I Maratona de Ilustrações para tatuagens

Maratona de ilustrações relacionadas a tatuagem. Oficina de desenhos artístico temático.

Serão quatro encontros aos sábados, das 14 as 18 Hs, no mês de junho, na CCMQ. Com o objeivo de realização prática de ilustrações relacionadas a Grafia de Tatuagens; Os quatro encontros terão teor principalmente prático, com abordagens teóricas específicas em cada encontro, bem como avaliaçao coletiva e exercícios de construção gráfica, atrelados a produção de cada participante, desenvolvendo matrizes para tatuagem artesanal.

A oficina não necessita de materiais especiais, a não ser papel e lápis B, trabalharemos sem tinta, aquarelado ou outras técnias que não o desenho a grafite seco.

Sob a orientação do Tatuador Profissional e Arte-pedagogo Vinícius Gueterres da Rocha, vamos compor Desenhos e Ilustrações relativas a arte da tatuagem, e também estabeleceremos uma postura crítica em relação a metodologia e resultado referente a estas obras gráficas, compreendendo melhor a iconografia, estilos, e influencias do desenho na tatuagem, bem como será identificado a presença da imagem da tattoo nas produções, visuais contemporâneas, Artes, Design, Cinema, Propaganda.

Atenção: A oficina abordará o desenho relacionado a tatuagem, mas não é um curso de tatuagem.

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Sasha's Cranes

I spotted this tattoo on the upper right arm of a Sasha in the Bay Ridge Century 21 store:

I love the dark colors in the piece and wanted to hear more about it.

Sasha explained that it is a cover-up of a moon tattoo, and that the design is Japanese in origin. The birds in the design are cranes, which have immense cultural and mythological significance. Among other valuable characteristics, cranes symbolize honor and loyalty.

This is one of "at least eight" tattoos that Sasha has. The tattoo was inked by Maya at Third Eye Tattoo in Park Slope, Brooklyn. We've seen a lot of work by Lou at Third Eye here, but this is the first piece, I believe, that we've featured from Maya.

Thanks to Sasha for sharing her cranes with us here on Tattoosday!

Tattoo Selebriti Tamara Geraldine

Tattoosday Goes To Hawai'i - Aloha to the Islands

I wasn't sure how many tattoos I would meet on my five and a half day trip to Hawai'i, but my last day there exceeded all expectations.

As reported before, I met five separate people with tattoos at Pearlridge as I did some last-minute shopping before heading back to the airport.

After returning my rental car and clearing security, I headed to the gate, my heart heavy with the reality that I was once again leaving my childhood home, not knowing when I would return.

I guessed that my inkspotting had ended on the trip, as I dropped my carry-on at a row of seats outside of the gate, which was sealed as the earlier flight's passengers cleared customs.

I guessed wrong.

The delay in entering Gate 25 left passengers lingering in the open-aired terminal with a moment to relish the warm tropical air.

The gentleman next to me removed his outer garment to reveal a short sleeve shirt. And this tattoo:

So, for the next twenty minutes or so, I chatted with Bill, originally from Brooklyn, now living in Hawai'i. How's that for a mirror image?

What's more, Bill had this tattoo, as well, on his upper right arm:

Aloha indeed. What a fitting way to leave Hawai'i!

The top pin-up was inked at a shop in Point Pleasant, New Jersey.

The forearm design is a modified version of a flash design Bill had seen at a shop in Honolulu, up near the University of Hawai'i campus in Manoa.

The original design featured the young lady standing in the Waikiki surf, with Diamond Head behind her. Bill opted just for the pin-up, without all the extra stuff.

We had a nice chat about Hawai'i, tattoos, and Brooklyn. He was heading back to the East Coast to visit family.

Thanks to Bill for sharing his cool tattoos with us here on Tattoosday!

And thanks again to everyone I met on my trip, and for being integral parts of the Tattoosday Goes to Hawai'i saga!

Maria, estrela celta, 198

Oi para todos vocês,
Meu nome é Maria e esta tatuagem foi feita à cerca de um mês e representa uma estrela celta. Representa as três faces da mulher: a anciã, a mãe e a virgem. Usado como talismã, esse objeto atrai as três principais qualidades femininas – ou seja, a intuição, a ternura e a beleza. É também um símbolo de graciosidade e movimento. Beijos.

Maria

Two Amazing Tattoos from Patrick of Needles & Sins

It isn't too often that I chance upon someone inked who knows who I am. So, imagine my surprise when I introduced myself to Pat in Borders, Penn Plaza, and his face lit up with recognition when I handed him a Tattoosday flier.

I had just happened to stop one of the contributing writers from my favorite tattoo blog that isn't my own, Needles & Sins. What with our sites mutually appearing on each other's sidebars, we're practically cyber-related.

So Pat was totally game to pull up a chair with me in the cafe and share a couple of his numerous tattoos that traverse his chest, arms, and legs.

First, on Pat's left shoulder/upper arm is this colorful piece:

This tattoo represents the dichotomy of the good brain versus the bad brain. He wanted something in the New School style of tattooing and Matt Lautar, formerly of Great Southern Tattoo in College Park, Maryland was happy to oblige. Matt is now tattooing out of Marlowe Ink, in Fairfax, Virginia.

