Tattooed Man to donate his skin

An Australian man whose body is covered in tattoos has pledged to donate his skin to the National Gallery when he dies.

Geoff Ostling, 65, spent 15 years having the colourful artwork "All the flowers of a Sydney garden" tattooed from his neck to his ankles.

Mr Ostling, a retired history teacher who did not get his first tattoo until he was in his forties, worked with artist eX de Merci on the design. The completed work now covers his back, chest, arms, legs and buttocks.

Think that's strange.... "Portraits painted on human skin hang in galleries around the world. They don't tell you that, of course, and valuable books were also covered in human skin."

And he has a lot of skin there to donate........