What are the names of people who make tattoos. What makes people get tattoos: a psychologist’s opinion

They come from professors and students, intellectuals and athletes, from adolescents and adults. David and Victoria Beckham, Angelina Jolie, Johnny Depp, Scarlett Johansson, Charlize Theron, Gisele Bundchen and other celebrities proudly show drawings on different parts of the body. There are tattoos from our experts, from fellow journalists ... I also have a tattoo. She appeared before the graduation. Now I understand: it was my way of saying that I became an adult and I can manage my life myself. The stories of other people who decided to decorate their skin with indelible prints prove that a tattoo for its owner is much more than just a fashion.

Encrypted message

On the back of the hand of a 35-year-old Daria, a successful lawyer, are the initials of her former boyfriend. “They faded slightly, but I'm glad that they are visible: let them remind you that I almost lost - myself! I was like crazy. She lived only for him, all the time thinking about him. And when he left, she was grieving for six months and couldn’t calm down ... I didn’t even know how lucky I was to leave! ”Daria lifts her hair and shows a pair of wings on her neck:“ I did it last year, just for myself. This is my freedom. ”

Skin is the boundary that separates us from others. She also tells the outside world about our inner life. “Everything that we cover or decorate our skin serves as a language of communication,” said psychoanalyst Didier Anzieu. “With tattoos, we can express the unspoken - emotions, feelings and desires.” * What are the drawings on the body talking about?

Step to freedom

“My parents got divorced, quarreled, and acted as if I were not,” explains 26-year-old Galina, the origin of the tattoo made in the last grade of the school. “I wanted a flower on my ankle so that something would please me and that my relatives would pay attention to me.” And 25-year-old Dina with a smile shows a tattoo on her arm - the memory of the day when she entered the university.

In the collective unconscious, a tattoo is an act of disobedience, a violation of taboos. “But young people use it not only for provocations. Thus they declare: “I am here,” says psychologist Alessandra Marcazzan **. - Tattoos made in adolescence refer us to the rite of initiation in the primitive tribes. They symbolized the transformation of the child, which is the property of the parents, into an adult who can do whatever he wants with himself and his body. ”

Teenagers with tattoos actually behave more freely. Pediatrician Timothy Roberts from the University of Rochester clinic in the United States interviewed six hundred and 16-year-old boys and girls and found that 83% of those who had a tattoo had sex, and only 36% of those who had no tattoo.

But not only young people with the help of a tattoo affirm their "I". Increasingly successful, successful people use it as a means of self-expression. “I don’t look like an informal girl at all, but after watching David Fincher’s film“ A Girl with a Dragon Tattoo, ”I realized that I was just like that in my soul and went to a tattoo parlor,” says Yana, 37, an economist. “I follow the dress code, but I am pleased to know that under strict clothes on my back is my own dragon.”

The desire to have a tattoo can be due to various reasons. “If earlier it served as evidence of physical endurance, an expression of protest or belonging to a particular group, today it is rather a way to achieve bodily uniqueness, a kind of identity card that can be read on the body,” said anthropologist from the University of Gottingen (Germany) Silke Wolrab (Silke Wohlrab), which investigated the motives of those who decided to take this step.

Memorial notch

On the wrist of the 29-year-old manager Vitaly is an exact copy of the drawing of his young son, with all the errors and irregularities. “I miss my son,” he admits, “because I spend a lot of time on business trips and see him less often than I would like.” But thanks to the drawing, Vitaly feels like they are still there. “Before going to different cities to study, my boyfriend and I got tattoos,” recalls 30-year-old Tatyana. - I chose an abstract drawing, many take it for a Celtic sign. To the question: "What does he mean?" - I answer: "Eternal fidelity." And for me it means just that. After five years of separation, we came together and have been living together for eight years. ” Tattoos can be symbolic signs that store a history of feelings and events.

“I have repeatedly met Jews who categorically do not accept tattoos - because of concentration camps. And I respect their choice, ”says the Parisian tattoo artist Tin-tin, among whose clients there are many celebrities. “But I have also been approached more than once with a request to put on my skin a number that one of my ancestors had in Auschwitz.” Such signs return us to important points that are easy to forget about in the daily rush.

Fashion for tattoos is a consequence of the growing speed of social change. Are we sure that our place of residence, occupation and marital status will not change in five years, in a year? Tattoos appeared as a cure for transience, as a way to do at least something for the rest of your life. You can reduce only a small tattoo, and still a trace will remain on the skin. Therefore, in our fickle world, a tattoo is more calming than alarming. What does she give? The tart, almost forgotten taste of irreversibility.

