tattoos tacky or cool?

wild_cat · 22-06-2011 03:41PM

I've seen some complete works of art on people designed especially for them.

I do find the the follow disgusting though stars, butterflys etc.

Generally I dislike knackery looking tattoos but if its well done I will give credence to it. I also hate those rosary bead around the ankle ones that people copied from Nicole Richie or who ever.

I personally think its wrong to copy someone elses tattoo...

Its all down to personal taste.

I have one on my foot and am saving to get a few done by various tattooists around the world who's work I like.

Caveman1 · 22-06-2011 03:43PM

I have 5 tattoos and I think they all look cool, I seen a bloke with a spider tattoo on his face that was the worst one ive ever came across

wild_cat · 22-06-2011 03:43PM

flutterflye wrote: »

Are the swallows on necks hipsterish?
Loads of my friends came back from travelling with that done years ago, and on their wrists.
I thought it was a bit strange, and didn't 'get' it.

Its just a fashion trend like stars were or still are. Tattooists should refuse to do them at this stage.

Hurricane-Dean · 22-06-2011 03:46PM

I have two and don't regret them, I'm not a fan of tramp stamps or names on the side of your neck. Don't see the point in that unless you get wasted on a daily basis and have to be told your name.

Dyr · 22-06-2011 03:49PM

flutterflye wrote: »

Are the swallows on necks hipsterish?
Loads of my friends came back from travelling with that done years ago, and on their wrists.
I thought it was a bit strange, and didn't 'get' it.

Swallows were originally for sailors who had crossed the equator or had sailed X amounts of miles, depending on who you ask.

Duggy747 · 22-06-2011 03:52PM

If it's not the usual tacky tramp stamp / teardrop / star / barbed wire / etc then I usually think they're cool.

Cousin just got his arm tattooed of The Good, The Bad, & The Ugly. Looks incredible.

22-06-2011 03:55PM

wild_cat wrote: »

I've seen some complete works of art on people designed especially for them.

I do find the the follow disgusting though stars, butterflys etc.
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Well my most recent one is butterflies and stars, but it was designed especially for me and I consider it a work of art!

flutterflye · 22-06-2011 03:55PM

Bambi wrote: »

Swallows were originally for sailors who had crossed the equator or had sailed X amounts of miles, depending on who you ask.

Ah, so maybe that's why they got it done while travelling?

I asked one of them what was with the swallows, and got a half assed answer I didn't understand.

Also, whoever mentioned the stars - the same group of friends also have stars on their neck and wrists.

These type of tattoos are what I see as pointless and silly.

Compared to this girl I used to work with who had this absolutely amazing piece of art down her back.

All the guys were jealous that I got to see it actually (including my boyfriend!) - She was regarded as the hottest girl in the Dublin metal scene at the time!

Amalgam · 22-06-2011 03:56PM

That bully in the Panorama Winterbourne View care home TV report has probably hobbled the uptake of full upper arm tattoos..

It is a bad association.

EDIT: RTE Radio 1 did a recent feature on the merchant tattoos, mentioned 10,000 miles for each Swallow.

wild_cat · 22-06-2011 04:06PM

Deleted User wrote: »

Well my most recent one is butterflies and stars, but it was designed especially for me and I consider it a work of art!

Art is subjective.

I'm sure the other 1,000,000 people with tattoos of butterflys and stars like theirs too...

Micky Dolenz · 22-06-2011 04:09PM

Caveman1 wrote: »

I have 5 tattoos and I think they all look cool, I seen a bloke with a spider tattoo on his face that was the worst one ive ever came across

:eek:

Did you wipe it off and say sorry?

Antikythera · 22-06-2011 04:18PM

Shenshen wrote: »

No such thing as non-Celtic people, Celts have bred with just about every tribe in the world

Then why are they so xenophobic?

They're all Spanish anyway;)

22-06-2011 04:19PM

wild_cat wrote: »

Art is subjective.

I'm sure the other 1,000,000 people with tattoos of butterflys and stars like theirs too...

You're right, it is subjective and no doubt others love their tattoos too. But none of them are the same as mine!

coffeelover · 22-06-2011 04:22PM

Absolutely hate tatoos!

NomdePlume · 22-06-2011 04:30PM

I usually don't consider them either cool or tacky.

I do tend to like large/multiple bold tattoos on people who are that way too -- larger than life, bold, rare characters; eccentrics; people who have lived a genuinely fascinating life. People who can point to one of many tattoos and tell you a seriously amazing story about that time in their life.

