Body Art

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Body Art
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Types of Body Art

• Tattoos
• Branding
• Scarification
• Piercing
• Cosmetics
• Fashion
• Other body adornments

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Tattoo
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Branding
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Scarification
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Piercing
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Cosmetics
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Fashion
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Adornments
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History

• Body art itself has had many purposes.
  Aesthetics is the one thing every form has in
  common. However, those forms not originating
  from aesthetics are originated from cultural
  ritual or witchcraft.
• This is especially true for tattoos whose origin
  is traced back to pagan rituals.
• aesthetics   es-thet-iks
• noun (used with a singular verb ) 1.the branch
  of philosophy dealing with such notions as the
  beautiful, the ugly, the sublime, the comic,
  etc., as applicable to the fine arts, with a view
  to establishing the meaning and validity of
  critical judgments concerning works of art, and
  the principles underlying or justifying such
  judgments.
• 2.the study of the mind and emotions in relation
  to the sense of beauty.

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The physical tattoo was believed to have power.
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Part of this belief holds over to present day.
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Other primary historical uses of body
modifications had to do with slavery and marking
criminals.
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Holocaust
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Criminals
In Australia this tattoo is forcibly given to
convicted child molesters. Throughout history,
tattooing criminals was common practice. Almost
all cultures who took part in the practice marked
on the face of the convicted. Usually the
forehead.
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Cultural/Tribal
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These marking are considered aesthetic in their
cultures.
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Other practices

• Association
• Secret society
• Rebellion
• Advertising

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Brief American History

• William Dampher in 1690s Sailor
• 1891, Samuel O'Riely patented the first electric
  tattooing machine
• Tattoos became more popular because of new
  affordability
• In 1920s tattoo people began to travel with the
  circus as side-show freaks
• Began to lose its appeal, went underground
• 1961 outlawed because of hepatitis outbreaks
  everywhere except for New Jersey and Philadelphia
• Most did not want a tattoo after this but those
  who did got them illegally this was a new way
  of associating tattoos with illegality,
  rebellion, the outlaw and criminal behavior.