Alan Oversby

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Alan Oversby (born February 20, 1933 in Liverpool , † May 8, 1996 in London ) was one of the main characters in the development of contemporary piercing in Europe . He was also known by his stage name Mr. Sebastian as the Father of British Body Piercing and Piercing Guru .

Career

After studying and working as an art teacher, Alan Oversby left his original profession to open a tattoo and piercing studio. From his studio in London , he promoted both tattooing and piercing especially within the gay and leather community . He was a close friend of both Doug Malloy and Jim Ward . Malloy invited him to Los Angeles and visited him, along with Ward and "Sailor" Sid Diller, in London. These encounters were instrumental in the global spread of the techniques and technologies used in contemporary piercing.

Oversby performed much of the tattoos and piercings on Psychic TV musicians Genesis P-Orridge and Paula P-Orridge.

"With the display of genital piercings on stage and in publications, the piercing iconography of the cover of Dreams less sweet and the collaboration with the piercing activist Alan Oversby (Mr. Sebastian, spokesman for Force the hands of chance and Roman P. / Neurology) the band already anticipated topics of body modification in the 1980s, which P-Orridge would later bring even more into focus. "

Alan Oversby was also active musically. His vocals were used on the psychic TV track Message from The Temple , which appeared on the album "Force the Hand of Chance" .

literature

  • Jason Louv: THEE PSYCHICK BIBLE: Thee Apocryphal Scriptures ov Genesis Breyer P-Orridge and Thee Third Mind ov Thee Temple ov Psychick Youth. Feral House 2010, ISBN 1-932-5959-45 , p. 24 ff.
  • Elayne Angel : The Piercing Bible: The Definitive Guide to Safe Body Piercing. Potter / Ten Speed ​​/ Harmony / Rodale 2011, ISBN 0-307-7779-1X , p. 16 ff.

science

  • Matt Lodder, PhD Senior Lecturer in Art History and Theory, and Director of American Studies at the University of Essex : Mr Sebastian, Operation Spanner, and the Queer Histories of Body Piercing

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Vintage interview With the Father of British Body Piercing December 9, 2016, accessed August 15, 2019
  2. ^ S. Alexander Reed: Assimilate: A Critical History of Industrial Music. Oxford University Press 2013, ISBN 0-199-3396-27 , p. 142.
  3. ↑ James Weber: Sailor Sid's Legacy In: infinitebody.com of June 17, 2015.
personal data
SURNAME Oversby, Alan
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Mr. Sebastian
BRIEF DESCRIPTION British piercer and artist
DATE OF BIRTH February 20, 1933
PLACE OF BIRTH Liverpool
DATE OF DEATH May 8, 1996
Place of death London