An angel tattoo design is an overtly religious symbol. Angels
are anthropomorphic - meaning in the shape of men - winged
forms intended to transmit the word of God to humankind.
Angels personify divine will and are the messengers of God.
A crimson fish wrestles a man. A horned demon stares menacingly. These vivid scenes are tattoos, created in pain, incised in the flesh of the Yakuza, Japan's feared secret society of gangsters. They are the visions of the Irezumi, the legendary tattoo artists, who spend years creating living masterpieces. Photographer Sandi Fellman describes this strange and violent world both in her text and in her stunning, large Polaroid photographs.
A dragon tattoo, when done by a skilled artist, can be a dynamic piece of art.
The ability of the body art artist to incorporate the dragon's natural features
into the subject's own body can create a design that looks like it is alive
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