The predecessor of tattoos is tattoos. When the tattoo machine has not yet appeared, it is used to puncture the patterns with needles and needles on the body. What is done in the prison, because tattoos are only black, not special tattoo pigments, the color will turn blue and blue after a long time, so it is also called tattoos. Since the pre-Qin era, tattooing has been a warning on prisoners' faces. In ancient classics, there have been stories such as tattoo, sculpting, tie-green, dot-green, and carving-green, such as mother-in-law tattooing. In the "Water Margin", there are at least three important characters covered with tattoos: Flower Monk Lu Zhishen, Jiu Wenlong Shi Jin and Prodigal Yan Qing. Ancient Egypt even used tattoos to classify social status. Victorian women in the United Kingdom popularized red lips, similar to modern lips, eyebrows and other permanent makeup. As a result, tattoos began to slowly break away from the partial punishment that gave people a negative impression of tattoos and evolved into a type of personal decoration. In many cultures, tattoos are a tradition and a symbol of social class and status. Tattoos are developed on the basis of tattoos. Electric tattoo machines are adopted. Special color materials are available. The colors are rich and the patterns are more. With the development of society, tattoo has become a multidisciplinary comprehensive art form. It integrates art, culture, medicine and psychology, and has certain marginalities.
Tattoos were found on Egyptian mummies buried about 2000 BC. Tattoos are mentioned in the accounts of the Thracians, Greeks, Gauls, ancient Germans, and ancient Britons. Ancient Roman criminals and slaves need tattoos. After the rise of Christianity, tattoos were banned in all parts of Europe, but this style is still maintained in the Middle East and elsewhere. When Europeans came into contact with American Indians and Polynesians in the era of exploration, they again found tattoos among these peoples. Under the influence of Polynesians and Japanese, tattoo galleries for European and American seamen appeared in many port cities around the world. The first electric tattoo machine was patented in the United States in 1891. The United States has become the birthplace of new tattoo designs. Especially after the spread of tattoo drawings in the United States, themes representing nautical life, military content, patriotic thoughts, romantic sentiment, and religious enthusiasm have become standardized all over the world. The style with national characteristics in the early 20th century has gradually disappeared.
In the 19th century, American criminals were tattooed when they were released, and British deserters wanted tattoos. Later, detainees in Siberian prisons and Nazi concentration camps were also marked. Members of the 20th Century Street Gang or Motorcycle Gang often use tattoo designs as marks. Tattoos were popular among men and women in the British upper class in the late 19th century. Tattoos are extinct or extinct in most parts of the world, with the exception of special medical uses or types of tattoos in Europe, America, and Japan. These were the topics that renewed interest in the 1990s.
The cultural phenomenon of modern tattoos combines "fashion" and "popularity". With the rise of the culture of the body, everyone can gradually accept the expression of the body. Tattoo patterns have become social artworks. Famous tattoo masters are also regarded For artists, sociology or anthropologists will also study this violent pop culture from a popular perspective. Many artists will choose tattoos to emphasize their personal style. For example, Faye Wong and Nicholas Tse had once got a pair of "couple dress" tattoos; Beckham put the name of his wife Victoria in four Indian scripts. The left arm is on the forearm.