* D. Anzier “I am the skin” (Ergo, 2012).

** G. P. Charmet, Al. Marcazzan "Piercing e tatuaggio. Manipolazioni del corpo in adolescenza "(Franco Angeli, 2013).

Most of the population already has at least one on the body. And at least half the people under thirty are planning or just wanting to get a tattoo. Such a general fashion makes you think about why all the same people tattoo their body?

Obviously, such an act has a psychological explanation. Do not reduce all cases to a single concept and look for one truth for each tattooed person. The motives for tattooing the body can be an infinite number. In this article, we will look at the most common reasons why people get tattoos.

Culture . Tattoo, as a phenomenon, appeared precisely as an attribute of the difference between representatives of one culture from another. With the help of a tattoo, the hierarchy in tribal societies was determined. Cultural motifs also include tattoos made to indicate one's belonging to a social group. The most likely to act according to the rules of the majority are adolescents. Peculiar to them   conformism  - submission of one’s own opinion to the opinion of a group significant to them. It is in adolescence that the desire to make a tattoo most often appears on the basis of these motives.

Appearance defects.   Sometimes a tattoo has a purely practical purpose. Birthmarks and scars  - something that does not attach much. The tattoo looks more aesthetically pleasing and can completely hide the defect.

Decoration and creativity . For many people, along with painting. When a person finds his self-realization in creativity, for him a tattoo can be a manifestation of his skill or love for this art. For an emotionally mature person, developed spiritually, creativity is the highest manifestation of his personality, which can be displayed in drawings on the body as well, without any additional motives.

Emotional immaturity and impulsiveness . In contrast to the high level of personality development, manifested in creativity, tattoos are also applied due to the emotional immaturity of the person. Such people cannot explain why they need a tattoo, the argumentation of the act comes down to the banal “I want”. Such actions for emotionally immature people are common and often force them in the future.

Fanaticism . A large percentage of tattoos are applied to reflect your preferences. A tattoo can be a manifestation of a fanatical attitude towards something. Religious fanatics often tattoo like proof of allegiance. Fanaticism can not be called.

Event capture . Significant events happen in everyone’s life, sometimes even turning points. Some decide to forever immortalize them on their bodies, not to forget the joy of the moment or the lesson learned.  Our body is our constant companion and it can serve as a book of reminders for us: some want not to forget a lost person, others put a portrait of their son to remind themselves for whom they live.

Feeling of life . Unfortunately, not all of us know how to feel life without additional incentives. From this we want to bring thrills into her in order to feel alive. Often tattoos are applied in a midlife crisis to remind oneself: "I'm still alive, this is not the end." Relive the pain during the procedure and then see the result on yourself - this gives sense of rashness, to some extent reckless for many people. Namely, such emotions make us feel alive.

Mark a new life stage . When there comes a period of changes in life, we do not always have internal resources for this. Deciding on such an act as getting a tattoo can help some people decide on more global things. A person can tattoo as motivation for action or as a source of internal forces.

Problem with borders . Skin is the boundary between us and the outside world. Even unconsciously, we perceive it as a defense. For people who feel insecure, there is need to tighten one’s borders. Option increase the sense of security  may be tattooing.

This is especially true for owners of many tattoos. When the body turns into an exhibition of a variety of tattoos that can already replace clothes. The person most likely wants to hide behind them, hide himself behind the drawings. The reasons for the desire to hide may be increased vulnerability, resentment, negative experience of rejection by society or parents. When a person decides to be closed to others so as not to get hurt, tattoos help him hide.

Protest . The body is one of the few things that belong only to us. Often from the owners of the tattoo you can hear: "My body - what I want, I do." Such an increased desire to focus on the fact that control of the body is completely in the hands of its owner, suggests that for this person there are not many other areas that are controlled by him. This is very typical for children of hyper-custody parents who keep the child in a tight framework. Then the tattoo becomes a protest against such control, shouting that: "I have something that I control only."

The desire to prove something . To make a tattoo is far from an ordinary act. The motive to commit which may be the desire to prove to others something, for example, their ability to perform "wild" acts or their independence, uniqueness.

Improving Your Own Importance . Oddly enough, but a tattoo can increase its self-worth, self-esteem. A person can apply a tattoo in order to feel significant, to feel different from others.

Compensation . Some people with tattoos feel their uniqueness precisely because of the tattoo. Unconsciously, a person can apply tattoos to compensate for their imperfections (real or imaginary). For example: “Maybe I don’t know how to find a common language with people, but I have a tattoo, which means I’m original.” In this example, instead of solving their problems in communication, it is easier for a person to justify them with the uniqueness of his personality. Tattoos compensate for this problem for him.

