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How far are you willing to go for your love of art? Do you have art,
designs, emblems, or icons written on your body? If art is your
passion, why damage your skin with images you may later regret? To love
and embrace art does not mean you need to tattoo yourself.
The
permanency of tattoos has a serious downside. As we age, our taste in
art and design and personal aesthetics usually change. No doubt,
tattoos are popular worldwide, but caution for this form of art needs
to be addressed. Do you know of any style that has stood up over a long
period of time? People everywhere periodically change the style and
color of their hair, eye makeup, eye glasses, and facial hair (for men).
Speaking
as an artist, I have to say that no art is error-free. Artists cannot
produce perfect work no matter how great they are. Only perfect people
produce perfect work. Not only this, but tattoo technology improves
from one decade to the next. What then? Removing outdated tattoos is
painful and expensive. Most people can’t assume they will have the
physical endurance and money to be able to remove tattoos.
There
are more considerations too: faded tattoos, body weight changes, and
aged skin. With sun exposure and passage of time, tattoos fade. As we
age, our body weight can easily change which could cause a tattoo to
appear too large or too small. And most definitely, our skin wrinkles
and crepes as we age. Tattoos brand people. Tattoos advertise and
communicate messages to everyone who sees them. When someone feels so
strongly about something that they are willing to brand themselves with
a permanent tattoo or two, others take them seriously and try to read
and interpret them. Is the love of art your motivation for
tattoos? If so, you may want to use your favorite tattoo design for
your jewelry, a T-shirt, a poster, or for a motorcycle instead. If you
think your tattoo is NOT good enough or does NOT merit being put on
other items such as these, then why do you want permanent tattoo(s) on
your body?...
Debbie Jensen, Graphic Designer and Photographer
http://www.debjensendesigns.com |
