Tattoo as a specific cultural visual language and its uses in contemporary Art. [thesis]. Serena Bolger.
Material type: TextPublication details: Limerick : Limerick School of Art and Design/ LIT./ ; 2014.Description: 40p. : ill (some col) . : 30cmSubject(s): DDC classification:- Thesis Ceramics 14/03
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Thesis submitted for B.A. in Ceramic Design 2014.
Includes bibliographical references
The aim of this essay was to investigate the use of tattoo as a specific cultural visual language and its uses in contemporary art. I have researched the history of tattoos, the spiritual, the pain and emotional aspect of obtaining them. I have discussed that tattoos and scarification have become a medium for performing artists.