Body art

greatest, most exponential rise in technological advances than any other period of human existence. With this, art forms are also advancing, with the emergence of new mediums, art can be expressed in more ways than we ever thought possible. Computers have been especially beneficial in progressing the movement of art in modern society. With ways of communicating, networking and creating art all through a digital, simulated world, we are slowly substituting the real, with the virtual. Most experiences

Tattoo Artistry Tattoo Artistry is a form of permanent creation which an artist will mark a person or a part of the body with a design by inserting pigment into punctures in the skin. This can be a daunting task that requires much preparation beforehand. In order to create a service person and space that allow for a sanitary accomplishment of such a body modification, there has to be regulated job requirements; educational requirements; and a consistent salary. Tattoo Artists have many job requirements

A Renewed Love for the Body The Renaissance was a time of transformed thought and idea. Italy during this time was at the center. With this “rebirth,” Italian artists looked to ancient Greek and Roman art for inspiration. This inspiration brought a renewed love for the body. In the early years of the Renaissance, artists’ intellectual exploration through humanism, the belief in the nature of humanity and its relationship to the natural world, began to take shape (Bombach). Artwork started to emerge

coming of age generation and a step into a more lenient and liberal society these types of patrons still participate in body art but so do doctors, lawyers, or just the run of the mill house mom. Tattoos signify religious beliefs, cultural influence, or each individual’s sole

As Others See Us: Body Movement and the art of Successful Communication by Ellen Goldman is about a journey to the interior of the art of communication, and to see the relationship between one’s physical behavior and what is in one’s mind. In the book, Goldman shares her knowledge about Integrated Movement, which it “merges a posture and a gesture with a consistent quality, dynamic or shape” (Goldman, 23). Goldman helps the New York’s respected Laban/Bartenieff Institute of Movement Studies, which

practice of tattooing has been around for thousands of years. Many cultures in history have practiced tattooing using a traditional process. Today there are modern processes for tattooing that make many types of tattoos available. Tattoos are a form of art that have specific origins, history, types, processes, associations, health risks, and removal procedures. The etymology of the word tattoo started from the Polynesian word tatau, meaning “to write” (Tattoos). The word tattoo in The Oxford English

Tattoos and body pierced has been in our society for many years. Back then when tattoos was not a thing, many culture and religion used to inked their skin. In 1920s tattoos was common on prisoner, sailor, bikers, and that is why a huge part of of the population does not accept tattoos. Now, these days the art of tattoos is increasing, making a lot of money every year. These days people are getting more and more tattoos, making themselves addicted to it. Body art is used by people to express their

The Body as a Canvas Scarred across her back are raised bumps forming intricate designs of lines and angles, a reminder of who she is and where she is from. She thinks back on the ceremony in which she was marked with the painful scarification. She remembered feeling a sense of calm as the village artist pierced her back with a small arrowhead, stretching the skin away from the body and swiftly but skillfully cutting a slit in her back. He repeated this several times as a ceremonial pot was filled

first impressions are very important and they last, and it is said that most employers will judge applicants based on physical appearance, as do many of us. However, does that mean tattoos should be impermissible in the workplace? The first canvas for art was skin. The first paintbrushes were sticks and other pointed items. Tattooing began thousands of years ago, some tattoos have even been found on Egyptian females that are estimated to have been from 4000 and 2000 years BC. Thousands of years

As the art of tattooing has become more popular and accepted within various societies, stigmas and stereotypes of those with such body modifications remain. For over three hundred years, tattoos have been viewed as a deviant act, one that causes individuals to associate those with tattoos with risky and foolish behavior. Despite the characteristics of tattoos being large or small, tribal or fashionable, people did not express any difference in opinion toward individuals who endured the pain of tattooing