Once upon a time, tattoo parlors were the domain of the docks, the back alleys of cities or down the block from a military base. Their proprietors were bikers, dockworkers and servicemen. But somewhere in the waning days of the 20th century, things changed and the tattoo became not only fashionable, but ubiquitous. You could say the tattoo managed to do something very few politicians ever hope to accomplish – transcend generational and culture lines. Today it seems you can’t watch a…
Laceration, piercing and tattooing of the body is found in many parts of the world, they used to common in Africa but they are phasing out but now it is a major fad in the west. The current craze for tattooing, piercing and other forms of lacerations are not at all new. These are all revived ancient customs. Religious, traditional, decorative and tribal scarification or marks were common in the ancient world too. In some regions every ethnic or tribal group have their unique marks. Sometimes…
Tattoos... Always are going to be a thing to talk about. Some people hate them and the other one can become addicted to them. The art of tattooing began so long ago, hundreds of years, the Egyptian age. Discovered found some momies with drawing and words in their skin. However if we keep searching in the history of the world we can notice that in almost every century and country there were a different fashion of tattoos. For example in XIX you could go to the circus and found women covered in…
Getting a tattoo can be the best but, also can be the worst thing that a person could choose to do. A tattoo is when a needle is taken a repeatedly penetrating the skin sinking ink into the pores. When getting a tattoo it permanently will mark your skin for the rest of your life. The only way to remove a tattoo is by laser surgery that hurts a lot more than getting the tattoo did. The first step in getting a tattoo is to pick out the design to get on your body. This is a vital part in the…
brought in can help others see what it is that helps me express myself and what helps others like me express myself. All these patches and buttons stand for something and are a way to let others know what people like me enjoy. All of this is able to go back and show some of what this culture is like and what it means to…
Tattoos and body piercings come in different shapes and sizes, from the delicate to the extreme. What is the obsession with tattoos and body piercings and why do people insist on having them done? Do people just do these gestures without knowing the pros, cons and the statistics of people who get an infection or die from tattoos and body piercing? Everyone has the ability to find this knowledge and utilize this knowledge and make a choice whether to have the tattoo or piercing done. People…
In the past few years, body piercing has become more and more popular, and today it is very common to see people who have not one, but multiple body piercings. There are many different types of piercings out there to choose from, and if you are considering getting a piercing done, you may find yourself a bit confused and intimidated as well. More than likely you have quite a few questions, so here are a few of your top questions answered so you can better understand body piercing and how it all…
Motivation for Tattoos Tattoos and psychological standpoints on them are a bountiful topic full of study and data collection ranging from gender, race and perception and many more why people get tattoos is always discussed. In the words of Dillon Haley, and the American Psychological Association (2017) “The general motivations for getting tattoos and piercings have tended to fall into the same three categories for hundreds of years:(a) a symbol of an important past event, love, or friendship,…
can appear the same from a distance; 2 legs, 2 arms, long black hair, and an oval shaped face. Then as you get closer you notice that I have a scar on my forehead, split ends in my hair, and scars on my knees from picking at scabs as a child, and tattoos on my right arm. Similar to the dodecahedron we start having character, personality, and edge. Although you and I can seem similar from a far everyone has their own story to tell once you get close enough.…
Individuals often get a tattoo during a phase in their life, only to later discover the tattoo is something they are no longer comfortable with. It may be their personal preferences have changed, it is interfering with their ability to move forward in their career or for another reason completely. However, many individuals now consider laser tattoo removal, yet never stop to think of the different options available to them. For those who have researched these tattoo removal options, quite a few…