Sunday 22 March:

Tattoos,

This lecture on tattoos really opened my eyes to the beauty, relevance and respect tattoos and having them.

I must say that I was oblivious as to how sacred the art of tattoos are.

I do not were a tattoo myself as I think it is unnecessary pain to put yourself through just for vanity. But had I been living in tribal times I don't think i would have a choice.

The lecture opened my eyes to realising that many people symbolise tattoos without realising that it may offend people who wear them as a part of the formation of their lifestyle.


The Maori, designed their faces not for fashion but as a symbol of a lifetime which can say more that words can express. They mark a symbol of life.

http://www.tribal-celtic-tattoo.com/tribal-history.htm

the word tattoo is said to has two major derivations- from the Polynesian word ‘ta’ which means striking something and the Tahitians word ‘ta tau’ which means ‘to mark something’.

http://www.designboom.com/history/tattoo_history.html

The history of tattoos dates back over 5,000 years ago and marked the symbol of life for different tribes all over the world from countries including Africa, India, Indonesia, Thailand and Ancient Greece and Rome, the Celts and England.

These countries represented styles and formation of tattoos to symbolise .

Many of them have different types of styles, colours and rituals.


http://www.designboom.com/history/tattoo_history.html



The Chinese adopted the form around 2,000 B.C. The body of a primitive man found frozen in the Swiss mountains dated to 2000 years ago had multiple tattoos on him. The practice of making permanent marks into the skin with pigment has been found at some point in nearly every major culture in history.



http://www.bellaonline.com/articles/art11.asp