For the sake of symmetry and practicality, we then looked at his right shoulder/arm for this take on the Virgin Mary.

Complete with snake and dagger, and burning heart, this amazing tattoo was beautifully inked by Eli Quinters at Smith Street Tattoo Parlour in Brooklyn. The shading and color on Mary's face are just brilliantly done.

Of course, I had the misfortune to run into Pat as my lunch hour was winding down. With more time, we likely would have talked much longer and documented a few more tattoos.

Pat added later that "I would be remiss if I didn't mention the other tattooers who I've gotten work from:  Dave Wallin has easily done 25-30% of my tattoos. Chest, most of my left arm, a few on the right. I've also been tattooed by Todd Noble, Kelly Krantz, Jake, Andy Perez, Bailey Hunter Robinson and Gene Coffey."

Let's hope we can feature more of this work in the future!

A hearty thanks to Pat for sharing a couple of his tattoos with us here on Tattoosday.

If you haven't yet done so, be sure to check out Needles & Sins. And this link transports you to all that Pat has contributed to their most awesome site.

Definisi dan Sejarah Tattoo

Kata “tato” berasal dari kata Tahitian / Tatu, yang memilki arti : menandakan sesuatu.
Rajah atau tato (Bahasa Inggris: tattoo) adalah suatu tanda yang dibuat dengan memasukkan pigmen ke dalam kulit.

Dalam istilah teknis, rajah adalah implantasi pigmen mikro. Rajah dapat dibuat terhadap kulit manusia atau hewan.

Rajah pada manusia adalah suatu bentuk modifikasi tubuh, sementara rajah pada hewan umumnya digunakan sebagai identifikasi.

Rajah merupakan praktek yang ditemukan hampir di semua tempat dengan fungsi sesuai dengan adat setempat. Rajah dahulu sering dipakai oleh kalangan suku-suku terasing di suatu wilayah di dunia sebagai penandaan wilayah, derajat, pangkat, bahkan menandakan kesehatan seseorang.

Rajah digunakan secara luas oleh orang-orang Polinesia, Filipina, Kalimantan, Afrika, Amerika Utara, Amerika Selatan, Mesoamerika, Eropa, Jepang, Kamboja, serta Tiongkok. Walaupun pada beberapa kalangan rajah dianggap tabu, seni rajah tetap menjadi sesuatu yang populer di dunia.

Menurut Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, tato berarti gambar (lukisan) pada bagian (anggota) tubuh.

Sumber : wikipedia.com

Kapan seni merajah tubuh/ tato mulai ada?

Keberadaan merajah tubuh di dalam kebudayaan dunia sudah sangat lama ada dan dapat dijumpai di seluruh sudut dunia. Menurut sejarah, ternyata rajah tubuh sudah dilakukan sejak 3000 tahun SM (sebelum Masehi). Tato ditemukan untuk pertama kalinya pada sebuah mumi yang terdapat di Mesir. Dan konon hal itu dianggap yang menjadikan tato kemudian menyebar ke suku-suku di dunia, termasuk salah satunya suku Indian di Amerika Serikat dan Polinesia di Asia, lalu berkembang ke seluruh suku-suku dunia salah satunya suku Dayak di Kalimantan.

Tato dibuat sebagai suatu symbol atau penanda, dapat memberikan suatu kebanggaan tersendiri bagi si empunya dan simbol keberanian dari si pemilik tato. Sejak masa pertama tato dibuat juga memiliki tujuan demikian. Tato dipercaya sebagai simbol keberuntungan, status sosial, kecantikan, kedewasaan, dan harga diri.

Teknik Pembuatan Tato

Ada berbagai cara dalam pembuatan tato. Ada yang menggunakan tulang binatang sebagai jarum seperti yang dapat dijumpai pada orang-orang Eskimo, Suku Dayak dengan duri pohon jeruk, dan ada pula yang menggunakan tembaga panas untuk mencetak gambar naga di kulit seperti yang dapat ditemui di Cina. Bukannya tidak sakit dalam proses membuat tato. Sebenarnya rasa sakit pasti dialami ketika membuat tato di tubuh, namun karena nilai yang tinggi dari tato, dan harga diri yang didapatkan, maka rasa sakit itu tidak dianggap masalah.

Ada berbagai jenis dan ragam bentuk tato, tergantung dengan apa yang dipercaya oleh suku-suku bersangkutan, dan di setiap daerah umumnya memiliki persepsi yang berbeda-beda tentang tato, meski pada prinsipnya hampir sama.

Tato di Beberapa Daerah

Di Borneo (Kalimantan), penduduk asli wanita disana menganggap bahwa tato merupakan sebuah simbol yang menunjukkan keahlian khusus.

Di Cina, pada masa zaman Dinasti Ming (kurang lebih 350 tahun yang lalu), wanita dari Suku Drung membuat tato di wajah dan pantatnya untuk sebagai tanda bagi keturunan yang baik.

Di Indian, melukis tubuh/ body painting dan mengukir kulit, dilakukan untuk mempercantik (sebagai tujuan estetika) dan menunjukkan status sosial.

Suku Mentawai memandang tato sebagai suatu hal yang sakral dan berfungsi sebagai simbol keseimbangan alam.