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(un)popular enough

Posted in dress code, English, entertainment, general news, German, history/anthropology, International, Law, Polish, tattoo conventions, tattoos on February 19, 2012 by Ania

I haven’t seen the season 1 yet and here there’s news about prospects for season 2 of the Ink Master show.

This notorious growing popularity of tattoos leads to: a dating site (the site itself), tattoo apps and tattees. Pretty interesting signs of the times!

I liked this one about seniors getting tattooed; at least in their case the question ‘how your tattoo will look when you re 80’ is sooo off!

Are tattoos popular enough to make such bans are these in Australia and IA, USA totally undoable?

Speaking of bans, here’s a pretty interesting Q&A focused on tattoos.

Thanks to Bastian for an article about Thai monks and their tattoos! Always interesting to read about it.

And something in Polish: a short article about a tattoo festival in Lodz and another one about a doll ‘tattooed’ with traditional Polish designs.

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ink, scars and logos

Posted in dress code, English, general news, German, indirectly related, International, movies, People, scarification, tattoos, tattoos in ads on February 11, 2012 by Ania

Some time no post and during this time I managed to watch ‘The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo,’ so let me start with links to articles devoted to this movie as they are quite interesting, even if they refer more to pop culture than to tattoos. As for the movie itself, I’m still a fan of the Swedish version.

Speaking of films, here’s a documentary on a local tattoo artist.

Tattoos and photography in ‘I heart Ink’ gallery exhibit and ‘brides in ink.’

Teachers’ dress code in two perspectives: an American one that’s all about the professional look and a British one about encouraging something different (or so it looks).

Pretty cool tattoos: 21 tech brand tattoos and ‘Tattoo Infographic’ by a Polish artist (more here).

A Canadian piece on scarification.

Thanks to Bastian for this cool ad featuring Zombie Boy.

Finally, not really about tattoos but done by a really tattooed and smart guy: another interview with Mark Benecke!

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Down Under and some other stuff

Posted in body piercing, dress code, English, general news, history/anthropology, International, scarification, tattoo conventions, tattoos on January 28, 2012 by Ania

A few interesting ones from the southern hemisphere this week!

An Australian artist inspired by traditional scarification; then articles about 20 Maori heads returned to their native land and a quite interesting article about modern Maori considering revival of head preservation. On not that good side, however, there’s also an article on banning tattoos on NSW police.

‘Body art spiritual experience’ tries to show what it’s all about for many of us while two articles from Philadelphia discuss a growing trend of facial ink among young people. And here’s also another one about ear lobe reconstruction.

Answers to some piercing questions here and here a brief discussion on quality and price of tattoos.

A nice bunch of pics from a tattoo festival in Venezuela! And how you can’t love stretched lobes?

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TV pulp and some substance

Posted in English, entertainment, general news, history/anthropology, International, movies, People, Polish, tattoos on January 21, 2012 by Ania

Still lots of buzz about the ‘Ink Master’ show. The most interesting, IMHO, so far, though, was a blog post on the subject by Shannon Larratt.

A Polish article warns against quick decisions and random tattoos, this American one points out what kinds of ‘artists’ we should avoid while this one from France briefly discusses a new fashion collection by Jean Paul Gaultier – looks like tattoos are in again.

Quite shocking (and probably that’s why the media love it!): a GA woman allowed her 10-year-old son to get a tattoo.

Nicely interesting: a little information on a tattoo documentary ‘Color Outside the Lines’ and an article from Australia focused on female convicts’ tattoos back in the 19th century.

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dragon and other tattoos

Posted in body piercing, Dutch, English, entertainment, general news, German, International, movies, Polish, tattoo conventions, tattoos on January 14, 2012 by Ania

A nice submission from Bastian (thank you!): a short video covering a tattoo convention in Germany; not very new but still interesting.

More visual coverage on tattoos in articles discussing ‘Ink Master.’

Both in English and Dutch: Amsterdam Tattoo Museum.

I’m re-watching the Swedish version of the Millennium trilogy and anxiously awaiting a chance to watch the American production, so here articles on Lisbeth Salander (in Polish, though!).

Speaking of films, here’s a slide show on tattoos in films.

‘The body as art’ discusses mostly ear stretching which is good on its own (not that frequent a topic) but also throws in a few words on spirituality that some people associate with body modification.

Some spirituality also in this article describing Christian body art.

