now through August 27, is old school. While the popularization of tattoo culture has dramatically shifted the landscape of body art in Western cultures over the last three decades -- thanks to ...

Tattooing is a decorative form of art used by people to adorn their body. It has today become a form of fashion statement but it entails its history from the fourth and fifth century BC in Eurasia ...

The Magazine's recent piece on Maori tattoos prompted a worldwide response from readers also sporting tribal ink. Whether in homage to a homeland or a decision based on style, all come with a story.

Love is fleeting, but tattoos can last forever. New study finds that tattoos that include a name top the list of ink-related regrets (Photo via Getty Images) With more people using body art as a form ...

SAGINAW — Their inch-long, rocket-shaped Polynesian tattoos mark them as a sort of tribe. The tribe of Sean M. Stennett. tattooed on his arm, and he's proud that so many friends are commemorating his ...

Although tattoos are ostensibly gnarly, to me they are more likely to say “I need a hug.” In-your-face tattoos connote a certain desperation but not necessarily of the desperado variety—more like ...