Shifting responsibility . This aspect relates to tattoo amulets, symbols made with the aim of attracting profit or love into your life. Thus, a person, as it were, transfers responsibility for these spheres of life to higher forces. But if we give responsibility, then we give the opportunity to influence the situation. It’s great if a person is ready to act and applies a tattoo to activate his hidden potential. Then there is self-hypnosis and the applied symbol will really “work” together with its owner to achieve the goal. But when a passive position “in anticipation of a miracle” arises, the tattoo is more likely an excuse to do nothing, an opportunity to confirm to yourself that: “See, nothing will help me anymore” or worse: “I’m probably damned.”

Do I like tattoos? I don’t feel much passion and fanaticism for them. Although, I admit, in my teens I had a desire to make some kind of small tattoo ... But she changed her mind ... I have a girlfriend ... So she has tattoos all over her body! And her husband, too.

Tattoo (French tatouer - to tattoo, from the English tattoo; primary source - Polynesian), drawing drawings on the body by introducing dyes under the skin.
There is also a version that the word "tattoo" comes from the Tahitian "tatau" and the Marquesan "ta-tu", which means "wound", "sign", brought to Europe by James Cook in the 18th century, but did not immediately take root in everyday life, since each nation had its own meaning and purpose for this sign.

  If we talk about when exactly the art of tattooing
(drawing a picture on the body), there is no exact date for the appearance of this art, as tattoo experts call it.

It is known that some mummies found during excavations in Egypt have traces of tattoos. And the age of these mummies totals about 4000 years.

To earlier historical confirmations that people applied drawings to their bodies, especially in cases when circumstances such as ceremonial holidays, hunting, battles required it, date back to an even later period, the times of primitive society.

Ancient historians and researchers Herodotus and Hippocrates in their writings note the presence of distinctive drawings and scars on the bodies of representatives of European tribes, which were both distinctive and ceremonial in nature.

Tattoo often seems to us something ultramodern and youth. But in fact, tattooing is one of the oldest trends in the visual arts. It is in art, contrary to the popular belief that< татуировка >  - This is an asocial label, which is a distinctive feature of people who have been to places of detention.

In ancient times, tattoos reflected the affiliation of people to a special group, such as warriors, or the position in the family, as in Japanese nationalities.

But due to the church ban, tattoos in medieval Europe practically did not develop. The revival of this art occurred only in modern times.

What other functions did the tattoo perform?

The stigma of soldiers, slaves and criminals.
Central Europe - cheaters got a sign in the form of a hexagon.
  Poachers were marked with horns.
Convicted to galleys - the inscription "GAL".
Life sentenced to correctional labor - "TFP".

In ancient Rome, all soldiers were marked with this sign according to the rank and belonging to the unit in which they served.

In Russia, they stigmatized slaves, sent the letters "KT" to the exiled to Siberia, and during the reign of Ivan the Terrible, the letter "B" was burned to the guilty on the forehead.

An important date in the history of tattoos is the year 1891, when the electric tattoo machine was invented. However, during the first half of the 20th century, the art of tattooing did not practically develop. A turning point occurred in the 60s with the development of countercultural youth movements, which returned the tattoo to its deserved position as one of the forms of fine art. From this period, on the basis of ancient Eastern and European styles, modern styles begin to form.

Today, the tattoo industry is developing at an unprecedented pace, tattoo shops and art studios are opening everywhere.

TYPES OF TATTOOS.
There are two types of tattoos: visible, applied to exposed parts of the body, such as the hands, face and neck, and hidden, applied to other parts of the body.

PURPOSE OF TATTOOS.
Visible tattoos have two goals. They are achieved jointly, regardless of whether their owner is pursuing them or not. The first goal is social adjustment. A person, through a certain symbol or pattern, changes the attitude of society towards himself. The second is a change in their behavior, their self-expression in relation to this society. By society we mean everything indiscriminately.

Hidden - the goal of such tattoos is to influence a narrow circle of people. With those who are happy and with those who may be near. First of all, a person corrects his behavior and expression of his actions in relation to relatives, friends and acquaintances.

Moreover, this does not mean at all that a person applying a tattoo on hidden parts of the body actually implies a direct influence of the drawing on the circle of the chosen ones, but his mood and his attitude will certainly be changed by himself.

Psychological aspects of tattooing.

The art of decorating oneself can be considered one of the oldest. With the help of clothes, accessories, make-up, hairstyles, a person seeks to stand out from his surroundings, express himself, draw attention to himself. Tattooing is one way of expressing the inner self.

