Punk tattoos
Punk culture is the mixture of American and British roots which boomed around 1970s.
Punks have developed their own culture with theatrical hairstyles, clothing, jewelry, tattoos and body modifications.
Their underground punk art has popularized to a great extent.
Punks have made their own boundaries and norms and care a least for rest of the world.
Punk tattoos include images of stupidity, selfishness, and others which invoke contempt in viewers. Most of the times punk tattoos are designed as a collage with many images borrowed from various cultures. They are colorful and located on parts which can be easily visible as head or face. The common designs include music icons, tribal designs, skulls, dragons, animals, biker, British flag, marijuana leaves, plaid and anti establishment tattoos. |
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Punk tattoos can be placed anywhere with no boundaries, on face, arms, backs, hands, calves, thighs, tailbones, hips, chest, lower back, rear ends, neck, fingers, wrist and feet. Many punks sport tattoos at their lips, cheeks or even at some objectionable places.
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An image evoking social disgust, rebellion, horror or anarchy placed big at a visible area is all one need for a punk tattoo. A wide variety of punk tattoos are available with different meaning of each design. Few adorn punk tattoos with dragons or skulls to show off their daring heart and few exhibit their rebellion to society through their tattoos. |
Punk tattoos are a chaos and rebellion against dullness. Usually they are large placed on arms, back, legs in black and grey color. Colors as red or yellow showing off fierce and rebel are mostly used.
Most of teens and young men and women go for punk tattoos depicting sacrifice, torture, wars and other images. Those with punk tattoos are considered against society and doesn’t generally socialize.