Tattoo book: el tatuaje más allá de la piel

Abstract

This thesis shows an illustrative catalog made up of own designs, which have an innovative and modern potential. Based on the observation of the national panorama, it was determined that the practice of tattooing in Ecuador is not as developed compared to other countries in the world. A factor that influences this backwardness is the Ecuadorian society itself and its idiosyncrasy, which is very traditional and has a great religious burden. Starting from this problem, this thesis was elaborated. The thesis contains a brief historical investigation of the tattoo, it also exposes how this practice has mutated and how the perception of society has been changing until contemporary times. At the same time, a small summary and study on the most representative styles of this movement have been carried out. The whole investigative phase has been done to have a clear image of the global panorama of the tattoo and with this be able to generate our own proposals. As a result of this process, a tattoo catalog was created, which includes original designs, based on the development of our own illustrative line. The objective of this catalog is to update and/or renew the national tattoo scene.