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Tattoos Have Transformed From Mom To Artwork Of The 21st Century
Copyright (c) 2010-2023 Bree Levine
You could call it a 21st century art form: people use their bodies as living displays of what they care about in the form of pictorial art. Over time, tattoo artists have become more and more sophisticated, able to create complex and well-executed designs.
The World War II heart with "Mother" on the upper arm has given way to tattoos anywhere on the body, depicting everything from Winnie the Pooh to barbed wire. If you or a tattoo artist can imagine it, it can be placed on your body.
Aside from being a display, people also use tattoos to commemorate important events in their lives such as the death of a loved one or other major life-changing events. Even if the tattoo's design bears no obvious relationship to the event or person being commemorated, it remains an important way for a person to connect with emotions and memories.
Getting a tattoo has become socially acceptable for everyone, from eighteen year old to grandma.
There are three challenges with getting a tattoo, and these need to be considered in the process of deciding whether or not to get a tattoo. One is that tattoos are painful. It might be better to start with a small one so you know how they feel before committing to something large.
The second challenge is that it is expensive and difficult to get tattoos removed.
There are many times in our lives where we find ourselves having very strong feelings about something and that is when we might make the choice to have a tattoo as a result. The problem is that feelings change over time and the strong feelings you have at a later point in life are exactly the opposite of the feelings you are having at this moment. The loved one becomes an ex. At the same time, it is difficult to imagine having other feelings when the feelings are so strong. If we could imagine breaking up with a new love, then we probably wouldn't be in love in the first place. And yet, all too frequently this is what happens: the fiancée becomes the former wife. If her name is permanently tattooed on you, then this could be a deterrent to future relationships; many women would hesitate to get involved with someone who has a former squeeze's name written on him.
The third challenge is that of aging. What seems cool in one's twenties can be embarrassing to someone in their forties. Our values change over time as we grow in adulthood. Tattoos up and down one's entire arm in one's twenties may mean wearing long-sleeved shirts to work even in the summer twenty years later. What to do?
The U.S. Postal Service has a policy of never putting a living person on a stamp. This keeps the post office from being embarrassed when today's hero gets caught doing something un-heroic. Perhaps this could be a good guideline for tattoos.
If you want to commemorate a relationship with a living person, use a symbol and not a name. If you want other people to be able to see your tattoos, choose spots on your body that can be covered up such as upper arm or one's legs. That way you can enjoy your tattoo without regrets, either in the near or long term future.
If you have a tattoo that needs to be removed, you can spend 1000's on laser tattoo removal treatments, OR you can explore the Nuviderm Home Tattoo Removals System, which can remove your tattoo without emptying your wallet. Visit http://nuviderm.com/ today to learn more about the Nuviderm solution for removing tattoos. Bree Levine is a full-time, freelance writer.
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