According to statistics, most often< татуировку >  do people with big ambitions. Maybe that’s why among the owners< татуировки >  so many creative people - singers, actors, musicians.

Any art affects the psychological state of a person, and such an unconventional type of painting as painting on his own body, especially.

And first of all, this effect is important for those who decide to decorate themselves with some kind of plot. After all, a person must cross a certain “barrier” in order to decide to do this. Of course, the motivation for such a step is different for everyone, but there is one, and everyone should realize for themselves the real reason that prompted them to decorate their body.

On the other hand, man is a social being. And each with its appearance has a certain effect on others. This is the other side of the psychological aspect of the art of body tattooing.

It is necessary to be guided not only by a passing passion for tattoo, its aesthetic side, but to approach it with knowledge of all its aspects.

The psychological aspect of tattooing the body is closely related to the motive of imitation or false aesthetic motives. In some cases, a tattoo can provoke a phenomenon reflected by it. Well, if it is done consciously with a complete understanding of the essence and purpose, then the tattoo becomes a kind of calling card, somehow securing a certain image for the person, not allowing the owner to abandon him or forget the criminal experience.

Aggressive tattoo constantly reminds its owner: I am angry, I hate their world. The worst thing is that in normal life, a person is not able to even for a short time cross the barrier with which he surrounded himself. To a certain extent, the process of tattooing is part of the mechanism of zombies, turning a person into a carrier of someone else's will, and renouncing his own. In short, a tattoo is not a passive image - it is an active symbol, but acting not at the behest of its owner. True, the owner is not the owner at all, he is only the bearer of the will of others, although he sincerely believes that it is his own.

The author of the drawing applied to the body projects a feature of his inner world onto it. In this regard, it is similarly concluded that the subject who chooses this or that image, unknowingly offers the option that indicates the features of its development.

A tattoo is a kind of indicator of a person’s character (unless they are forced to force him and trick him or her).

American psychologist K. Mahover analyzed personality characteristics and the level of development of the painter and the nature of the applied images. As a result, the following trends and patterns were identified. Here are some of them:

Face
- carefully drawn - preoccupation with relationships with others, their appearance.

Nose
- interpreted as a sexual symbol, but this is controversial.

the running Man
- the desire to run away, take refuge, dodge; measuredly walking - balanced.

Eyes
- hats closed or hidden under the fields are evidence of a strong desire to avoid unpleasant visual effects. Big, wide eyes - anxiety, anxiety, the need for protection.

Limbs
- arms, legs - a function of the impact on the world. Muscular arms - perhaps the need for physical strength, agility. Legs - support in activity: widely spaced legs - dictate, self-confidence.

Mouth
- a symbol of aggressiveness. A special sign of aggression is clearly traced teeth. A mouth like a clown’s - forced friendliness. A character without a mouth or a “dash” mouth does not have the ability to verbally influence other people.

Torso
- vitality. Large body - acutely recognized need, dissatisfaction; small - symptoms of humiliation.

Thus, in some cases, one can characterize a person’s personality by the type of depicted drawings on his body. For example, a person who, at first glance, is very modest and calm, has a number of aggressive tattoos. What does it mean? As an option - hidden strong aggression against society, or directed against the female sex (depending on the nature of the tattoo). But most likely - this is a person who seeks to compensate with aggressive images for his insecurity and weakness. Therefore, tattoos should be considered in a general context, taking into account all the details and features. Applying a tattoo on the body, the meaning of which has a certain meaning, indicates the loss of one's own personality and its replacement with pseudo-identity.

Another example: the body and hands are painted with dragons. Most likely this is a type of personality, craving for something special. Since his dragons are nothing more than a desire to stand out, to personify in this way. Ready to accept any idea in return for the promise of exciting life or exciting events. Constantly striving for new sensations, optimistic about the future, burdened by loneliness, striving for power. But if dragons on the body are adjacent, for example, to Raphael's “Sistine Madonna” on the thigh or to some other pattern that falls out of the logical series, then you may have a real hysterical type. He makes utopian plans, is condescending towards friends, seeks self-affirmation, but in a slightly different, “exotic” form. He should not be a leader, if only for a short time, until the first difficulties.

When applying this or that image, it should be borne in mind that in addition to the first, lying on the surface explanation of a particular drawing, meaning, there is a second, deep, explaining it on a spiritual and religious level. Character Relationship< татуировок >  with these interpretations will provide an opportunity to look into the soul of the drawing, to clarify its true meaning.

Where is the tattoo located? The psychological interpretation.

Head
External influence - The desire to gain significance and weight in society. Internal Influence - The development of hidden abilities and capabilities. The danger is that the discovery of these abilities is in no way controlled by man. This is a spontaneous release.

