“Tattooed
bodies”, oil colors and graphite pencil on paper, 30 x 42 cm.
I do not
have tattoos on my body, but the tattoos on the bodies of others make me crazy!
I love especially those tattoos whose design can follow the lines of the
muscles, taking the shape of the anatomical parts over which are drawn. I prefer
very large and colorful tattoos, those who take a whole arm, the whole leg, the
whole back.
But I
always thought something curious also, and maybe this opinion of mine is
wrong... I have always been convinced that, in a sense, tattoos are a
protection, a screen, a kind of refuge, a small shield that ensures security to
those who "wears" them. After all, it may be the same consideration
for accessories in clothing, or for those who drink or smoke at the counter of
a bar or at the edge of the dance floor. Often that person does not really want
to smoke, but the cigarette gives the "courage", allows him to deal
with a situation that is "socially" challenging. If this idea also
applies to tattoos, they then not only would be a feature that the person who
owns them wants to declare itself. They would also be a confession of weakness,
an admission of fragility, and for this reason even more appreciable.
Original available for sale.
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