Art in the Heart

Tattooing is one form of permanent marking with ink as pigmentation

Tattoos appear from Neolithic. Many of the mummies are found from the 2nd millennium BC in Egypt and Siberia. Some of the famous mummy with tattoos as ötzi the Iceman, a mummy of Amunet, ...

Far East Asia also has a separate history of this art. The main traditional culture of Japan, irezumi has provided a large number of textures used for the tattoo perfect contrast between colors and light. However, the traces left on the small earthen statues are found in Japan showed that the facial tattoo was etched or painted objects from 5,000 years BC. This special tattoos carry a religious significance or mystical. In China, people also unearthed the first evidence on the phenomenon of tattoo on the body of a Chinese dynasty circa 297 AD.

In 1769, the crew of Captain James Cook and the crew followed the French countess Bougainville has been fascinated by the art of fancy Tatau - drawing on the body - the Aboriginal South Pacific Islands where they go through. And since it's origin Tatau from tattoo (English) and tatouage (French) means a tattoo. Tattoos became popular in the community of sailors, then spread throughout Europe.The custom of tattooing has grown to truly become a community culture totem tattoos to identify the same people in a tribe, marking common in many ethnic minorities. Some tribes around the world marked the maturity of each teenager with tattooing ritual after successful hunting trip first. In Papua New Guinea, women were tattooed Maisin during puberty rites, no tattoos who are considered inexpressive and not ready to get married.

The tattoo also to cater to the transfer ceremony, a sign of status and class, as symbols of spiritual beliefs, religious worship, piety, is decorated for bravery , the sex appeal, is a sign of fertility, love animals guarantees, the amulet, a sign of prisoners and slaves ... Read more: the custom of tattooing in Vietnam StockTattooing allows assert social status. In the 19th century, English aristocrats and kings as Tsar Nicolas II, the king of Sweden and Denmark to Japan for the dragon tattoo. In contrast, in Japan, people tattooing are inferior in the society at that time as firefighters, who kept horses. Today, the only remaining Japanese gangster - the yakusa - is also keeping a traditional tattoo.

The Asian dynasties ever treat crime victims with tattoos.

Chinese feudal country viewed the tattoo as a sign of barbarism. Many imperial dynasties had used this method to punish the guilty. Until after the 6th century, the tattoo was used to mark to enable quicker identification of criminals and prisoners exiled. Serious crime offenders Meanwhile, instead of slicing off ears or cut a hand as before, will be marked by diverse figures indicate where they have sinned. They will be separated from their families, communities and society no longer positions.

In Japan, the offenders punished by way of tattooing has had in 720 AD. Meanwhile, Emperor fell to death for a rebel leader down the punishment of tattooing. Until the 17th century, the tattoo of the crime being replaced by other penalties feudal state and tried get rid of it.Some tribal mores create tattoos by drawing on the skin, the ink made from soot or charcoal pearled, can put crushed animal bones. To create lines, the artist attached bamboo or metal pieces sewn into a stick. After immersing the pigment, they use light mallet play them on your skin.

In India and some countries in South Asia, the Middle East Mehndi tattoos popular with continuous tattoo ink are extracted from the henna plant parts. The different colors are extracted from different parts henna plant: leaves, flowers or stems. Leaves, flowers or foliage is crushed into powder foundation then mixed with hot water. For other colors, they brought this compound mixed with some green powder, such indigo leaves, green tea leaves, coffee powder, tamarind leaves, lemon, sugar, sometimes with the addition of some other oils to increase the reliability of colored balls.