Tattoo and piercing light in Oaxaca, Mexico, through the eyes of a lawyer All Kaireddyn (Kai) Orta began making his own rudimentary tattoo in 1996 while still in high school here in Oaxaca, Mexico. One day, a neighbor to use a shoe box, and asked what was in it. Kai showed him the right engine, needles, ink and other accessories. The neighbor was the recipient of the first tattoo Kai. Kai, so we started doing tattoos on their classmates.
Kai had been interested in tattoos (tattoos) and drilling (drilling) since childhood. It was natural for him because his father was a professor of history, always telling stories about the rituals of indigenous peoples in Mexico. There was no shortage of books in the house with pictures of pre-Hispanic people that used to adorn. Kai ate everything.
But I think young people around the meat was rare to see the tattoos. In addition to books, sometimes to meet the person tattooed on television has only one real opportunity to see people with tattoos and piercings, when a vision of North America and European tourists take to the streets of the city Oaxaca is a paradise of international law on tourism.
The modern tradition of tattoos and piercings have been established in countries such as Canada, USA, Spain and Britain, long before their arrival in Mexico. How many of the benefits of new subcultures, it takes up to ten years in Mexico, particularly in remote and conservative countries, including Oaxaca.
Oaxaca has been generally physically separated from the northern half of the country and even the rest of the world until the arrival of the Pan American Highway in the 1940s. Although foreign adventurer would make his way to Oaxaca, then until the early 1960s, the hippie movement and ending in 1970, which opened south of Mexico to the notion of North American and European conservative cultures, including tattoos and piercings below. But the dominant feeling in the Mexican nationality is that their children should be isolated from foreign students, and represented all of their subculture.
Skip to 1990. The change began to emerge in Oaxaca. tattoos, piercings and other nontraditional forms of expression began to be seen as covering the entire Western world. The display of money and promotion of perforated sheets and stars tattoos have become common. Oaxaca has been read. And that included his legacy, which was subsequently forced to admit, if not accept the ritual behavior of their grandchildren (and to a lesser degree, their children) can not be equated to something sneaky, dirty and evil as a mere result or she go into the hole and paint the body permanently. Many in the youth culture in Oaxaca have developed their critical thinking in higher education, therefore, more able to make informed decisions, defend and celebrate.
Kai is 30 years. The practice of law was not for him. By the time he had graduated and has a taste for the world of work for lawyers (less than a year), had become one of the tattoo artists and piercing studio with his own game, but unless his excavations in progress. And besides, most lawyers do not earn income level Oaxaca offers a lifestyle of the middle class, at least by Western standards.
Kai Dermographics study in the heart of the city of Oaxaca, consists of:
• with a long desk and computer, filled with tropical fish aquariums, display cases, especially piercing jewelry, a wooden sculpture and masks from Africa’s plan (and a few Mexican masks), an album of library full of drawings and photographs, most tattoos and two comfortable sofas where you can watch “lists” of peace and tranquility
• Still in the middle of the room adorned with the outline of the case now, of course, full of modern commercial equipment and supplies, and a small adjacent laboratory.
• the back room, where chairs and “works”, the table is the presence of tattoos and piercings.
“Here in Oaxaca, one does not refer to ourselves as” artists, “said Kai.” United States is much higher acceptance of this art form, and those dedicated to competence, so that the United States and other countries like Canada, is acceptable to use the word tattoo. “But in Oaxaca, we just see ourselves as tatuador.”
Kai and his colleagues to attend the twelfth annual Tattoo Festival in Oaxaca, Summer 2010
In an interview with 3 ½ hours in the studio of Kai, his friends and fellow tattoo in Mexico, Daniel Larios (tuna) and his girlfriend (Angy) Angelica de la Mora was in the shop work and service to customers while a time Kai was running errands.
