.jpg)
Orange Dragon on the back of this trooper of a lady that has traveled over 5 hours one way for each session to get this backpiece done. Thank you Nadine.
 |
| clicko zoom |
The church (sometimes depicted as a cathedral, monastery, fortress. etc, but usually depicted as a traditional russian church) is one of the main themes of "Vory v Zakone" tattoos. Usually this tattoos are large, covering significant areas of the chest or of the upper back. The number of domes/cupolas/towers signifies the number of convictions or, less often, it represent the number of years of incarceration (usually each dome represents a conviction; the number of the years served in prison is indicated trough dots tattooed on the knuckles).
(Photo: Arkady Bronnikov/FUEL Russian Criminal Tattoo Archive)
A thief in law (Russian: vor v zakone) in the Soviet Union, the post-Soviet states and respective diasporas abroad is a specifically granted formal status of a professional criminal who enjoys elite position within the organized crime environment and employs informal authority over its lower-status members. Each new Vor is vetted (literally "crowned", with respective rituals and tattoos) by consensus of several Vors. Vor culture is inseparable with prison organized crime: only repeatedly jailed convicts are eligible for a high Vor status. Thieves in law are drawn from many nationalities from a number of post-Soviet states. According to the estimates of the Russian Ministry of Internal Affairs, there were about 500 "thiefs-in-law", with the majority being of Caucasus ethnicities.(source: Wikipedia).
The Vor v Zakone are also known for their impressive tattoos. Tattoos are often done as a rite of passage in the criminal world - some of the Vor v Zakone members are tattooed before they are even sentenced to prison. It is hard to decode these tattoos because most of the tattoos have multiple hidden meanings. Some of the most common imagery is religious: the Madonna and Child, Russian churches, crosses, etc. However, these tattoos have absolutely nothing to do with religious beliefs; their real meanings are rooted in prison and criminal traditions.
For example, Madonna and baby Jesus is one of the most popular tattoos worn by criminals, and usually this tattoo symbolise loyalty to a criminal clan (the bearer of the tattoo is "clean before his friends" in that he will never betray them to authorities); it can also mean that the wearer believes the Mother of God will ward off evil; as well as meaning that the wearer has been behind bars from an early age.
Here another long project that I've finally finished. So happy how it turned out in the end despite the chaotic start. Some parts are fresh mostly it's healed.
the full view:
and close ups:
If you are looking for inspiration for an 3D anatomy tattoo / an anatomy-tattoo or if you are searching for a crazy make-up for the Halloween-party, you should check out this websites:
http://danquirk.blogspot.ro/
https://www.behance.net/dannyquirk
Dan Quirk is a graphic artist who exposes the human anatomy in a harmless and interesting way while using the human body as his pallet. Elaborately exposing life-like muscles and ligaments across an uncut pallet of human skin, artist Danny Quirk's recreation of the human body opened up reveals beauty to be more than skin deep. Painting a thin layer of the stretchy liquid over his models, his detailed work amazingly promises no pain despite the perceived exposure of their spines, jaws, arteries and other anatomical pieces. When it's finished, the designs simply peel off. (source: www.dailymail.co.uk)
Below you can see several examples of Dan Quirk�s artworks. I've selected only a few images from his collection. For more images, visit the original photo-gallery at this address: http://dannyquirkartwork.tumblr.com/
Hello, everyone! In this post I'd like to present you one of my tattoo-designs which combines the symbols of the zodiac sign of the Archer (a Centaurus and an arrow) with the Chinese / Japanese Characters for Sagittarius (constellation and sign of the zodiac):
Ideograms reading:
- in japanese: Kanji: ???; hiragana: ???; reading: iteza
- in chinese: Hanzi: ???; pinyin: sh�shouzu�. In chinese there is also another word used for Sagitarius: R�nmazu� (traditional Chinese characters: ???; simplified Chinese characters: ???).
For more zodiac tattoos visit my website - seiza.ro. If you use any of my tattoo-designs as a model / inspiration / starting-point for a tattoo you might consider sending me some photos of the tattoo once it's complete. Thank you in advance.
Related posts:
Zodiac tattoo - Libra tattoo (Balance tattoo)
Yin Yang tattoo design
Hello, everyone! In this post I want to warn you against a so-called "kanji chart" which, for the sake of the truth should be rather called "Laughably distorted Hanzi/Kanji chart". Below you can see the (in)famous chart:
At the first sight, the so-called chart and the accompanying text seem pretty credible, but don't let the appearances fool you: nearly all the ideograms presented in this image are distorted and several of them are wrongly translated.
So, if you want to get a Kanji/Hanzi tattoo, don't waste your time, don't waste your money, and, above all, don't waste your skin - and don't use this chart as inspiration for your future tattoo.
Similar posts:
Wow! a great looking doodle
A cool guy... or a bad woman?
Tattoos fails: kanji / hanzi mistakes
When a Kanji/Hanzi tattoo spokes for itself
Don't believe this guy - he has no idea what he's talking about:)
This is NOT a Kanji / Hanzi tattoo. This is just a doodle.
What possibly could be wrong with this tattoo?
Yin Yang tattoo design. The ideograms present in the drawing are the traditional chinese characters for Yin Yang (H�nz�: ??; pinyin: yin y�ng).
For more Yin Yang / chinese symbols tattoos visit my website - www.seiza.ro. If you use any of my tattoo-designs as a model / inspiration / starting-point for a tattoo you might consider sending me some photos of the tattoo once it's complete. Thank you in advance.
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)
