An interesting interview with one of NYC-based tattoo artist, loaded with memories, hindsight and some sentiment. Def. good to read.
Category Archives: general news
two sides
A pretty generic article by a Western woman who states how liberating and great her tattoos are for her! It’s quite personal, a lil revealing and – sorry to say – not very original altho it shows that tattoos/ body modification in general can have a positive influence on us. I’ve been there, too!
And … a very interesting article about a Kalinga female tattooist who fights for passing the torch of her culture and values to other generations and that’s not an easy fight!
as time goes by …
As time goes by, the meanings behind tattoos and their purposes change!
Ancient Egyptian tattoos prove how old and meaningful tattos are while the ultra modern and also funny diabetic tattoo kit shows how useful and fun tattoos can be, no harmful stereotypes attached!
stories
The fascinating thing about tattoos, across the time and cultures, is that they always tell us stories – about our identity, social standing, opinions, life experiences. In a way, they are like an open book, not always written in an easy to understand language but out there for us to read and learn about! Two interesting posts in this vein: tattoos in a library and one man’s stories!
bucket lists
Coca-Cola offered tattoos for seniors. Sounds kind of great but it’s hard not to think about self-promotion, either!
A tattoo aftercare tip? Not really!
everyday stories
What I love about everyday-ness is its endless possibility to bring sth new, uncover a potential, show us sth interesting. And the same goes for ppl – at first they seem totally “normal,” (whatever it means) – without a spark of interest about them – and then, suddenly, we are able to uncover sth unique about them! Tattoos make it happen for us, so …
A few tattoo stories on seemingly unusual, “normal” ppl!
A day in a tattoo artist’s life – urban legends of the rock’n’roll lifestyle surround an everyday struggle to make things right, esp. those far from being glamorous!
Simple and some of them stunning – small pieces of the black-and-white tattoo art.
crossing the boundaries!
An interesting article about a painter/ tattoo artist – it’s a great upside of living here and now as it allows many people combine their passions.
The exhibit “The Designs of Duty” focuses on military tattoos and gives the visitors a glipmse into experiences, thoughts and feelings of those whose tattoos are on display. Such exhibits are not very new but they are very important as they add context both to the tattooed and tattoos themselves and change the way tattoos are perceived! Tattoos and their eternal magic!
A great local initiative to help out – a fundraiser for Down Syndrome Association. It’s not cool to just have tattoos, it’s way cooler to have tattoos and be a decent person! 😉
self-empowerment
It’s all about perspective and taking action!
A bit cheesy and yet very convincing piece on significance of (smiple) body piercings!
A meaningful tattoo helping heal the painful wounds.
A way to show the world that we ourselves can define and create our own beauty standards!
subworlds!
Arab Ink Project was already mentioned here but it’s so interesting that it’s worth another mention. “Arabic is one of the most beautiful languages. There’s a lot of depth and poetry and really great expressions. As a language it’s a lot more deep and sophisticated than English for example,” – it’s fascinating to watch a new quality arising when a language and skin meet.
The subworlds are meeting and intertwining also here, on a semingly unlikely junction – skin art and culinary art. And yet, strange as it seems at first, both these worlds have some things inc ommon.
Finally a sign of our times – take sth beautiful and radical and made it cheap and mainstream for those not commited enough!
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