Tuna is 12 years tatuador Angy started making tattoos a year ago when he began to live tuna. Together, they opened a shop called the Toltec capital. Before that Tun had tattoos on customers in other studies. E ‘was presented to the trade body tattooed. Angy skills learned Tun.
But learn to be a tattoo artist was a natural extension of Angy. He holds a degree in art at the University of Chihuahua, and has participated in several group exhibitions of traditional arts. “But it’s easier to live in make a tattoo artist,” said Angy. Contrary to Angy and I think the majority of tattoo artists that Mexico will not provide training for career opportunities.
Angy tuna and had come to Oaxaca to participate in the twelfth Tattoo Festival, which took place August 21 and 22, 2010, a few days. Kai is one of three organizers of the festival, and was on the ground floor concept, since the first festival was held in 1998. “Until this year, the incidence was called Tattoo Expo,” says Kai. “We decided to change the name to attract more foreigners. But in the first year we organized the exhibition, so that we can meet to exchange ideas, improve the art equipment and supplies, and to educate the community in Oaxaca, we hope that it would be more acceptable than what we are doing. Now, the objectives and tasks of the event is much broader, and we are reaching our goal faster. “
The success of Oaxaca Tattoo Fest 2010 was clearly the crowd (hundreds of all estimates) and sales. Angy tuna and 11 tattoos on both days. “I came to the show for four or five years,” Tun “, but this is the first year that I can really say it was worth paying my wise, to get to Oaxaca. You know that I had to close my shop in the city of Mexico to come here. I think this show has finally flipped. “
This year was about thirty cabins, including a dozen tattoos, mostly to do. During the visit of one hour on Sunday for the duration of each tatuador was busy at work – and in many cases had the crowd in the queue while waiting their turn.
Many suppliers have been other parts of Mexico to participate. They met in Oaxaca, not only for tattoos and piercings, but also sells a variety of related materials, including:
• Tattoos and body piercing equipment and supplies;
• CDs, DVDs and posters on all topics of substitution (Bob Marley and Alice Cooper live in Oaxaca)
• Body piercing and other jewelry, wrestling masks, and clothes painted on u-wait.
The event was much more than a sales opportunity for retailers, though. It has allowed companies to promote their industry, source of first class materials and supplies imported by other means (eg tatuador many come from Mexico City, very often, and most imported machines, needles and paint, first in Mexico City), and tattoo and body piercing fun for collectors, enthusiasts and curious, all under one roof Señorial Salon is located opposite the famous market in Oaxaca Abastos.
As Kai said, appears to be three categories of people in Oaxaca, and probably in other countries receiving tattoos:
• The colecionista that usually ends most of his body filling, trying to decorate with the widest variety of possible models, or some sort of design or artistic demons is (, animal figures Hispanic famous faces ) is a work more often tattoo done in different countries and, if possible
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• fan who wants a tattoo shares strategic position of the body
• random person who wants a tattoo or two to talk or do some kind of explanation, when he saw the tattoo you want if a celebrity friend or a stranger on the street, or decide to have a special logo design team tattoos, reflects the type work. This is similar to other hobbies and interests. Human nature does not change. The first class is obsessed with the extraction, salt and pepper kind of antiques, folk art, printing, and so on. The second is the passion that sets limits, either intentionally or unconsciously, on the basis of personality. The third is selective only thought, what the product needs some interest, often unstable, but enough to induce the purchase or two.
In a two-day festival of all is still considered a bit “counter-culture in Oaxaca, were:
• Live rock reggae seitsemän viihdettä kaikkiaan tanssia Vatsa Seka yes yes koreografian Muitas
• A beer service restaurant temporary outdoor, soft drinks, grilled burgers and real
• round tables and forums on topics such as methods to advance the reputation of alternative art in Oaxaca and fumbled to alleviate health and safety standards adopted by the United States
Health and Safety Piercing and tattoo shop in Oaxaca, Mexico.