Neck
External influence - Demonstration that a person is endowed with something that is inaccessible to others. Considers himself a carrier of the hidden and important for him. Internal influence - Internal tension, inability and inability to cope with what is happening in his life.

Left hand (for right handed)
External influence - A clear description of their aspirations and interests from the people around him and processes. As if the motto is "I want or I like this." Internal influence - One-sidedness and a small number of options when making decisions or committing actions. Stereotype and cliché in schemes.

Rights hand (for right-hander)
External influence - Active desire for self-expression. The desire to get more and often something specific from the world. Internal influence - Firmness and decisiveness, coupled with excessive perseverance and lack of flexibility.

Chest
External influence - Challenge to others, unwillingness to follow social standards, and a desire to establish their own rules. Internal influence - A conflict in the worldview between one’s vision and social norms. As a result - isolation and inactivity.

Stomach
External influence - Concretization of interests and material aspirations in life. What man directs his desire in communication. Internal influence - Limited contact. The impossibility and inability of communication in the broader sense of the word. Some of the acquaintances will be eliminated.

Back
External influence - Demonstration of dominance and the presence of internal protection from the environment. Internal influence - A constant desire to express their capabilities, to demonstrate their potential to others.

Loin
External influence - Eccentricity in communication and approaches related to contacts with the opposite sex. Internal Influence - Doubt and unfulfillment in an existing partner. The desire to make and receive from life more than is available.

Buttocks
External influence - The desire to get the maximum ..

Tattoo as a feature of the psychological state.

This note is nothing more than an attempt to systematize the accumulated material on tattoos and the psychological analysis of people who own them. It is very general and many aspects may not be here.

Before you start writing about tattoos, I want to note that they do not appear just like that. No one in their right mind will hurt themselves if there is no reason, even the most stupid ones, and due to age or circumstances, such reasons can be very significant in the eyes of a person who wants to get a tattoo. Well, or if this person is not a complete masochist or just a sick person. It is worth noting that in Russia, unlike many other countries, the attitude to tattoos is rather negative than, for example, in Thailand or Japan. The reasons for this are: 1) the prevailing opinion of the older generation that tattoos are the lot of convicts, 2) the high religiosity of the population - the church does not approve of tattoos on the body, 3) the prevailing opinion that tattoos are a sign of an emotionally immature person, this is the case, but more on that later.
  Let's start with the same Zekov tattoos - partyah. I can only systematize them briefly, since I am far from prison life and, I hope, never get to know her. But as they say from the bag and from the prison ...

Prisons have existed for a long time, which means there are a lot of tattoos that change over time. Each tattoo is earned in practice, it can not just come and order. God forbid, someone from those who were not in the zone will stuff domes, a ring or other symbolism, not related to the prison. If you enter the zone, this behavior can be disastrous. They can give glass and make them tattoo, or they can send it to the forefathers ...

Meanwhile, with the change of time and the appearance of people who ignore the old laws, as well as with the increased importance of money, they say that now many tattoos are printed, even if they are not “earned”, exclusively for the show.

Prison tattoos are divided into 3 types: 1) Hierarchical. Crossed key and arrow - a symbol of the bramble. Bayonet - a visiting card of the world of thieves. Denoted a threat. Tattoo is found among repeat offenders, today it is becoming obsolete, on moral and ethical grounds, you know, phallic symbols on the body are useless. A skull pierced by a dagger, a rose, a snake wrapping a dagger. The grandfather of all thieves' signs. If there is a crown over a snake, then the bearer is a thief’s authority, a thief in law or a “looking one,” etc. 2) Indicating the time, in this case, the number of walkers, duration, age, when he first went to prison, etc. These include: a temple with domes: one dome \u003d one walk to the owner. ACE - “Prison Already Familiar” (option - “Prison Teaches the Law”). Carriers - those who have already served a youngster, etc. 3) Ideological (life principles). “Wind rose” on the forearm (usually elbows / shoulders) - as a rule, it means that under the debris it does not bend, and also that the owner lives according to his own concepts. Running deer - "I was born free and die free." The owner is prone to flight. Dancing skeletons - symbolize fearlessness, risk and contempt for death.

In real life, it is quite difficult to see such tattoos, since no one will shine with them, and even if you see some kind of tattoo, you may simply not understand its meaning. If you saw and recognized the tattoo, draw your own conclusions, no psychology is needed here, it all depends on your desire.
  Perhaps everything, want to know more? There are thematic resources, and special literature with a history of tattoos and their significance, the hierarchy is very extensive, and each large group has its own subgroups.

