body art

Offers readers an intriguing perspective into the culture of tattooing and the reasons why people worldwide choose to get them. The perspective that readers gain can potentially alter their decision to get a tattoo themselves.

Offers readers perspective into the reasons why people choose to get tattoos and other types of body art.

Explores all types of body art including henna tattoos, body piercing, body painting, masks, and special effects. Offers opinions for and against the argument that body art is really art. Includes color photographs, a glossary, and further resources.

Looks at body art and discusses whether or not it is a form of art.

Looks at different types of body art throughout history, including body painting, tattooing, and piercing, discusses why people decorate their bodies, and examines some of the drawbacks to piercings and tattoos. Includes activities.

Contains over one hundred black-and-white photographs that showcase the traditions of tattooing, scarification, piercing, and other forms of body-altering art in cultures around the world.

Photographs and text describe the latest trends in self-adornment, exploring how body adornment has become central to human nature, helping people express their beliefs, religion, hobbies, ethnicity, and more.

This book explores the people and organizations working to bring the art form of tattooing and body piercing to the forefront, as well as the cultures that pioneered tattoo and piercing art in the past.

Discusses the spiritual aspects and practical applications of mehndi, the practice of painting designs on the body with henna, as well as some of the designs commonly used.