Let’s all take a moment to be truthful here; everyone knows tattoos are meant to draw attention and for viewing, similar to other forms of art. When a man or woman gets a tattoo, he or she knows they want others to see it, or they wouldn’t be showing it off. I know it, you […]
Tattoos and Popular Culture…
Has tattooing been embraced as an art of consumption, private manifestation and insubordination with the body as the site of exhibition?
Or are tattoos just hip and trendy, the ”in thing” to have?
There are many different reasons why people get tattoos. Some tattoos signify group initiation, commemorate cultural rituals, result from life altering events, or honor love ones. Other reasons for tattoos are to establish individualism, statements of self-expression, for personal fulfillment, and some tattoos are for attention. So then, what is the real meaning of lower […]
How amazing and messed up is it that each person has the power to control the entire world? Single handedly every one of us holds the remote control on how the rest of the world views us; simply by the way we view ourselves. Our body language and physical presentation speak volumes about the opinion […]
Once regarded as extreme and defiant markings of a rebel, tattoos have become common, oh so mainstream, monograms among the masses. It seems tattoos have topped the benchmark of social acceptance, becoming trendy and typical, this is evident of the numerous Nanas and soccer moms sporting roses and hearts on their ankles. So what does […]
April 04, 2008 