Let's move on to worldly tattoos. I tried to fit them into the following groups:
  1. Psychological
   but. Protective-compensatory.
  b. Motivational
  2. Decorative
   a.Decorative
   b.Fan
  c. Tattoo as an art
  3. Ideological
   a. Identity
   b. Religious and ideological.
  4. Professional

In most cases, tattoos cannot be attributed to one particular group, they may have signs of both 2 and all 3 groups.
  Now in order.
Psychological, protective and compensatory. Of course, the drawing painted on the body does not bring money, does not save from bullets and does not increase the chances of winning at roulette. Such tattoos can be of various shapes, but most often these are small completed figures, for the most part only understandable to the owners, another version of such tattoos, abstractions in the form of waves, bizarre patterns. Tattoos of this type are very easily confused with decorative ones. In order to draw any conclusions about the owner of the tattoo, you still have to find out a little closer. Protective tattoos can be the result of childhood injuries: attempted rape, murder, humiliation and abuse at school, in the yard (whether it is justified or not), as a result of any physical injury, due to the difficult atmosphere in the family, screaming, scandals, inferiority family and so on. Frequent relocations, school shifts, the compulsion to make new friends and acquaintances can also cause this kind of tattoos.

They are aimed primarily to protect the psychological state of a person, this is a way to show that everything that was with a person in childhood has passed, but has always been remembered. Tattoos can not always be a reflection of a child’s life, they can also appear at a late age with prolonged depressive pressure on a person, with constant humiliation. Such tattoos give inner confidence and additional strength to resist adversity. The true meaning of the tattoo will be told to you only if trusted. This is a very personal tattoo, an attempt to learn something about it by pressure will lead to the rejection of this person and possibly unwillingness to communicate with you in the future. But do not assume that such tattoos appear exclusively in people who have been subjected to pressure or violence. Tattoos can be found in people who simply considered themselves unhappy in a given period of time. It is noteworthy that on the girls' body you will sooner find small (solid) finished figures, guys have a tattoo, maybe take on a protective and motivational value. For example, phrases - to each his own, I do not break under the pressure of fate, etc. Unsure of themselves guys, in order to seem cooler, can stuff fists of brass knuckles, bats on the body.

Psychological, motivational. Tattoos of this kind can be found in athletes. Achievements in sports require physical strength (of course, it depends on what you do) and a huge mental concentration. Tattoos of the form: god, energy, mind, strength, life, humility, teacher, training, harmony, etc., made as inscriptions in different languages \u200b\u200bor in the form of hieroglyphs, can be found in people involved in BI (martial arts). The more oriental the person is engaged in (taijiquan, kudo, judo, aikido, vin - chun, taekwondo, hapkido, jujitsu, karate, etc.), the higher the likelihood to meet them in the form of a Japanese character. You can also see tattoos of Buddhist monks, samurai, traditional Japanese houses, katanas, shurikens, etc. The explanation is quite simple. In films, a person can get 5-6 punches in the face, legs in the body, while dashingly distribute duley to everyone right and left, soak cool phrases, and then run a few kilometers. Reality is reality. Who knows, he may not read it, for those who don’t know, I’ll explain: one well-placed hand strike is enough to shock the opponent and cause serious injury, 2-4 strokes complete the fight. This is if the hands. I am silent about kicks of kickboxers, taekwondo players. About knees and elbows of Thais. About wringing joints and throws judoka and aikidok. The outcome of the battle is decided very quickly, maximum concentration is needed to deliver a decisive blow, to capture or to throw. In addition, eastern BIs mostly use “energy” (Ki, Qi, etc., different names). She draws from these tattoos, or rather from the psychological certainty that these tattoos help to get this necessary energy, confidence, strength and speed, for the necessary actions. Boxers can see tattoos in the form of butterflies or bees. Yes, yes, everything is from there: flutter like a butterfly, sorry like a bee. Another type of tattoo is the "growling animals." Bears, wolves, lions, tigers, etc. The effect is the same psychological attitude and gaining confidence + demoralization of the enemy and the suppression of his fighting spirit. Motivational tattoos also include ordinary phrases that are understandable without further explanation: I will achieve everything myself, a sprout making its way out of the asphalt (both the inscription and the picture). The athletes of the security forces, bodybuilders can find tattoos in the form of a superman sign, bent vultures, pancakes, inscriptions no pain no gain, extreme power, etc. Again, due to the availability of tattoos, you can see Superman badges on mascot guys. A tattoo workout (performed in Japanese style) on a fat guy who was swimming in fat. Japanese characters in girls indicate a high spiritual and intellectual level. The ratio is about 1 to 100, so such tattoos soon indicate rather the absence of this highest spiritual level.

