T A T T O O S
Tattoos are a very visible way
of writing the body, reflecting two of the three ways of writing
the body mentioned on the home page. Although obviously not a
reflection of inherent physical characteristics, tattoos do
present both the wearer and the observer with fertile ground for
personal expression. Unfortunately, it's not always possible to
know why someone got a tattoo. However, we can speculate, and we
can certainly get in touch with our response(s) to someone else's
tattoo(s). This page will present you with a few suggestions for
reading what tattoos have written, and then provide you with a
few tattoos for you to explore on your own.
 his tattoo has a definite Celtic
flair. The wearer may be of Celtic ancestry, enjoy the
colorful depiction, or perhaps is identifying with a
particular culture or group. In writing our own meanings,
we may think of this person as vain because of the bright
colors, bold to make such a loud statement, or insecure
and wanting to stand out. |
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 nother, more familiar tattoo is the armband.
This type of tattoo is often worn as a sign of oppression
or sympathy with oppression, or as a way to make the
wearer look "tough." Unlike the typical barbed
wire armband popular today, however, this tattoo is more
curvaceous and less harsh in its presentation. In writing
meaning to it, we might assume the wearer is effeminate,
or possibly trying to look cool without making as strong
statement as barbed wire. |
All tattoos on this and the following
pages are the original artwork of the tattoo artists at Urban Primitive.
