For some, says British photographer Alan Powdrill, our skin is not just part of the body, but a canvas on which anything can be painted.
“Covered” is his photo project about people whose bodies are completely covered with tattoos. By the way, Alan himself does not have any drawings on his body.
1. “I was 17 years old. I hid my first tattoo from my parents for many years. By the time they found out, they already knew this was going to be my life.” Philip, 27 years old
3. “I started at 51, my father had already died then, and my mother did not say anything, because by that time she had developed dementia.” Graham, 58
5. “People ask me about my tattoos every day. Nice tattoos are expensive, cheap tattoos are bad tattoos.” Izzy, 48 years old
7. “Kiss tattoos are my favorite. It was very painful, but I love showing my love for this group.” Kimmy, 29 years old
9. “My tattoos are a part of me, and I will love them when I’m 80 years old too.” Victoria, 37 years old
11. “I’ll only stop when I die.” Andrew, 32 years old
13. “After I developed Crohn's disease, tattoos give me confidence.” Peter, 38 years old
15. “It hurts like crazy, but I wouldn’t trade my appearance for anything in the world.” Ansal, 46 years old
17. “I don’t know when I’ll stop. As long as there is room, I will fill it.” Michelle, 53 years old
19. “I like that I'm middle-aged, have Good work, surrounded by heterosexuals and have a tattoo on my chest with the text “No fucking way!” Bill, 59 years old
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It's summer outside, and the girls are naked with all their might, showing off their bodies to the delight of the world and the sun. And on them various tattoos bloom in magnificent colors. We wondered if tattoos please the male gaze?
The controversy surrounding tattoos on women's bodies does not stop, and there are many opinions. It’s no secret to our regular readers that we love tattoos, as from time to time we share with you our enthusiasm for this art and delight our subscribers with selections of sexy tattooed girls. But today we decided to scour several forums and find out how men feel about tattoos on their female body.
“I don’t like it because:
b) most often bad taste
c) if a girl is beautiful, why spoil her body with this?”
pikabu.ru
“A tattoo is good and beautiful if you do it as part of self-expression, and not a tattoo for the sake of a tattoo. And it doesn’t matter whether it’s a guy or a girl.”
pikabu.ru
“In August, my girlfriend and I went to Greece, she’s Asian, slim, pretty, busty. Suddenly she wanted a tattoo. We went to a tourist tattoo parlor, but she didn’t like any of the ready-made designs. In a restaurant, while having dinner outdoors, I asked her about her interests and dreams. I drew an approximate representation of her tattoo on my phone. She appreciated it. She even liked it. I spent exactly an hour in the tattoo parlor with the “designer” in Photoshop, because they didn’t want to draw themselves, they offered ready-made prints. She got a tattoo, it hurt, just above the ankle, but now she’s happy, all her friends responded positively. So... yeah, a nice little tattoo in the right place is very, very attractive."
pikabu.ru
“Tattoos spoil anything natural beauty girls.... It's like arriving at a beautiful lake, starting to admire its pristine beauty, and when you get closer, you see floating cigarette butts, broken glass and other traces of "cultural" recreation in the water.... So here - what is natural is what beautiful, then you need to be able to emphasize and appreciate it. And those girls who agree to get a tattoo simply do not know how to express themselves and do not know the full value and beauty of Naturalness. Most often, these are just weak-willed, “momentary” desires to look supposedly individual.... But 10-15 years will pass, and here they will be asking how to remove tattoos painlessly and without a scar.”
otvet.mail.ru
“Personally, I perceive a tattoo on a woman as a foulbrood on an apple.”
otvet.mail.ru
“This is real crap. Those who get tattoos are psychologically people with a weak will. Slaves. It’s just a fashion to make them, that’s all. Imagine for a moment that you wear the same dress all your life, the same will happen with a tattoo. It will be much more difficult to remove. It’s more pleasant to look at a woman’s body, which is naturally there.”
otvet.mail.ru
“Some tattoos really excite me. There is a subconscious desire to touch. And if part of the tattoo is hidden by clothing, then the interest flares up in earnest.”
otvet.mail.ru
“It is important to accept the whole person. If a girl decided to get a tattoo, then she had her own reasons for it. A tattoo is not only her choice, but also a part of herself. Therefore, you either accept it or you don’t.”
“Tattoos look erotic on erotic women. If a woman doesn't attract my attention like a man does, then a tattoo won't change anything. And if you are attracted, then, in principle, a little too. A woman with a tattoo often gives the impression of accessibility or even venality (only an impression - please don’t come across), this is probably where the eroticism lies. Previously, prostitutes had a lily tattooed on their shoulder... But otherwise, everyone is free to do whatever they want with their skin.”
foren.germany.ru
“I personally like tattoos on a woman’s body, I even really like them. Naturally, since they emphasize appearance, it would be desirable to see them on a beautiful female body.
It is also important that women's tattoos fit into female image. There must be a special elegance that guarantees that the tattoo itself will not spoil the ideally created female body by God.
