograph it, though… very cool.
Comment by Jennifer — February 21, 2008 @ 8:58 pm
Im loving the self mutilation to get attention. Thats what being human is all about.
Comment by Peter — February 22, 2008 @ 10:54 pm
[...] artista Ariane Page Russel sofre de um mal que faz com que sua pele fica marcada sob o menor [...]
Pingback by Arte na pele — March 3, 2008 @ 12:13 pm
to call yourself a deviant artist is to shame yourself with a coat of mediocrity.
Comment by b — March 8, 2008 @ 4:16 pm
Calm down tough guy, it’s a play on words from an older feature.
Comment by Qais Fulton — March 8, 2008 @ 4:30 pm
“Self mutilation” nothing! It’s an elegant solution to what I would imagine to be a very annoying involuntary response.
Comment by Lindsay — March 10, 2008 @ 5:45 pm
this isnt mutilation…it is taking a condition of the body and making something beutiful from it. to call it mutilation would be to demean the whole concept. bravo i say…bravo
Comment by Branwen — March 12, 2008 @ 5:23 pm
It’s not mutilation, dipshit, it’s temporary and it isn’t painful.
Comment by isa — March 24, 2008 @ 10:50 pm
self mutilation would be if she cut and scarred the words into herself… I think it is looks like a form of altered art. Cool!
Comment by teri — May 30, 2008 @ 12:42 am
I have the same condition, the itching that comes with the hives is enough to keep me from intentionally writing on my skin. It was a cool party trick for a little while but it’s much more annoying that it is cool.
Comment by Mike — June 10, 2008 @ 8:39 am
wow.
Comment by bj666 — June 15, 2008 @ 4:18 pm
its radiculous
Comment by paresh — June 29, 2008 @ 10:38 am
please contact me , i was one of the first that was diagnosed with this back in the sixties. interesting how you managed to bring this to an artform. I tried to do some advertising with it back in the early eighties but, was considered a freak ( imagine that ) because of the nature of this way i did the artwork on myself. hope to talk to you soon.
Rick
Comment by Rick — October 27, 2008 @ 10:41 pm
To others, it would have been a skin problem. But here, it was transformed into a beautiful work of natural art where the human body becomes the canvas of expression.
I would love to see this personally.
Comment by Renato Hebron — March 11, 2009 @ 10:51 pm
[...] the lead of fellow flesh-artist Ariana Page Russel, Thijs Veerbeck renders the English alphabet in skin and [...]
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