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Art History Tattoo?
I have been trying to find the perfect idea for my first tattoo, and I think I might want one that has an art historical reference. How do you think any of these would translate into a tattoo?

The Venus of Willendorf here

the theme of Judith and Holofernes here

I also love comtemporary earth art, and Bernini, and old maps. Oh, and sailor tattoos...

Discuss.


the_boxkite
the_boxkite on Aug 24 '06 at 11:16am
One of my buddies has this on the outer side of his left leg :



and this on his outer right :



....all pre davinci code of course :)
Westwood
Westwood on Aug 24 '06 at 11:18am
I just don't really see the two you referenced working out as good looking tattoos...
the_boxkite
the_boxkite on Aug 24 '06 at 11:22am
not sure on the two ideas you posted above though...i dig art history but not those for tats.
lldemosthenesll
lldemosthenesll on Aug 24 '06 at 2:43pm
Don't get sailor tattoos unless you're a sailor. Otherwise it looks lame and trendy.

For the pics you posted, I think the first one has the most shot of being a good tattoo, but do you really want that symbol in particular on your body? If so, then go for it. :) The 2nd one is too complicated, and a good tattoo artist would never put that on your skin because he/she would know that it would be a huge, undescript blob in 10 years.
lemonalle
lemonalle on Aug 24 '06 at 2:48pm
My boyfriend has this M.C. Escher bug-creature succession on this back and it looks pretty awesome:
squeegebeckenheim
squeegebeckenheim on Aug 24 '06 at 3:07pm
i'm not sure if the second one would work. you should go talk to some artists.
kmpoole
kmpoole on Aug 24 '06 at 3:43pm
nothing wrong with sailor tats.
the_boxkite
the_boxkite on Aug 24 '06 at 4:01pm
i want a dali tat
skimooseklb
skimooseklb on Aug 24 '06 at 4:05pm
mc escher was an amazing artist. something of his would make an amazing tatoo i should think. and very interesting also.
lldemosthenesll
lldemosthenesll on Aug 24 '06 at 4:08pm
I love sailor tats. On sailors. Everyone else ends up looking like a poser, sorry.

My husband is a sailor, so it bugs the hell out of me when I see girls or kids getting tattoos of tradional things like "shellbacked," "dolphins," "golden dragons," etc that sailors need to earn.

The sailor tattoos don't mean anything to the kids other than that they picked it out of a book, which is lame to me. For other tattoos that perfectly fine, but for military ones, each tattoo has a significance to them, so it's like they are pretending they accomplished a feat even though they have never even come close to it.
Kaleidoscope*swe*
Kaleidoscope*swe* on Aug 24 '06 at 4:10pm
i have a venus of willendorf statue in my hallway... real popular thing 2 touch
shadowboy
shadowboy on Aug 24 '06 at 4:23pm
Go for future art history. I recommend covering your entire back with a bananaphone work. Seriously.
amy122166
amy122166 on Aug 24 '06 at 4:29pm
lemonalle...that's awesome!! escher is fantastic!!
kmpoole
kmpoole on Aug 25 '06 at 3:08pm
my "sailor" tattoo is a tribute to my Grandad...who was a sailor. I didn't pick it out of a book...I took it from his uniform
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