Tattoo

Tattoo as an art form

In the second half of the 20th century, there were sudden and radical changes in the visual arts, which shook its foundations and significantly disorientated all discussions on this topic..

Speaking in the most general terms, it can be argued that, first of all, the range of connections between art and other areas of human activity expanded, there was a desire to identify art with life in its most ordinary forms, to tear off the cover of mythology from it, and also to express a demonstrative protest against any aestheticism, even to the point of denial forms inherent in the traditional concept of fine arts. “Real art,” said the outstanding French author Jean Dubuffet, “is always present where no one expects it. Where no one thinks of him or calls him by name “.

Such an elastic understanding of art has absorbed the naivety of children’s creativity and the expression of mentally ill people, randomness and mathematical calculations, daily consumption and waste products of our civilization. Literally everything has become a creative action, provided that the artist called it such. Such conditioning directs attention to the creative and interpretive capabilities of the human intellect, since it depends on us what becomes a work of art and when. This should be remembered when the history of such a controversial phenomenon as a tattoo is analyzed, its various forms, functions, connections with the sphere of spiritual life and society in different cultures are analyzed..

Of course, one can argue how reasonable it is to sum up a tattoo under the definition of “art”, but at the same time many other questions arise. What prompts a person to disfigure or decorate his own body, forever refusing the opportunity to somehow change the decoration of this type? Why is he so eager to put certain signs on his skin, symbols that supposedly fix his life much more strongly than a passing wretched memory? car rental service is available to everyone. Why does he seek to hide in these special jewelry or demonstrate his body with their help, knowing at the same time that someday the charm of this beauty will inevitably pass away, and at the same time even the most enchanting bodily picture will fade??

There is a certain mystery in the tattoo, a mystery of obedience and ups, a mystery. It is well known that what is incomprehensible attracts us much more than any evidence; what is unsaid seduces with its openness; finally, what is served chewed provokes only a few who take this “gruel” or discard it.

Tattooing did not play a significant role in the development of modern art, but in many respects it corresponded to its purpose. She responded to the experiments of body art, or art in general, with the exception of its traditional disciplines, doubts about the existence of a circle of narrowly specialized consumers of art, as well as the role of art galleries; concepts of transforming art into something more private, intimate; the search for the magical and ritual origins of art in general. Condemnation of tattoos is still far more common than admiration for this extraordinarily interesting form of visual expression. The reason for this is that in its modern form and in accordance with modern culture, its creators were not able (or critics could not) reveal the connection of the tattoo with the tradition that it once performed in human life..

Approaching the topic from the other side, one could ask the question: what is a tattoo – the art of the half-light or the half-light of art? Well, art has many guises, but there are plenty of false paths. Inseparable with the human body, a tattoo, like this body, is as beautiful as it is imperfect..

Photo examples of interesting tattoo drawings from 12/15/2020 (2460 photos)