Tattoos: An Unconventional Medium

Tattoos have been around for hundreds of years, and been used for a wide variety of purposes.  They have been used for religious and tribal reasons, and now they are available to everyone.  Just as there are highly skilled, and world renowned painters, there are also world renowned tattoo artists.  The interesting thing about tattoos is that the average person can commission this type of artist to create a work of art, but instead of canvas, the body is used.  This allows for an interesting, and one of a kind art work that has much more of an effect in person, than through the reproduction of a photograph.  The other interesting thing about tattoos as compared to other mediums, is that the owner remains the same throughout the owner's life, but then the art is lost at the end of the owner's life.