Illustration

Corpus Christi

Tattoos, piercings, and alchemical imagery illustrate the body-mind-soul connection.

Drawing

Doctrine

Alteration of the “natural” body via corsetry alludes to the restrictive nature of religious doctrine.

Illustration

Hair Angels

Three guardian angels bleach, cut, and style hair, acting as conduits between the worlds of unmodified and transformed bodies.

Mixed Media

Patron Saint of Pain

The process of undergoing suffering for the sake of adornment is honoured as a Christ-like sacrifice.

Mixed Media

Patron Saint of Pins

The dignification of hook suspension as a miraculous, painful initiation of sainthood.

Mixed Media

Patron Saint of Plastic

Opposing the religious narrative pushed against body modification and transsexuality, changing “God-given” characteristics of the physical form is celebrated and sacred.

Illustration

Stretch

Ear stretching as a mortification of the flesh in the manner of Christ in the Stations of the Cross.

Illustration

The Piercing Prayer

“Divine Praises” to promote aftercare and aid the healing process of a piercing.

Work by

James Nicolosi-Cao

Illustration

“Ritual is a multi-media series of works depicting various forms of body modification to demonstrate how physical changes can have a sacred, transformative, spiritual effect that exceeds the body’s...” [More]

Artwork Collection

Ritual

Ritual is a multi-media series of works depicting various forms of “body modification” to demonstrate how changes to the body can have a sacred, transformative, spiritual effect beyond the limitations of the physical body.

Corpus Christi

Tattoos, piercings, and alchemical imagery illustrate the body-mind-soul connection.

Doctrine

Alteration of the “natural” body via corsetry alludes to the restrictive nature of religious doctrine.

Hair Angels

Three guardian angels bleach, cut, and style hair, acting as conduits between the worlds of unmodified and transformed bodies.

Patron Saint of Pain

The process of undergoing suffering for the sake of adornment is honoured as a Christ-like sacrifice.

Patron Saint of Pins

The dignification of hook suspension as a miraculous, painful initiation of sainthood.

Patron Saint of Plastic

Opposing the religious narrative pushed against body modification and transsexuality, changing “God-given” characteristics of the physical form is celebrated and sacred.

Stretch

Ear stretching as a mortification of the flesh in the manner of Christ in the Stations of the Cross.

The Piercing Prayer

“Divine Praises” to promote aftercare and aid the healing process of a piercing.

Work by

James Nicolosi-Cao

“Ritual is a multi-media series of works depicting various forms of body modification to demonstrate how physical changes can have a sacred, transformative, spiritual effect that exceeds the body’s...” [More]