U.S. There are health standards and tattoos and piercings on safety, not the situation in Oaxaca, but it is a hot topic throughout Mexico and the drilling community tattoo. The word “rule” is consistently abused. Tattoo Festival, and especially Kai, tuna and Angy, makes a point that shows that most of the industry after the U.S. Standard health, safety and hygiene. According to Tun, the United Kingdom is the most comprehensive legislation on tattooing and piercing, which considers a good thing.
It seems that almost every tatuador are sensitive to the firmness of the authorities, even though the specific legislative tattoo and piercing. Oaxaca, Secretaría de Salud (Ministry of Health), who have made outstanding research and restaurants in Oaxaca. He has the ability to close the restaurant, eating establishment or place comedor. And the same tattoo studio.
The real or perceived threat of imprisonment may play a positive role in the community of tattoo and piercing. Although the State of Oaxaca inquisitorial Napoleonic code evolves slowly (oral testimony came to Oaxaca in 2007, but only for the most heinous crimes of murder), the Attorney General has always suspected criminals in jail almost any rule, law or regulations, the injury is the result. The absence of specific legislation on tattooing and piercing, perhaps Oaxaca current legal system, the high hand as it seems, plays an important role in the watermark of public procurement. In fact, it seems to keep industry in check. “It will not run in a small, simple and clear, without parental consent,” said Tun. “And indeed, instead of relying on the written consent of a parent, for me personally, I am a father in my studio where I work with your son or daughter.”
I was trained by Kai has a special appreciation for its effects to ensure a clean process of health and safety at work in his office, and as a result, safety and health in other countries, “and says” Packed needle devices still scarf, gloves and masks, first aid and related health care – health and safety of driving, the workspace “surgical” independent of the retail, etc back to his business card lists the measures that must be recipients of tattoos, where the license of the study, to reduce, if not completely eliminate the risk of infection or other complication. Other tattoo catalogs list the same or similar precautions must be observed.
According to Tun, may take courses in Mexico in tattoos and piercings to a small number of different institutions. But they have to learn the craft, and are not regulated by the government. Tun opinions wage gap between public dental clinics and tattoo and piercing studios, and injustice: “There are many dental clinics around that are much less pure than our investigation, and if staff do not follow the practice dentists more hygienic and even not under suspicion and innuendo, like us. “[At least the dentist must have a minimum knowledge of the problems of health, safety and hygiene.
I believe that, while clearly an expert in his abilities. In the early years of high school, it would be even easier to read and learn before you start working with someone. Whenever a doctor, a relative of the family. The doctor was a very valuable resource I think of all the sanitary practices for each phase. Kai has never worked with anyone without a high level of confidence in the task. But, he admits, “you never stop learning.”
Economic tattoos and piercings in Oaxaca,
Angy works at the counter, the girl pencil sketch to cover the 1950 – with a twist. A young woman came into the studio the day before, they want to tattoo leg was pin-up girl, but a body part, the non-traditional, perhaps half a foot and head room are exposed to a skeleton, and the rest of the Formosa women. “But a little ‘meat to his body,” such as Mexico and Angy Catrina said, the customer must return today at 16:00
Two men in their twenties will examine samples of tattoos. They sit and look through the two albums for about 40 minutes, then return the next day quite a large black tattoo symbol of Mexican soccer team Pumas. Then two girls are looking for eyebrow rings and other ornaments such as 250-300 pesos.
Kai Studio is a good deal. He receives a minimum fee of 400 pesos for a simple tattoo, tribal, literally “tribes” as they call them, or maybe a letter. It was the same in the lowest tax Tattoo Fest “Yes, some tattoo artists do a tattoo for every 150 to 200 pesos, but most of us prefer to start with the prices we can take our time to make a quality work client will decide everything, and once again, show your friends, and so on. I have tattoos for a while, and my quality is such that I command this kind of price, and more satisfied customers “.