Decorative, decorative. One of the largest categories. There are more tattoos than professional and prison tattoos combined. I do not include here large tattoos in the form of wings, muscles that require huge work and high quality performance. This includes all sorts of thorns, barbed wire (around the legs, biceps, shoulder). Butterflies, flowers, small abstractions, small animals, thousands of them. Simple, in one color. Meaning is almost never carried. Made for what to do. We should also mention high-flown phrases, most often in foreign languages \u200b\u200b(it looks cooler, and no one will immediately guess if we talk about the Russian-speaking space, then often tattoos are performed in French English, less often in Old English or Old German. Mostly they are found in girls, but guys are also not uncommon. They are called to show the huge spiritual world of these people, their sensitive perception, and most importantly, their vast life experiences. If we talk about girls, then there will most likely be a humanist reading bingo with refined and glamorous, literary literature, with the presence of a shallow philosophical thought, such a girl can feel like a fragile and tender creature, even if for all that she is a burnt slut. kills, makes you stronger). Avant de d; truire un coeur, regarde si tu n "es pas; l" interieur (before breaking your heart, see if you are in it). Tout le monde veut devenir quelqu "un, moi j "essaie d"; tre moi-m; me. (Everyone wants to be someone, and I just want to be myself). If you meet something like this with a guy, you know, in front of you is a notorious personality, miserable, vulnerable. She tries to look cool, she lies a lot, showing about her successes, more often invented, in order to at least somehow compensate for her insecurity. If we talk about the social class, then rather it is a socially secure class. Children from less prosperous families have a different mentality and attitude, they’ll rather beat a bat or brass knuckles, it’s cheaper, and it looks much more impressive, showing not subtle mental organization, but strength and power. The secret to making tattoos is simple. We take a pathetic phrase, translate it into French, it is better with the help of a professional, rather than prompt - we fill it. How such tattoos are served. When asked what this tattoo means, we make a mysterious look, release smoke from a cigarette (it looks very impressive) and translate the phrase with a languid exhalation. Enjoy the effect.

Decorative. Fan. Here it’s just the same that we can talk about the emotional immaturity of the individual, BUT, except for cases with fan symbols of the club in which the person is engaged, for which he is a fan) this is something more. Clubs, communities of interest, this fraternity and there tattoos show just the same loyalty and devotion to this fraternity and idea. Therefore, such tattoos can be quickly attributed to the ideological. Tattoos speak of emotional immaturity: Edward Cullen on the belly of a fat girl, Bart Simpson on the buttocks, characters of popular films, cartoons, anime. They testify of poor taste and in fact of excessive enthusiasm for the object. It is not difficult to assume that all life, in any case, a large part of it, is connected with the character full on the body. Such people are prone to collecting material about their favorite character. Comics, figures, posters, T-shirts with signatures of people who voiced a character from animation, fanbooks and fanarts, etc. Emotional attachment goes away, and after a while, people are no longer proud of such tattoos, but rather hide them, some even try to reduce them, it hurts. Only a small number of people will really be delighted with such a tattoo until the end of their days. Meet such a person a) do not criticize his enthusiasm b) you can learn a lot about the character, including the amount of body hair, weight and favorite food.

Decorative. Tattoo as an art. A moot point, as someone would call butterflies on their heels art. This is not about that. Animals, all over in color, muscles, mechanisms, dragons and fantasy characters, complex multi-color abstractions, “sleeves” and so on. Despite the fact that these tattoos cause the most acute public resonance and denial, perhaps they are the very highest stage of tattoo development. Firstly, such tattoos require a very high level of skill, one wrong move and the integrity of the work can be violated and, in general, the image or idea is completely corrupted. Secondly, it requires more emotional preparedness on the part of the object on which the tattoos are applied. Most often there are several such tattoos, they may not be connected by a plot, but can flow smoothly from one to another. Speaking of people, it is worth saying that many owners of such tattoos are associated with art in one or another of its manifestations. Photographers, rock musicians (both style and image), just creative personalities, party people and clubers, models, DJs. Unfortunately, the presence of such a tattoo is generally not an indicator of a person's ability to be creative. This, like absolutely mediocre work in any field of art (photographs, songs, track information, writing, slipping), and made just for the sake of pathos and the desire to show your self. Psychologically, such people differ more from the average person. They are arrogant and selfish, self-centered, more persistent, with hard work and talent, they can really move underground culture or just culture as a whole. They are less susceptible to the influence of social values, rejected by many institutions of society (power, education, police, army) or consider these institutions to be optional, malfunctioning. Less likely to respect traditional gender roles. Among the same people, the probability of meeting a homo or bi orientation is quite high. Highly informed and erudite, but possess a lot of unnecessary information, more precisely information that is not related to “real” life. They may have problems communicating with other people, not from their environment, considering them boring, gray, uninteresting. More prone to escapism, leaving just the same in art, reading books, doing what you love. It is undeniably interesting to communicate with such people is rarely boring, but for the most part they are very divorced from life. If they do not achieve any fame, or at least a stable income by their activity, they turn into objects that are best avoided. They become envious and over-egocentric, they believe that they were unjustly offended, did not discern talent in them, did not understand. They begin to hate people who have achieved something more than they (a higher material condition, a car, an apartment, etc.), believing that they are just slaves of the system, although they themselves wanted to have it all with joy. If they don’t take their heads, they can start drinking, taking drugs. And from here there are already 2 paths, a dependence that will gradually lower them to the bottom of life, or a creative breakthrough that will make them famous. But as addictions gradually take their toll, fame may not be long. If we talk about people of art, others can simply be the bearer of this cultural canvas on their bodies and that’s all.

