The Tattoos Creativity

A tattoo is a marking made by inserting indelible ink into the layers of skin to change the pigment for decorative or other reasons. Tattoos on humans are a type of decorative body modification while tattoos on animals are most commonly used for identification or branding.

Tattooing has been practiced worldwide. The Ainu, the indigenous people of Japan, traditionally wore facial tattoos. Today, one can find Maori of New Zealand with facial tattoos amongst others. Tattoos have served as marks of status and rank, symbols of religious and spiritual devotion, decorations for bravery, sexual lures and marks of fertility, pledges of love, punishment, amulets and talismans, protection, and as the marks of outcasts, slaves and convicts. The symbolism and impact of tattoos varies in different places and cultures. People have also been forcibly tattooed for various reasons. A well-known example is the identification system for inmates in Nazi concentration camps during the Holocaust. However, tattoos can be linked with identification in more positive ways. There is no end to tattoo creativity. Sleeve tattoos to back tattoos, small tattoos to whole body tattoos, animal tattoos, insect tattoos, skull tattoos, calligraphy tattoos of names and initials, flowers, stars…..the list is endless. Children are so much in awe of tattoos and its creative designs that a whole new market of temporary tattoos is now open. From stick- on tattoos to spray painting sort of tattoos are available and aren’t people making money?! ! !

As long as there are takers, creative juices will continue to flow. Tattoos are now safer and more hygienic. The designs are infinite as are the hues. Tattoos are here to stay and with film stars endorsing it, it will remain upmarket.