The Pope wrote a foreword to a book on christian tattoos on prisoners and added a few interetsing remarks which all Christians should keep in mind. Interesting news for sure!
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old and new school ;)
Traditional Polynesian tattoos appear in the new film by Disney and – apparently – the company tried hard to make it right. Hopefully it’ll make at least a few ppl to see how varied, old, and rich in meanings tattoos are.
From Korea tattoos by Zihee – small, subtle, beautiful!
always more than skin!
Not the latest news but apparently having tattoos may actually help you get hired. Is there a catch? Sure, there is – companies will gladly ride your coat tales and try to rub off the cool image you allegedly sport.
Cool or not, these portraits are simply beautiful – one should amdire ppl ready to create their own beauty standards without caring what the rest of the world thinks!
Finally, a very interesting portrait of an American tattoo artist turned Japanese and some insight into the Japanse culture and its attitude towards the tattoo art. An interesting read for sure!
all the stories behind …
“Daily Mail” about an interesting photography project involving gang members, tattoos and their hope and fight to begin a new life! The book will sure be a fascinating overview of these ppl’s lives.
Chefs and their own stories behind their tattoos – as Anthony Bourdain showed in his “Kitchen Confidential,” it’s quite hard to be firsta cook and then a chef, so there are lots of emotions put in such tattoos.
Purely biological on the onconscious level? How we perceive ppl’s bodies, tattoos included.
A new exhibit in Chicago and an opportunity to get tattooed – 2 in 1, a good idea!
Finally sth in Polish – a change of rules in favor of the tattooed in the Polish Army?
the power of tradition
My mailbox is totally clogged with all the Google Alerts from the last few weeks and my phone offers me again newsfeed focused on selected topics. Before I catch up, here are two interesting articles focused on traditional tattooing:
Japanese tattoos with all their traditional and modern complexity and some stunning pictures of modern tattoos!
“Ancient Tattoos” gives us a short overview of tattoos over the centuries! Scary that I bought the book referred to 2 years ago and didn’t have time to read it!
never a phase!
I actually admire the Russian scientists’ eye – noticing a (potential) very old-school labret jewelry among tens of small stones/ rocks/ whatever. They look quite different from the modern labret pieces but they prove a few interesting and important points:
- an urge to decorate our bodies is quite primal and ancient – it’s not a teen angst-driven phase;
- different cultures have different standards of beauty and we should respect that;
- ways and means of body modification constantly evolve;
- what we do and how we look is not only about our own self-expression but also sth inherited from the generations from the thousands of years ago – totally fasicnating!
professional and private sides of our lives
The job market hasn’t been treating the tattooed ppl too well. Sometimes I get to hear that it’s only a Polish issue but these articles from Wales and Canada show clearly that the dress code and so-called professional image apply to all kinds of places around the world!
A cool old story, well-known but worth some mention anyway: Olive Oatman!
Finally, a cool idea in one of the Polish online magazines: the tattooed in 2016! Lots of individuality!
gauging!
One of these pet peeves when it comes to names and body modifications – it’s not gauging, it’s ear stretching in the lingo. The subject seldom gets a serious press coverage, so take a look at these two “gems:” the look and some info on the stretching process.
Tattoos and work as perceived in Germany again!
interesting!
A recent invention combines temporary tattos and the digital age! What the future holds in store for us? It’s quite exciting to watch how fast and dynamic the world changes around us!
Old-school music passion and love for a particular band – U2 and U2-related tattoos!
Good news from Germany – tattoos are not so much frowed upon in the work environment. I cana ctually confirm it from my own experience!
Finally, a pretty cool vidoe showing “antics” of a suspension group from NY!
bodies and machines
Scott Campbell saying interesting things yet again! This time he muses on his profession, his relation to tattoos and the way he perceives many things. Funnily enough he claims that “It’s part of the magic for sure,” [he tells me.] “Tattooing’s one of the last things you can’t mass produce, each one is made for a person by hand and I think that’s why it’s so exciting. In a world where so many things only exist digitally or are manufactured by machines, there’s not that many things left that really have the romance of being handmade and tattoos are one of them.” But in the meantime something fascinating is happening and who knows what the future of tattooing will be like?
The piercing-inspired clothing – as with all novelties, some of it is pretty cool, some of it is barely so-so!
The Olympic Games in full swing and tattoos on display!
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