Tattooing is a popular art form that has been in existence now for thousands of years. Bronze age archeological finds strongly support the view that tattooing has been a part of human experience for the past five thousand years. In recent years tattooing or body art as it is sometimes called has become increasingly popular and there are said to be around forty five million Americans with at least one body tattoo.
As with everything you don’t know what’s on offer unless it is displayed or laid out before you. This is where the tattoo gallery comes in. Tattoo galleries are dedicated to the displaying and working of body tattoos. Tattoo galleries display all kinds of body art and tattoos from ancient times right up until the present. Such galleries may also provide information on the history of tattooing or body art and the many ancient cultures in which it was embedded.
Some galleries may focus on the work of a particular tattoo artist while others may give room to a variety of different talents. Tattooists will submit pictures, drawings or photographs of this body art with some work concentrating purely on the designs and some on the human form with its tattoos. Most will try to give some information on where different tattoos come from and what role they played in the lives of ancient peoples.
Some tattoo galleries double as photo galleries because they display a lot of photographs of well known celebrities and their tattoos. Here you might find pictures of Angelina Jolie or Christina Ricci with the work they have had done and often the name of the tattoo artist. Some galleries will have special showings where the work of a particular tattoo artist is showcased. This gets their work known and may give some information on the artist’s background as well as their best pieces of work.
If you’re considering having a tattoo then make sure you do your research. Visit tattoo galleries and learn about what is out there and how it came into being – remember that nowadays tattooing is often very personalized and you might want to consider looking around and then coming up with your own idea. A good tattoo artist will not be phased by this but will probably welcome the challenge. Remember that once you have found something you like you should be prepared to live with it for the rest of your life. Tattoos aren’t something to be taken lightly.
If you suddenly decide you don’t like your tattoo or you don’t like it where it is it is not easily removed. Having a tattoo removed is an expensive and painful process and should only be considered as a very last resort. Consider your reasons for wanting a tattoo – if you are simply following a trend then perhaps you should reconsider. Tattooing is not just a trend it is an art form that has been in existence for as long as anyone can remember and as such should be treated with the same respect as any other art form.
