Tattoo culture as art
I have some thoughts about tattoo culture. Actually I don't really know much about the history of tattoos. In some Asian countries people still have a negative attitude towards tattoos. I think it's just one viewpoint of the older generation and religious influence. The Tattoo for me is one of beautiful forms of art. Nowadays I often see teenagers that inked their body and they do it because it's cool and cover their skin with mainstream tattoos. It's really frustrating for me because people just do boring, common pictures. Nowadays phrases in foreign language, ordinary drawings like roses(I'm not saying that roses are bad, it depends on the tattoo sketch) , flying flocks of birds , infinity symbol, eye of Horus, butterflies etc. are the most popular. They follow mainstream wave and forget about individuality. And that depreciates tattoo artists hard work (ability). I have a great tattoo artist in my home town. He always does something special and never inks ordinary things, that's why I admire him. Sure he has a reason to do that; as an artist he looks at the humans body as if it was a canvas that will be a future artwork. He puts his soul in his tattoos , worldview, and finally, a bit of himself . To be or not to be inked is a person's own decisions. I understand that people can do with their body everything that they want, that's their own way. But hope that they will choose individuality above all, some day. It's just my opinion.
I have too many thoughts but my English level is not enough to describe all of them fully.Someday I"ll write them down better. I hope
Tattoo culture as art
I have some thoughts about tattoo culture. Actually I don't really know much about the history of tattoos. In some Asian countries tattoos still have a negative image. I think it's just one of viewpoint of the older generations and religious influence. A tattoo, for me, is one of many beautiful forms of art.
I often see teenagers ink their body because it's cool and cover their skin with mainstream tattoos. It's really frustrates me because people use to many common designs. Nowadays, phrases in foreign languages, ordinary drawings like roses (I'm not saying that roses are bad, it depends on the tattoo sketch), flocks of birds, infinity symbols, eye of Horus, butterflies, etc. are the most popular. They follow the mainstream wave and forget about individuality. And that depreciates tattoo artists' hard work (ability).
I have a great tattoo artist in my home town. He always does something special and never inks ordinary things, that's why I admire him. Sure he has a reason to do that, as an artist he looks at the human body like if it was a canvas that will be a future artwork. He puts in his tattoos his soul, worldview, and a piece of himself.
To be or not to be inked is each human's own decision. I understand that people can do with their body anything that they want, that's their own way. But I hope that they will choose individuality someday. It's just my opinion.
I have too many thoughts but my English level is not enough to describe them all fully. Someday I"ll write them down better. I hope