Tattoo Culture

Many times people abuse the mean of the tattoo and piercing. Most people now feel that tattoos and piercing are things that deserve to be challenged and avoided, and the tattooed and pierced people or so-called collectors are also getting a negative image of the community. Though the history of tattoos and piercing are in fact the old culture of the world community even in Indonesia itself to the public.
Indeed, historical evidence is less clear the tattoo, but experts conclude that the art of tattooing has existed since 12,000 years BC. Ancient ritual tattoos are used for some sort of ancient tribes like the Maori, Inca, Ainu, Polynesians, and others. Perhaps according to history, tattoos were originally found in Egypt at the time of construction of The Great Pyramids. And then the Egyptians expanded their empire spread followed by tattoo art. The development of civilization of Crete, Greece, Persia, and Arabia are increasingly expanding the art form. around 2000 BC, the art of tattooing spread to China. And the word tattoo comes from the Tahitian language is "tutu", meaning "mark signifies something." 


In Indonesia alone often this tattoo lovers become the marginalized. Especially when the New Order era and the emergence of Peter (Mysterious Shooter) who hunt down people tattooed. It was a tattooed man seen as thugs, criminals, criminals, and so forth. So that time many people who tattooed you want to delete all the existing tattoo on the body to avoid Peter. 


But in its development until the current stigma that society began to decrease, although it is still there. Tattoos began to be regarded as a fashion, because a tattoo can enhance and increase self-confidence as a person or body accessories. Tattoo and piercing community also started a lot. Coupled with the rise of tattoo studios and piercing in some big cities such as Bali, Jakarta, Bandung and Jogjakarta. 


Tattoos are a part of art, no longer to the world of violence and criminality. Tattoos are an expression of one's event, both the artist (tattoo maker) or lovers of tattoos themselves. Like the painting, tattoos himself has a meaning behind a picture. And is the task of tattoo and piercing enthusiasts to create and maintain a positive image among the public.

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