Women have taken to Tattoo in a Big Way!

How did tattoos become all right for "normal" people and, most of all, for women?

Tattoos are considered simply another way to express yourself. Like piercings and wearing different clothes... some consider it art! People try and identify themselves in many ways and tattoos are a great way of showing people a little preview of what you are about. Women want to reassert control over their own bodies.

It is a mark of the changing times that county governments in the US heve chosen to officially describe tattooing as both a "profession" and an "art." In fact, tattooing is widely recognized as one of humanity's oldest and most meaningful art forms.

In the 1970s a new, "modern" tattoo art scene surfaced across the U.S. As a new group of talented artists combined fine art disciplines with fantasy motifs executed in the lush, highly detailed tattooing style of the Japanese,the results were tattoos that were more like rich bits of tapestry than the stark pen scratchings that had characterized this art of the World War II era. Now, after a few decades of decline, tattoos are enjoying a renaissance. They have become the vogue of the counterculture.Tattooing in women has quadrupled, and it is estimated that almost half of the tattoos now being done are on women.

Once considered a back-alley art form, this art has been moving into the mainstream, bringing new profits to parlors and even attracting attention from art museums.This is the sixth-fastest-growing retail business in the United States. The single fastest growing demographic group seeking these services is, to the surprise of many are middle-class suburban women.

Tattoos have begun to appeal to people from every walk of life...tattoo parlors are experiencing a growth trend due to three major changes in the industry: a greater number of ink colors, the fact that fine artists are entering the field and because many famous, high profile people in music and sports have tattoos, they have become more socially acceptable.

Another factor is the "tattoo art studio" that most frequently features custom, fine art design; the ambiance of an upscale beauty salon; marketing campaigns aimed at middle and upper middle-class professionals; and exclusive services only. Today's fine art tattoo studio draws the same kind of clientele as a custom jewelry store, fashion boutique, or high-end antique shop. Tattooing in women has multiplied...But mostly, middle-class adult women have fueled it, changing the definition of a tattoo from the sign of a deviant act to a just-slightly scandalous but quite public beauty mark.

Because it requires breaking the skin barrier, tattooing may carry health risks, including infection and allergic reactions. Modern artists reduce such risks by following universal precautions, working with single-use items.

Tattoos may seem trashy to you. If you don't like them, then don't look at them. I think people find and use every avenue possible now days to express themselves. Your opinion of tattoos is probably not shared by the majority or they would still be considered "taboo". I personally think they look good, if tasteful and in moderation.
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Remember, fashions change but tattoos are forever.

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