By: Shweta Mohandas

The evolution of tattoos is interesting; it was the during the voyages for the discovery of new worlds that the Europeans came across the Aboriginals of the Pacific having these permeant designs of themselves. These later became a rage in Europe, which died down to be used by criminals as well as the justice system to brand criminals with tattoos as a form of punishment and shame. Even later it became a sign of freedom of expression and is considered now almost a norm than an exception. At the end of the day tattoos are a work of art and expression of the artist just that the canvas is a person’s skin.

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