That'd be the only scenario in which I'd see a tattoo as cool, and I suppose it's more the person and their stories I'd be enjoying, rather than the art. I have to admit I'm not that impressed by hyper-realism in tattoos. I don't see why realism is a measure of 'good' art, but that's another issue.

That's just me anyway. I don't hate tattoos that are purely aesthetic, or even trend-driven. I just wouldn't find them "cool".

willow tree · 22-06-2011 04:40PM

love some tattoos, laugh at others:D
got my tattoo done when i was 18 (17 years ago:eek:) and i still love it. luckily i went with someone who had done research and got a great tattooist and the tattoo looks as good today as it did then (just a smallish one on my shoulder).

enfant terrible · 22-06-2011 04:55PM

Micky Dolenz wrote: »

In that case we are all African.

Must pick me out some nice tats from there.

That's changed were all Asian now.

http://www.sciencenews.org/view/generic/id/330839/title/Site_hints_at_Asian_roots_for_human_genus

homerun_homer · 22-06-2011 05:00PM

I'd never get one. I don't think there's any one thing I'd want to put on my body for life. Cause of this I don't particularly like tattoos. I've loads of friends with tattoos and they look good and stuff but I can't help think what'll it look like when you're older. Trends and fads come and go.

Micky Dolenz · 22-06-2011 05:01PM

enfant terrible wrote: »

That's changed were all Asian now.

http://www.sciencenews.org/view/generic/id/330839/title/Site_hints_at_Asian_roots_for_human_genus

Makes sense. I do love Asian food.

Aoifey! · 22-06-2011 05:02PM

I don't have one but hope to in the next year or two. I have seen some that I think look a bit tacky but everyone has their own tastes. A lot of my friends have tattoos.

triseke · 22-06-2011 05:03PM

I think it depends on what the tattoo is, and where it is on the body. Some look deadly, some look like a toddler went bat sh*t with markers.

I don't think i could ever get something permanent marked on my body like that, I just know I would end up hating it at some point.

Micky Dolenz · 22-06-2011 05:09PM

A question to those with tats.

Is it ok if a stranger in a pub walks up to you and asks to have a closer look?

I do it from time to time and a mate of mine says it's rude.

barone · 22-06-2011 05:12PM

ive loads, ya either love em or hate em, i love mine,im happy with them, i dont care if you think there tacky or uncool, and when im 55 or 65 i wont give 2 hoots when there all wrinkly,its not like ill be out to impress.. and no im not a hard bastard

tattoos on a face i cant abide tho,off putting to me strangley

barone · 22-06-2011 05:13PM

Micky Dolenz wrote: »

A question to those with tats.

Is it ok if a stranger in a pub walks up to you and asks to have a closer look?

I do it from time to time and a mate of mine says it's rude.

its mostly people who have tatts who will approach and ask, who's the artist etc, its happend to me,i dont mind so long as i do the showing,not them pawing at me.

Micky Dolenz · 22-06-2011 05:16PM

barone wrote: »

its mostly people who have tatts who will approach and ask, who's the artist etc, its happend to me,i dont mind so long as i do the showing,not them pawing at me.

No pawing?

antocann · 22-06-2011 05:18PM

i have 14 or more depending how you look at them but most of them have a meaning to me , some are tribals others are diferent
i dont think there tacky , each to the own , but many peolpe who get tattoo's dont get them for other people to judge them

Micky Dolenz wrote: »

A question to those with tats.

Is it ok if a stranger in a pub walks up to you and asks to have a closer look?

I do it from time to time and a mate of mine says it's rude.

i dont mind , many people see it as a convo starter,
also if i ask someone do they wanna see one of mine , they would laugh as i have the word smile inked on my backside ,
parents paid for it a a 21st bday pressent , taught i was gehting it on my arm
:rolleyes: ,

Snowie · 22-06-2011 05:22PM

I think it depends on the tattoo....

barone · 22-06-2011 05:34PM

Micky Dolenz wrote: »

No pawing?

nope :cool:

Chris P. Bacon · 22-06-2011 05:35PM

Tattoos are cool,ive a few and i might get another one or two this year

I have this one on my left forearm,it says "life" one way and "death" the other way,its a great conversation started!

ntlbell · 22-06-2011 05:38PM

Chris P. Bacon wrote: »

Tattoos are cool,ive a few and i might get another one or two this year

I have this one on my left forearm,it says "life" one way and "death" the other way,its a great conversation started!

If you want to start conversations in the George maybe.

tattoos tacky or cool?

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