Ideological. Identification. These include tattoos from the fan clubs we talked about. A separate list here includes military identification marks. Military branches, places of military service or specialty (reconnaissance, airborne forces, signalmen, border guards, etc.). In many ways, they are similar to Zekov tattoos. There are a lot of military tattoos, since there are a huge number of military branches, ranks, and military service places. Military tattoos are psychologically more complex. They are protection, motivation and recognition in one bottle. But more and more often such tattoos appear in guys who have just completed military service, and who have not achieved anything in it, and even, on the contrary, during the course of the service, they can be concrete omisses and suckers. Rather, these are simple tattoos with the designation of the type of troops and the date of service, no matter how cool they look. Examples of tattoos. Marines. On the arm they pierce a skull in a bandana. An anchor, against the background of the globe, in the foreground a dolphin jumping out of the waves and a ribbon with the inscription "Marine Corps". Airborne. A winged sword with a beret on a shield, on the other shoulder the emblem of the airborne forces and a winged wolf with the inscription "45 PPR". A parachutist with a drop parachute, a plane flying in the background, an airborne landing ring below / above a half-ring, to the left and to the right of a paratrooper, for example, 79-81. Intelligence service. Bat. Fleet. Polar bear on the shoulder - Northern Fleet. The steering wheel, anchored, has a surface ship 3/4 in it, the flag of the Navy of the USSR on top, and on the bottom, for example, 83 KTOF 86. Anchor and sailboat, etc.

Ideological. Religious Since the Orthodox Church does not approve, and more specifically prohibits tattoos, then we will talk about other religions. The vast majority of such tattoos indicate even more emotional immaturity than fan tattoos and possibly even psychological disorders. Immature teens can draw pentagrams, demons, horned goats, numbers 666, the words Belial (Velial) in different languages, most often in Latin. Moveton, and terrible, both in professional tattoo circles, and really among the “real” Satanists. Such adolescents listen to heavy music, have problems at school, have problems communicating with their peers, try to become adults through denial and undermining of authorities, through violation of smoking and alcohol bans, most often have pedagogical neglect. But these are teenagers. There are people who put an almost sacred meaning into such tattoos, evoke other kinds of otherworldly creatures, some even succeed, because before that they throw themselves with substances. It’s not worth criticizing them, it is even better to avoid communicating with them. They are self-centered, believe in their own peculiarity, exceptionalism and that only they can understand the hidden meaning of scripture, ritual, idea, etc. So with almost all religion. Ideal tattoos are more attached to life. Nazis, neo-Nazis wear a swastika, insignia 14 \\ 88, quotes from Mein Kampf. Racial hatred tells us a lot about egocentrism, a low level of education, and envy. Actually, you will see such tattoos, you can put on berets, shout something offensive for foreign nationals, and perhaps spend a couple of fun evenings setting fire to and kicking foreigners, but remember that no one took off criminal responsibility, and mother will obviously not be delighted. Any community can have ideological tattoos, but since most of them are isolated from the outside world, it is hardly possible to see them in everyday life.

Professional. Different people are important, different people are needed. There are a lot of professions, which means tattoos. Many are simply made out of love for the profession and that’s it. Such tattoos are not numerous. Firefighters with burning people leaving the house (although such a tattoo will also have a motivational and protective effect, climbing into burning houses, as you know, is not so simple). Teachers with books and torches. You might even meet a janitor with a broomstick who loves his profession.

Continued: hands-on analysis of tattoo carriers http://jonnnathan.blogspot.com/2019/01/blog-post.html