What is Tattoo? Origins of Tattoo Art

1. What is tattooing?

Tattooing is a form of using needles to insert ink into the dermis layer of the skin, thereby changing skin pigmentation, leaving special marks on the skin that are difficult to wash away or erase. If in animals tattoos have the effect of marking, then in humans, this is considered a form of body art. For aesthetic needs, to create an impression or for other purposes, people will tattoo different shapes depending on each person's preferences.

Tattoo art appears widely around the world, especially among young people today. Besides, tattooing is also a custom of some ethnic groups, groups or localities in the world such as: tribes in the Pacific region, America, Europe, Philippines, Cambodia, Ainu people in Japan. Ban, Maori in New Zealand, Berber in North Africa,...

Now, when Tattoo Art is accepted, many young people have "bought" tattoos of all shapes and colors on their bodies. If in the past, the majority of tattoo people were men with images that expressed strength and masculinity such as old school tattoos, scorpions, dragons, phoenixes, tigers, leopards... then now there are many women who love them. I like this art and get a lot of tattoos with softer motifs like stars, butterflies, flower petals...

Tattoos are often tattooed in visible places on the body such as the wrist, arm, back, neck... or more private places such as the chest, nape of the neck, abdomen. We can absolutely get a tattoo anywhere on the body we want. Nowadays, in addition to the classic blue-black color, tattoo ink is more diverse with many different types and colors such as milk tattoo, reflective tattoo, 3D tattoo or color spray.

2. Origin of tattoo art

In fact, tattooing is not a new trend, but in many countries around the world tattooing has been a long-standing art originating from ancient tribes, they tattooed to identify and distinguish between different races. tribe together.

In Vietnam, tattooing is also an ancient custom that originated in ancient times, and was most strongly developed during the Tran Dynasty. At that time, tattoos showed strength and tattooed people were all warriors, brave and courageous heroes.

Over time, tattoos gradually become negative under the gaze and scrutiny of society. Most people have prejudices against tattoos, they think that people with tattoos are undignified, rude and have bad thoughts.

However, with the development of life, people's perception of tattoos is also more open and positive, so in recent years, tattoos have gradually been accepted, becoming an art and a hot trend. among young people.

Currently, in Vietnam, the art of tattooing is becoming more and more widespread. It is not only for people with artistic, unique, and unconventional styles, but is also accepted and loved by everyone from old age. to young, male or female. That's why more and more people pursue tattooing and consider this a profession to satisfy their passion for art.

They increasingly try to learn, cultivate, and practice their skills to develop their skills as well as their community, to prove that tattooing is an art as well as a professional career to make a living. Because tattooing is like drawing pictures, but not on paper but on the body, beautifying the body.

Tattoo artists use their creativity to sketch out customers' ideas, create layouts and then perform tattoos on the body when they have agreed on the idea and they are also artists.

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