Kai Thon, and the cost of the same class. Both are happy to work with a task, or the daily session. Kai expenditure 1000-1500 pesos per session, which can lead to very large, detailed color images. Bluefin tuna makes a complete backup of between 10 000 and 15 000 pesos. Everyone has great tattoos, colored complex with more than 20,000 pesos. This seems to be the ultimate in Oaxaca.
He seems to be willing to invest the profits in order to ensure a better working environment and amenities. In the latter case, in most cases is simply a matter of imports of machinery and equipment, a higher price and the fact that the potential of plant products from Mexico and supplies are scarce. Therefore, the desire to look abroad, a number of different product lines. “Make no mistake,” says Tun “is a high quality material are manufactured here in Mexico, but the range of imported goods and, of course, everyone felt better, then get a better price.”
Education also seems to be a priority for the tattooist. Kai a few years ago went to Guadalajara to take an intensive course. According Angy tattooist is a brief moment of avant-specific art or design courses so that they can meet market demand. Most tattoo artists have no training in art, to seize this opportunity to learn something that many aspire. In some cases, instead of persuading a potential customer for lack of specific skills, it is better to invest in learning a new aspect of the business through education.
It is rare to go out of business tatuador, but it happens. It is usually the result of an artist can not do quality work based on the design needed to find that disgusting. Maybe it’s just that tatuador often do not meet anyone who wants the swastika, for example the forearm. “Usually what happens anyone comes and wants a little tattoo, regardless of the finger or arm, and I know I can not do a good job, because the size of the application, or a short period reduces the quality of “Kay admits. “I propose something else, something more or different color or other body part. Sometimes you agree, sometimes walking and sometimes when he asks me a job.”
“Everyone can use more business, but it is a business, we want to increase the proportion of its reputation, so everyone should strive to maintain standards, and our personal integrity,” said Kai.
Of the main reasons that customers do not return, is the lack of additional funding for a tattoo, or to continue the same project, or pain. “Several people the pain threshold is different,” says the tuna. “Sex is the customer, sometimes the pain factor can be expected to feel, depending on the particular body part. I work in the same part of the body can affect men differently from women.” Only 50% of Tuna is a work of continuity of business.
Kai has worked primarily with men than women. Why men? Men want more tattoos, leading to a strong artistic ability and more to produce a masterpiece. “Do not get me wrong, I think more on the defensive:” I like women who work and work equally high quality, always. “
The clients represent the largest age of twenty. Otherwise sometimes comes with a teen parent, maybe 20% of those in their thirties tattoo, small waterfalls and thousands of elderly clients.
Tips for Americans, Canadians, Europeans and distant countries like tattoo Oaxaca
Tun recognize that Mexico may be two high-quality 300-tatuador tattoo and says that the figures are very different from the U.S., two percent. It ‘hard to accept his figures, which saw the highest quality tattoos on the body of Oaxaca, and has had the opportunity to speak with many tatuador Oaxaca and to assess their commitment to excellence and the desire to grow the reputation self-improvement. Tun is: “If someone wants a tattoo that I do not know of another tatuador can do better, I refer to my colleague, which is based on trust, I know that in the dark, I’m on top of my game …”
The three presidents tatuador ad idem in the case of transfer of tips for tourists in Oaxaca and want a tattoo:
• Do not rush, take your time with the “tattoo” negotiations, looking at his drawings and to explore the research topic
• He said that if tatuador a particular specialty, or level of competence in one area over another (ie color, as opposed to black)
• Treat all health, hygiene and safety, and that although the Department of health rules and generally applicable, tattoos and random testing is done, there is a police force specifically for the tattoo industry
• Nonetheless, as most of the tattoo Oaxaca is in compliance with United States history, the industry wants to increase trade between them for more common idea among people Oaxaca
• For instructions on how to mount a Tatttoo, from the time after leaving the studio, to reduce or completely eliminate the risk of complications – whether on a flyer or in the back of a business card
• Ask questions, problems and issues convinced that the process and the final result meets or exceeds expectations.
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