Finally, a touch of outrage in a silly slide show.

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regrets, eye candy and dragon tattoos

Posted in English, entertainment, general news, history/anthropology, International, movies, People, tattoos, tattoos in ads on January 7, 2012 by Ania

‘You’ll regret it later’ is what is so often said about body modifications, so no wonder the mass media love to show the general opinion on the subject is right. Here we have an example of ear lobe stretching regret. The language this article is written in is definitely interesting: ‘dangling ear parts, ear distortion that needed to be overcome, unsightly.’ A nice job on staying objective?

Tattoos in church? In Flint, MI it’s quite possible.

‘QR Code’ tattoos and some general musings on the subject. Here’s also more on the QR Code tattoos.

Ink reality TV represented by Chris Nunez of the Miami Ink fame: him talking Ink Master, tattoos and human canvasses.

Eye candy for the masses: David Beckham advertising underwear and showing off his body and his tattoos. As a bonus, an overview of Beckham’s tattoos.

I’m in the middle of re-reading of the Millennium trilogy, so I’m into Lisbeth Salander’s story again. Here an answer to the ‘what dragon tattoo really costs?’ question and, for comparison values, a link to a picture of a dragon tattoo on Noomi Rapace who was an original Lisbeth in the Swedish version of the movie. Whose dragon tattoo is more interesting?

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the first one in 2012

Posted in English, entertainment, general news, history/anthropology, International, Law, People, tattoos on January 1, 2012 by Ania

A few nice ones for a good start into 2012:

Ami James and his tattoos-related soap opera in the first episode’s recap. Quite unexpectedly for me (I had no idea such a TV show existed), he also appeared in a ‘All-American Muslim’ show.

‘New year brings new laws,’ also for tattoo industry.

A very interesting article from Australia about a Japanese tattoo master, Horihiro!

Finally, not body art but for the cows involved it must have felt like that – body painting!

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right before the end of 2011

Posted in English, entertainment, general news, German, history/anthropology, International, Law, People, Polish, suspension, tattoos on December 30, 2011 by Ania

It already happened, so now it’s more about waiting for the first reviews; hopefully the new episode(s) of the ‘NY Ink’ will prove to be as exciting as we’re led to think.

Springfield neighborhood-based suspension drama continues as this local article shows!

Is the world coming to an end? A little bit about the Mayan allegedly soon-to-come apocalypse and some body modifications practiced by the Maya people can be read here.

Samoa and its traditional tattoo revival in this article.

Modified animals (is it right?) in this German article describing things happening in China.

A Polish article about women as more frequent guests in tattoo shops here.

Finally, a bit of 2011 summary: designer logo tattoos as a fashion mistake!

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scares and burgers

Posted in dress code, English, exibitions, general news, International, People, tattoos, tattoos in ads on December 18, 2011 by Ania

I’m awfully busy (again!), so here’s only a short update. Hopefully, once the Xmas madness (and time off) comes, I’ll be able to put some more time not only into my running but also into reading and writing about body modification!

Two artists into body modification: a Spaniard Sala interviewed in India and Wim Delvoye again, this time showing his work in Australia.

A tattoo school is going to be open in Cleveland, OH.

Canadian authorities are concerned about growing popularity of body modification and risks involved.

Tattoos and work place: ‘leaving a mark on professionalism: tattoo generation.’

Finally, tattoos in an ad: a Russian commercial for Burger King.

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a girl with fake earrings and some other goodies

Posted in 'modified' charity, body piercing, books, English, entertainment, general news, history/anthropology, indirectly related, International, movies, tattoos on December 10, 2011 by Ania

A little anniversary for starters: the electric tattoo machine patented 120 years ago!

An interesting conference devoted to tattoo history in Vatican of all places! Pretty cool, isn’t it? Another university project described by BBC: ‘Dundee tattoo project’ as a means to help identify bodies.

News from India: tattooed men can’t join the Indian army now.

As a big fan of the Millennium trilogy and Lisbeth Salander herself I’m looking, both impatiently and uneasily, forward to watching the American version of the book. It certainly creates a buzz online; this one, ‘rebel leader,’ is more interesting, though, thanks to an interesting pair of fake spirals now on sale for those who’d like to copy the American Lisbeth’s looks. I’m not sure if it’s absurd, funny or just plainly pathetic.

Finally, a short string of examples of ‘modified charity’: Kenya, American Red Cross and a calendar for a cure.

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