When considering getting a tattoo, most people think about the summer being the least sensible time of the year for it. That’s not necessarily the case, and here’s why: your skin needs proper care when recovering from a tattoo, and that involves regular showers to clean it (key aspect, as it eliminates the dirtiness over the skin and helps it to heal correctly), and cream or balms for keeping it properly hydrated. Yes, you’re usually more covered up in colder seasons, but because of that people can neglect their skin more easily (out of sight, out of mind). Also, you may think going to the beach daily will hinder the recovery, and that's correct most of the times, but if you plan on not doing it regularly, or using a second skin, or wearing cloth over it and staying under a parasol, or not spending your time in a house with a pool or jacuzzi, or you simply don’t plan on getting out of the house much because it’s cooler inside, then you might go forward with a project. Plus, since a good amount of the usual artist’s customers go on vacation, there’s usually good availability in their schedule, and if you’re on vacation as well, you have time to heal up your skin and not go to work with discomfort. Are there things and certain precautions to consider? Sure, but that’s true all year round. Is it a reason to not go for it? Depending on your plans, it might not be.
Taking precautions to avoid putting your skin work at risk is a responsibility we must assume in order to ensure the best possible care for your skin: keeping it away from chemical substances, dirt, and excessive humidity, while staying close to your professional advisor.
The greatest difference between western and eastern calligraphy when considering a tattoo is the meaning: In western we have precise words or phrases and the way of writing them can vary. In eastern, the amount of words is quintupled or unquantifiable in some cases (japanese and chinese, respectively). Because of that, a simple Google or AI translation can sometimes give way to meanings that weren't the original idea. Our solution? Consult an expert or a native, both if possible.
Since social networks have become a thing, we're more exposed to the eyes of others and, for good or bad, subject to judgement or appraisal. It's better then to properly relay the concept or meaning that we had in mind. Japanese calligraphy in particular is great for this, because entire phrases or concepts can be condensed or explained with a single stroke of a brush, but the beauty of it is that it isn't limited to one particular kanji: There's almost always another one that can explain differently or give specifics to each concept. Our resident artist, Sen Kawamura, excels at finding and expressing such concepts, like Isshindoutai (Two or more persons joined by the heart and who are as close to each other as one single person), Mushin (Mindless: A state attained when one expels the ideas of fear, anger and ego during combat or everyday life) and Seiunshuugetsu (A clean, calm heart, transparent and pure like the clouds on a sunny sky and autumn's clear moon). It's not limited to this kind of concepts, as it can also embellish simple words. Japanese calligraphy is flexible like that
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Making the city beautiful brings a pleasant feeling to everyday life and to casual encounters on the street, something that doesn't go unnoticed by us, the neighborhood and specially visitors. Adrián "El Deletrista" has a mission.
We came across him and his project https://rotulostradicionales.com/ with great enthusiasm during the pandemic, a time when more than one luminary had been extinguished on the street and the resulting austerity made us search for more sources of light.
Traditional signs are not just "a matter of taste" but, much as traditional tattooing, they have been sought after, studied, and appreciated not only for their high level of artistic quality but also for their durability due to the quality of materials and the resilient treatments they receive.
"Gold and Greenspirit" was the request.
While the human collective along with its values gives identity, the character that the artistic communicator achieves will carry with it the memory of more than one part of our conscious and subconscious and, precisely for that reason, being grateful and presenting a National treasure based in Barcelona undoubtedly deserves the moment.
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