“Every tattoo culture across the globe contains fascinating pieces of culture and history, connecting anthropology, sociology, spiritual perceptions, and artistic trends through the tattooed body.
The ritual of tattooing reflects the cultural worldview of the community, the degree of freedom, and the social supervision of the individual. The tattoo is a tool that constitutes part of rites of passage and initiation—the significant life stages of a person within the culture in which he/she lives. It is a symbol of belonging and status, a tool for personal and collective development, and, of course, an aesthetic tool for glorifying the body.
Today more than ever, the global tattoo culture is a cross-cultural celebration, connecting East and West, past and present.
In recent decades, tattoos have become an integral part of the art world, corresponding with and drawing inspiration from primitive, classical, and post-modern art, and challenging the boundaries of body art and the definition of self.
Contemporary tattoo art connects geographical cultures, trends, and different—even opposing—artistic languages. The tattooed body in the 21st century makes virtuoso use of art history: realism, cubism, geometry, pointillism, digital design, comics, manga, and graffiti all find their way into new, revolutionary, and fresh genres of tattoos.
Examining the various tattoo cultures throughout history across the globe grants us the ability to examine the human soul alongside historical changes, political agendas, trends, and social revolutions up to the present day.
Tattoo culture touches all areas of life; it is universal and therefore carries a first-rate humanistic message.”
Yasmine Bergner
From the research work: “Tattoo Culture in the Mirror of Art, History, and Culture”
The conference and exhibitions are courtesy of the Edmond de Rothschild Foundation
104 Rothschild, Tel Aviv
June 2016
Production and Curation: Tal Danai, Founder and CEO of ArtLink
Lead Producer: Tal Kramer
Associate Curator: Tal Reshef
Professional Consultant for the conference: Yasmine Bergner
Lecturers: Anna Felicity Friedman, Yasmine Bergner, Prof. Meir Bar-Ilan, Malkiela Ben Sabbat, Tattoo Project (Alex Tilkin and Stas Weinstein), Jacob Raz, Jonathan May
Screening of the film “The Mark of Cain” by director Alix Lambert
Exhibitions:
“Outlaw Aesthetics” by Sandi Fellman
“Desert Ink” by Jonathan May
The conference and exhibitions are courtesy of the Edmond de Rothschild Foundation
104 Rothschild, Tel Aviv
June 2016
Production and Curation: Tal Danai, Founder and CEO of ArtLink
Lead Producer: Tal Kramer
Associate Curator: Noa Reshef
Professional Consultant: Yasmine Bergner
Lecturers: Anna Felicity Friedman, Yasmine Bergner, Prof. Meir Bar-Ilan, Malkiela Ben Sabbat, Tattoo Project (Alex Tilkin and Stas Weinstein), Jacob Raz, Jonathan May
Screening of the film “The Mark of Cain” by director Alix Lambert
Exhibitions:
“Outlaw Aesthetics” by Sandi Fellman
“Desert Ink” by Jonathan May
