Tattoo History

The cultural performance and ritual of tattooing evolved over time, but holds historical significance for membership into a group of people, age bracket, or culture. Polynesians used tattoos as a coming of age ceremony, and symbol of adulthood. Boys would be put away for weeks at a time to transition from boyhood and to heal from the harsh procedure. As the practice moved aboard ships, men tattooed one another shoddily, creating connection and camaraderie between one another. As movement across seas spread tattooing, port cities began to sprout parlors as artistic sailors settled down with this new line of work; this became the only form of Polynesian art widely accepted and practiced in the West. P.T. Barnum accentuated the novelty of tattoos and employed these visually interesting people to performer. Sanitation practices were never consistent until the 1960’s when Sailor Jerry aimed to create tattooing into an esteemed and respected art form. “Realistic Tattoo” opened as the first shop to create custom, appointment-based tattoo art.

My senior project was over the History of Tattooing, I chose this as my topic because Tattoos really interest me with all the different styles and meanings behind them. Some things I already knew about Tattooing is a lot of tribes used tattoos to symbolize things, but I didn’t know what.

Without a doubt, tattoos have been around longer than that. When the Egyptians empire expanded, so did tattooing. Civilizations like Crete, Greece, Persia, and Arabia learned and developed the tattooing art. It eventually made its way to China. Greeks used tattooing as a way of communication for spies. Certain markings showed their ranks and identity. The Romans used tattoos to mark criminals and slaves which is still used today. As years passed, so did the use of tattoos. Heavily tattooed people were known as freaks and travelled with circuses or freak shows. They were not used as religion or cultural purposes as much anymore. In the late 1700s, “the cultural view of tattooing was so poor for most of the century that tattooing went underground.” (http://www.powerverbs.com/tattooyou/history.htm) Tattoos first came to Chatham Square in New York City. It was the turning point of the century in the 1900s. The popularity of tattoos were declining across the world. Husband 's started tattooing their wives to display their best work. After losing popularity in Chatham Square, it made its way to Coney Island. Tattoo shops began opening up in places around the world that would accept them or people who supported them. At this point, tattoos became known as ‘travel markers’. “You could tell where a person had been by their tattoos.”

I always wanted a tattoo and I tried making a deal with my parents to get one but my dad wouldn't let me, so I always decided to get a tattoo kit and just do it myself but I never wanted to waste all my money on it so I relinquished the tattoo kit for partying because I thought partying was always more important. I always thought why pay $200 for one tattoo gun when you could get so much other stuff instead and spend time with friends.

Tattoos are a taboo throughout society in different regions of the world. The practice of body art demonstrates many aspects of religion, traditions, customs, and other things. A tattoo can mean anything to anybody. People can say all the negative things about them, but the evolution of tattoos is actually different from their expectations.

Tattoos are a special type of historical art that’s been used for many generations in multiple cultures, some for imprisonment and some for tradition. I will briefly discuss how Tattooing helped influence the culture of the twentieth century and how being a tattoo artist takes the ideals from the history of tattooing and implement it into the modern world; to keep that art format alive, using surrealism, and stories, being inspired by the works of many great artists like Salvador Dali. The artwork of Salvador Dali, and Horiyoshi III will be used to example this association between the visual arts and Tattooing.

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Tattooing has been practiced across the world since at least Neolithic times, as evidenced by mummified preserved skin, and ancient art. Ancient art finds of possible tattooing tools suggest tattooing was practiced by the Upper Paleolithic period in Europe. However, direct evidence for tattooing on mummified human skin extends only to the 4th mulleneium BC. The oldest discovery of tattooed human skin to date is found on the body of Ötzi the Iceman, dating to between 3370 and 3100 BC. Other tattooed mummies have been recovered from at least 49 sites including locations in Greenland, Alaska, Siberia, Mongolia, western China, Egypt, and the Philippines. Multiple mummies from Siberia including the Pazyryk culture of Russia, and from several cultures throughout pre-Columbian South

Throughout history, people have used, invented, and modified ways of permanently inking the skin. Tattooing is believed to have begun in the Neolithic Era, also known as the New Stone Age, which was between 4,500 and 2000 B.C. The very first tattoo discovered was on a mummy located in South America. There are four main methods sued globally in order to create tattoo, though there are many more that aren't generally recognized. Currently in use are machines, bamboo handles, the striking stick and rake, and the metal tube. In this essay, these methods and their origins will be thoroughly explained.

Even though tattoos are sometimes viewed as unprofessional and offensive, tattoos are just a form of art because tattoos should not hinder someone from anything in life and people with tattoos are just as human as everyone else.Tattoos have been around for a long time and have always been a subject that causes conflicts and contradictions, both negatively and positively. Some companies do not allow their employees to have visible tattoos, some do. There are jobs out there that are strict with the dress code and grooming conduct.

Getting a tattoo is the most fashionable trend happening everywhere, but if you wish to get one, try getting one in some unique place to become a trend setter. One of the coolest places to get a tattoo is the ankle. Not many men get inked at that place, though some associate it with girls, ankle tattoos for men are hot. Now it's not one of the places where it is easily viewed, so it's ideal for people who don't wish to flash their tattoos under everyone else's noses.

The modern and popular interest in tattooing has attracted numerous artists, some of whom were trained at prestigious art institutes (Velliquette, Murray, and Creyer 1998). The Tattoo Renaissance has produced a dual creativity between artist and consumer and tattoos can be viewed as works of art instead of acts of rebellion, as it had an infamous reputation as. True, these permanent symbols of an individual’s self can either be gratifying or dissatisfying, but the identity of a man or woman who bears ink on their skin is still accurately

Most businesses have a tattoo/piercing policy either it’s okay to have them as long as they are not offensive or derogatory or you just can’t have them at all

“Aaand… It looks like you’re all done.” The buzz of needle and ink faded until the only sounds were those of Laurence cleaning up the mess over the fresh tattoo, wiping off blood and starting to bandage it once more. The session had been long; longer than expected, and Nate itched to get back to his feet, to get his mind off of the burning in his skin from the work he’d just gotten done. Laurence looked up at him, flashing a smile and brushing a lock of bleached white hair from his face.

I was watching TV in my bedroom as my sister came in and kept trying to convince me to get a tattoo. In my personal belief, I do not believe in getting a tattoo of any sorts because they taint the body and they can never be removed or changed without harming oneself. She kept babbling about how because I am eighteen, I should just get a tattoo now, because why not? But before she left, she told me that if I left my cult, I would think differently about it all. When she refers to cult, she means church. I have a strong faith in the Lord above and she does not understand that loyal part of me. When she used that word, cult, it gave me a flashback to when I was on my missions trip in Lithuania. One day, I know I will move on from this experience and not endure her endless ridicule. My sister would rather be entertained by my aggravation from her constant mocking and I myself do not find pleasure in a siblings suffering or mockery. Christians from anywhere