Tattoos
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Anyone else think that tatts are becoming increasingly lame and cheesy. More and more people are getting them just to get them. Any time I discover a tramp stamp on a chicks lower back it's almost a sign of a girl who can't think for herself.
I do think that tattoos and tattooing is an art form. Like all art though, the ratio of crap to quality is astronomical.
Why are there tv shows about tattooing? I don't get it.
I do think that tattoos and tattooing is an art form. Like all art though, the ratio of crap to quality is astronomical.
Why are there tv shows about tattooing? I don't get it.
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as far as people getting tattoos just to get them? i agree. i have loved tattoos since i was a kid. As much as i love the way they look, i wont get just ANYTHING. Every one of mine has major meaning and marks a time in my life.
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However I get what you're saying. I had friends in high school that just got random crap on their bodies.. tribal symbols, barbed wire, one friend got Chinese letters on his leg, he didn't even know what they meant, he just liked the look.
Anyway, someone getting something that means a lot to them is cool. Friends, family, jobs, hobbies.. stuff like that is always nice to see.
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It's funny when a friend gets a stupid tattoo and shows you it. What do you do? I just say 'right on' and change the subject.
Oh dear. I agree with you completely! Although some girls might find 'tramp stamp' a bit unsulting. I agrre though. It's becoming so common. Especially for women.
sleeves on the other hand- yes please
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When I get one, it will be big, expensive, and meaningful. Although I would probably look damned good with a tramp stamp..
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BECOMING lame and cheesy??!!
They became lame and cheesy at least 5 years ago.
Nevermind that they are very unattractive and (to me) a big turnoff.
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Its the trashy,get them cause everyone else has them that brings shame on truly beautiful body art.
I have one finished sleeve, got it over 5yrs ago and now I'm working on my other arm, a few more sittings to go and it'll be done. My family wasn't thrilled about the idea either but they accept and love me for who I am.. Ultimately it's your body so you should do what you want, just make sure you think it through before going ahead with it.
yeah, they're pretty well hidden. But I do have the aforementioned "tramp stamp". It's Japanese kanji for "put beer here".
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Watching LA Ink, I've seem some fantastic original as well as some great classic work being done.
However, I think since tattoos have become more acceptable more people are running out (typically during some big life change) and declaring "who they are" with a piece of flash work from a shitty artist.
People need to research their artists and give it some thought, unless they truly don't care what ends up on their body. - Like Kat Von D letting that dude from Jackass tattoo a skull on her. But, that's just her style.
I gave great thought to my first tattoo. I drew it on myself, etc. However, I did not research the artist. I just went to the closest place and ended up with a tattoo that will eventually end up covered by something bigger. Oh, well. At least I like tattoos and have used the experience as an excuse to daydream about what else will look great there. :rolleyes:
Oh - and I'll never understand the "Think about how that will look when they're old! Ewww!" argument, 'cause old skin doesn't look that rad anyway. So, who the fuck cares?!? :cool:
Tramp stamp - Yeah, I want one. I think we see a lot of them because tattoos shape particularly well on certain areas of the body. There is a lot that can be done in that space, just like there are a lot of different things that fit onto an upper arm. Good tattoos flow with or sit well on the person's body. It's art, it's on display - even if only for private viewings.
My tramp stamp will be somewhat inspired by this - http://slavetotheneedle.com/tattoos/erika/erika-5-lg.jpg - and will flow up into my ribcage. Can't wait, just need to iron out the details and save the funds.
BTW - if you don't like tattoos, don't get one. And if you don't want to be with someone who has tattoos bring the subject up on the first date.
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I really like this! I wish I had the balls to get a big ol' tattoo on my back.. For now, its just the top of my left foot..
I remeber seeing your tattoo in another thread, it's BEAUtiful!
The foot is a brave place to get a first tattoo. Great big ouchorammas.
I want to get my feet tattooed as part of much larger pieces (think knee high socks tattoo style). I already have an ankle band with an oceanic theme, so I want to stick with that and go much bigger. I want something like this on my foot, but much more colorful.
I LOVE tattoos!
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Thank you! yeah it hurt like nothing I could ever explain. I have thin feet, and it was like hours of drilling into bone. I swear if you could see the bones in my feet, they'd have color in them
But that being said, I have a low pain threshold, but I didn't cry or need a break or anything. I just squeezed the chair until my knuckles were going to explode. The artist wanted to chat with me, but I couldn't focus on what he was saying.
My friends always joke and tell me to get a "sock".. haha.. someday I might add, just not yet. Plus you can only really go with the foot tattoos in the good weather since you can put shoes on. Too much snow out here these days!
Agree about the 80 comment...
That said, I don't buy the fad argument either. Human beings have been tattooing themselves for thousands of years, for religious, spiritual or recreational reasons. What difference does it make if my tattoo has a lot of spiritual significance to me? I didn't get it because of any fad.
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.......................does it mean they take it from behind?
i think it has gradually become more acceptable to have them and that is how its turned into a fad... now everyone has them..... i dont think people get them simply BECAUSE it is a fad..... and im sure most people have meaning some sort of meaning behind it.....
heck, my mom even has one now... and hers definately has meaning to it.
I have an ipod but only because I want significant music playing in my ears all day. Same with tattoos. I have a tattoo because there's something about wearing something significant on one's body, to me. Popular doesn't mean a thing. I'm sure people were saying this once about cars, mobile phones, curtains, mattresses... even art collecting itself. 'Just a fad.'
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But this is what I'm saying... have not tattoos as well? Do you know how many cultures have tattooed themselves for thousands, perhaps millions of years? Not a fad at all. And I think you've missed my point about the ipod... the idea of having music in your ears all day, all night - the idea of loving music to an obsessive extent - is not a fad. The ipod is incidental to that. When there's something else out there, I might get it, but only because I love music. I'm going to get another tattoo. But only because I love art.
- the great Sir Leo Harrison