Jim Hall, also known as the Blue Comma, is a retired
Baltimore
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urban planner
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and
body modification
Body modification (or body alteration) is the deliberate altering of the human anatomy or human physical appearance. In its broadest definition it includes skin tattooing, socially acceptable decoration (''e.g.'', common ear piercing in many s ...
artist who has devoted much of his life to transforming his body into an artwork by tattooing his entire body blue and having a variety of body modifications, a process which he started in 1967. As of 2014, he was listed by
Guinness World Records
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as the second most tattooed person in the world.
Hall's body modifications include a variety of piercings and implants, including genital modifications.
References
External links
Portrait of Jim Hall at the Baltimore Tattoo Convention 2012by Valerie Paulsgrove
People known for being heavily tattooed
People known for their body modification
1940s births
20th-century American artists
Body modification
Living people
Artists from Baltimore
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