A profissionalização da tatuagem na cidade de Macapá

Abstract

This article aims to study the tattoo trend from the eighteenth century to the present day, focusing on the city of Macapa. We seek to show the various moments in the history of tattooing in the West: initially the dissemination occurs through travelers and sailors, being seen as exoticism; posteriorly, marginalized groups appropriated it, adding a negative value. The tattoo paths begin to change from the creation of the electric machine, identifying the modern tattoo artist and increasing its demand and supply. In Brazil this evolution occurred slowly due to the distance from the great pioneering cities and only having access to the techniques through contact with foreign tattoo artists - specially Tattoo Lucky, a great pioneering reference in Brazil. Tattooing in Brazil begins to expand commercially on the influence of the media, especially through the soap operas with tattooed characters. To conduct this research we chose the qualitative method. The data were collected through a non-standarded or unstructured interview in focused mode. In this research we discourse about the professionalization, the studios and the consumers through the perspective of the tattoo artists Edricy and Venom, intending to analyze the paths that led to professionalization in the city of Macapa.