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Modern Tattooing
One is amazed to see the kind of crowd the modern day
tattoo studios draw. Today's tattoo studios can make custom jewelry
stores, fashion boutiques or high-end antique shops run for their money.
Tattoos have begun to appeal to people from every walk of life...tattoo
parlors are experiencing a growth trend due to three major changes in
the tattoo industry: a greater number of tattoo ink colors, the fact
that fine artists are entering the field and the proliferation of
celebrity tattoos...because many famous, high profile people in music
and sports have tattoos, they have become more socially acceptable.
Since the 1980s, tattooing has emerged anew in the USA as a widely
appealing cultural, artistic and social form. Elite Tattooists, magazine
editors and leaders of tattoo organizations have downplayed the
working-class roots of tattooing in order to make it more palatable for
middle-class consumption. Now a completely new set of meanings derived
primarily from non-Western cultures has been created to give tattoos an
exotic, primitive flavor. Tattooing has been around for centuries. It
has always been a form of expression in one form of another. In some
cultures, tattooing was done for prestige within the culture, or rank if
you will. It was a very sacred and respected art. It was only the most
prestigious that were privileged to adorn their bodies in such a
permanent way.
In this day and age it is still a very sacred undertaking. To most who
get tattooed the art they receive is of a very special design and
meaning. It is their way of expressing that which is "them".
Some tattoos tell a story, others are just a small expression of their
inner most being. From the smallest rose to the full body tattoo... it's
all the same. Now in this day and age we cater to such a wide variety of
people. A lot of these people are in the professional field; doctors
lawyers, policemen, you name it! The days of old are gone. It's not just
bikers and sailors anymore, it's everyday people just like you and me.
The art work has changed a lot too over the years. It's not just a
simple choice out of a limited design booklet. The art of tattooing has
exploded! There is not much limitation, so you can let your imagination
run wild!
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