A man has covered 90 per cent of his body with black tattoos – including his eyeballs – but insists there is still more to do.
Adam Curlykale, 32, got his first tattoo done 12 years ago and it consisted of a small message on his arm that read: ‘I am.’
Now, aged, 32, Mr Curlykale has covered 90 per cent of his body in black tattoos but says he will complete the remaining 10 per cent.
The only patches of Mr Curlykale that remain untouched are his armpits, the palms of his hands, the soles of his feet and his bottom.
Adam Curlykale, 32, got his first tattoo done 12 years ago and it consisted of a small message on his arm that read: ‘I am’
‘I always knew that I was different from the rest of society,’ said Mr Curlykale.
‘My favouite colour has always been grey – in different tones – and that’s why my current skin colour is graphite.
‘I design my tattoos because it’s my body. I have a specific vision for myself and I do it step by step. Life is so short that I stopped wondering what will happen tomorrow.
‘Life is here in now.’
But Mr Curlykale’s quest for complete coverage has not been a cheap one and he has racked up the equivalent of ‘a nice flat’.
He began with a small tattoo on his arm that simply read ‘I am’ when he was 20-years-old before committing himself to additional body art
Soon, Mr Curlykale was becoming more and more covered with black tattoos as he sought to completely transform his appearance
He soon committed himself to tattooing his face, but started off with a relatively minimal pattern across his cheeks
‘Currently I make my own tattoos so I don’t have to pay someone else.’
‘Places where I cannot reach myself, my best friend helps me out ‘
‘I think I’ll manage to cover 99 per cent of my body because I don’t want to tattoo every part, but which parts I’ll keep as my sweet secret’
Born in Kaliningrad, Russia and raised in Poznan in Poland, Mr Curlykale now lives London. The ink enthusiast has battled major health issues that may have contributed to his live in the moment attitude.
He was just 22 when he was diagnosed with cancer of the large intestine.
After months of radiotherapy, chemotherapy, molecular therapy and stem cell therapy he was left with a very weak immune system.
Although he recovered, his weakened body left him with several skin conditions and partial albinism.
He fell into a deep depression, suffered from eating disorders and even attempted suicide.
With most of his body daubed in black, Mr Curlykale was quickly running out of space on which to tattoo
In September last year he decided to have his eyeballs tattooed and his face completely covered – documenting his astonishing transformation on Instagram
The ink enthusiast has battled major health issues that may have contributed to his live in the moment attitude
He was just 22 when he was diagnosed with cancer of the large intestine. After months of radiotherapy, chemotherapy, molecular therapy and stem cell therapy he was left with a very weak immune system
Born in Kaliningrad, Russia and raised in Poznan in Poland, Mr Curlykale now lives Britain
At this stage, the only parts of Mr Curlykale’s body that were his palms, the soles of his feet and his bottom
Due to his striking look, Mr Curlykale also has found success as an alternative model
‘I did not accept myself and others did not accept me.’
‘Tattoos allowed me to discover myself again. I became beautiful to myself.’
In September last year he decided to have his eyeballs tattooed and his face completely covered – documenting his astonishing transformation on Instagram.
He added: ‘I’m not neutral for people. You either love me or hate me, admire me or feel like vomiting.
‘Now I have stopped noticing people’s reactions and reacting to them myself.’
Despite being single at the moment Adam is hopeful he will meet someone with similar values to him and who will accept who he is on the inside and out
Despite around 90 per cent of his body being completely covered in black ink, Mr Curlykale insists he will conquer the remaining 10 per cent, apart of a section he will keep ‘secret’
He said people in Berlin, Stockholm and London have been much more accpeting of his appearance
He said: ‘Since I tattooed my face about a year ago, the situation has drastically changed because people started to be afraid of me’
Mr Curlykale said that he no longer cares about the reactions he prompts by his striking appearance
Mr Curlykale claimed he suffered verbal and physical abuse due to his appearance when he lived in Poland.
People even threw stones and glass bottles thrown at him, he claimed.
‘People assumed I was mentally unstable,’ added Mr Curlykale.
‘Since I tattooed my face about a year ago, the situation has drastically changed because people started to be afraid of me. ‘
He said people in Berlin, Stockholm and London have been much more accpeting of his appearance.
‘The world isn’t ready for people like me but I’m coming out to people to show them that we can live differently, we can live better.’
He said: ‘People like me are not represented well in mass media. People are afraid to risk and promote body modifications’
As well as working as tattooist he is also practicing as a psychologist, cosmetologist, artist, barber and singer.
Due to his striking look, Mr Curlykale also has found success as an alternative model.
‘People like me are not represented well in mass media. People are afraid to risk and promote body modifications’
‘I am not treated seriously because how can you take seriously a person who looks like this?’
‘Sometimes I think my look is my enemy.’
‘I’m not that different than everyone else. I eat, sleep, cry and laugh with everyone else. I’m no better or worse. I’m just myself and myself is enough,’ he added
‘Sometimes I think my look is my enemy,’ he said
‘That’s why I invest in myself, in developing my skills as a psychologist, cosmetology, tattoo artist, barber, singer.’
‘I don’t want to work for anyone. I don’t want to have anyone above me, or below me.
‘I want to be self sufficient. I value independence and creativity of being yourself.’
‘I’ll die fulfilled, as a someone who wasn’t afraid to take chances, someone who lived regardless of other’s opinion but in harmony with himself’
‘I’m not that different than everyone else. I eat, sleep, cry and laugh with everyone else. I’m no better or worse. I’m just myself and myself is enough’
Despite being single at the moment Adam is hopeful he will meet someone with similar values to him and who will accept who he is on the inside and out.