http://www.dailymail...erworld-CV.html
These photos of Russian prisoners' tattoos are amazing ....... better than anything you see these days, IMHO. They were photographed in the early 1990s. The detail is wonderful: see the last photo on the page, the fringe on the 'epaulette' is so painstakingly done. Each of the designs signifies something in the prisoners' code.
They are from an exhibition in the Saatchi Gallery in London entitled: 'Gaiety is the Most Outstanding Feature of the Soviet Union'. The exhibition runs until 5th May 2013.
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1990s Russian prisoners: artistic tattoos!
These men are covered in tattoos and each one signifies something: crimes committed, length of sentence, 'modus operandi' etc.
Started by ouija ouija , Dec 05 2012 06:13 PM
tattoos russian prisoners
Started by ouija ouija , Dec 05 2012 06:13 PM
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Posted 05 December 2012 - 06:13 PM
But all the time in the back of these things there was the hill-quiet and the stony pastures, and sometimes they made me ashamed of what I was - human and full of a thousand wormy thoughts and selfishness, but more often they were like hands to heal.
from 'Now In November' by Josephine Johnson
from 'Now In November' by Josephine Johnson
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Posted 05 December 2012 - 06:16 PM
Simply stunning.
~MEH~
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Posted 05 December 2012 - 06:19 PM
Wow 
Αν ανάμεσα σ’ όλον τον κόσμο,
νιώθεις πως δεν υπάρχουνε λύσεις,
τότε μόνο δυο μάτια μπορούνε,
να σε κάνουν να θέλεις να ζήσεις.
νιώθεις πως δεν υπάρχουνε λύσεις,
τότε μόνο δυο μάτια μπορούνε,
να σε κάνουν να θέλεις να ζήσεις.
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Posted 05 December 2012 - 07:05 PM
Aside from the great photos; that was actually a pretty informative article!
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Posted 05 December 2012 - 07:07 PM
The realism of that guys epaulet on the very bottom picture was awesome. Those are some pretty scary looking guys. See how thin they are. In the USA you come out of prison 50 pounds overwieght.
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Posted 05 December 2012 - 08:32 PM
spooky..
I don't like tats, but that was very interesting..
I don't like tats, but that was very interesting..
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Posted 05 December 2012 - 09:09 PM
Professor T, on 05 December 2012 - 08:32 PM, said:
spooky..
I don't like tats, but that was very interesting..
I don't like tats, but that was very interesting..
I'm fascinated by them but would never have any myself.
But all the time in the back of these things there was the hill-quiet and the stony pastures, and sometimes they made me ashamed of what I was - human and full of a thousand wormy thoughts and selfishness, but more often they were like hands to heal.
from 'Now In November' by Josephine Johnson
from 'Now In November' by Josephine Johnson
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Posted 05 December 2012 - 09:23 PM
I find most tats vulgar.. but that's just me..
I think of them in terms of advertising, lol.. Kind of like advertising about one's inner self.. imo, tatoo's are vulgar in the sense that they're egotistically advertising one's self.. even people who have the "hidden butterfly" or things like that are basically advertising a hidden meaning of self.. which seems pointless really..
Some used to be marks of honour though, like the maori Muku.. It was a face tatoo that displayed tribal chiefdom & and honour of elders.. but nowadays anyone can get a muku, so the old meaning is lost.. Historically though, when one saw an elder with a muku, one gave that person all the respect they deserved..
I think of them in terms of advertising, lol.. Kind of like advertising about one's inner self.. imo, tatoo's are vulgar in the sense that they're egotistically advertising one's self.. even people who have the "hidden butterfly" or things like that are basically advertising a hidden meaning of self.. which seems pointless really..
Some used to be marks of honour though, like the maori Muku.. It was a face tatoo that displayed tribal chiefdom & and honour of elders.. but nowadays anyone can get a muku, so the old meaning is lost.. Historically though, when one saw an elder with a muku, one gave that person all the respect they deserved..
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