Outcast at school, which peers teased with Frankelshtein. A loser youth who dreamed of becoming a baseball player and was refused by sports functionaries. He was taunted: a student, he was expelled from two universities and, of course, did not receive knowledge and socialization due to drinking and drinking. A guy working in unskilled jobs: a salesman, an insurance agent, a driver with relatives. Who do you think about?
George Clooney’s natural talent still made his way, which was facilitated by the roles received by the self-taught actor, first in the series “Ambulance” (1994), and then in the film “From Dusk Till Dawn” (1996). The character of the runaway killer in his performance turned out to be so charismatic for young people that the tattoo from the movie "From Dusk Till Dawn" has been trending in the tattoo market for more than twenty years. About her and the story will go in this article.
George Clooney Tattoo
Of course, not only Clooney's unique talent served as the reason for the popularity of this image on the body. The idea that it carries is valuable. In this case, we are not talking about a certain phenomenon. There are a number of “come into the world” tattoos from the cinema. All of them are characterized by both form and meaning. This is the reason for their popularity. Let's name the carriers of some of the popular movie tattoos:
- hacker Elizabeth Salander "Girl with the Dragon Tattoo";
- Jake Gyllenhaal from the movie Lefty;
- Jim Carrey "The Fatal Number 23".
However, George's tattoo among them is No. 1 hit. Usually it is called either a “Clooney tattoo” or the name of the film. "From dusk to dawn" - a tattoo of a fiery type, which is a geometric interweaving of curls and lines, like tongues of flame stretching from the wrist to the neck.
Tattoo idea
The tattoo “From Dusk Till Dawn” (a photo of it can be seen on the trailers of the film of the same name) really expresses idealism, the element of fire, its ability to cleanse from evil, darkness, everything superficial and fake. Such a tattoo characterizes its wearer as a fiery, passionate nature, capable of taking a desperate act to achieve its ideals.
It is characteristic that she was not created by the director or make-up artist of the superfilm. The drawing on the body of a Hollywood star was recreated based on an already existing cultural tradition.
Tribal style
The tattoo from Dusk Till Dawn is inherited from the prehistoric Polynesian underwater hunting tradition. It is impossible to clearly characterize the meaning of such an image. Men who daily risk an unpredictable encounter in a silent, airless underwater world with sharks, stingrays, moray eels, barracudas, which are beastly bloody, expressed a lot in them.
And his personal unique life motto, and constantly parting words throughout his life, and a steady desire to follow the intended pattern in life, no matter what. At the beginning of this century, these stylish, geometrically perfect tattoos became popular in the Old and New Worlds.
In the movie From Dusk Till Dawn, Clooney's tattoo also expresses the character of the hero. His Seth Gekko is a fatalist and idealist who does not recognize the conventions of civilization. He does not accept stereotypes imposed by society on Good and Evil, but he defines these concepts for himself. He has his own interest in life, he loves his brother, but, nevertheless, he, convicted of murder, is open-minded towards people, respecting and helping those who are worthy. This is a person who is transformed in danger, able to withstand evil. Such in the ancient Greek tradition were called Ophiuchus, people who appeared in apocalyptic times, bringing hope to others.
Application
Polynesians initially when applying their unique ornaments to the body used the technique of tapping. In this case, from 3 to 15 needles placed on special ridges are simultaneously driven under the skin.
Today, for these purposes, special machines are used, which greatly speeds up the process. They are rotary and induction, for the circuit and for painting. In an induction machine, the needle moves up and down due to a change in the polarization of the electromagnet. This is how the tattoo masters of the Old and New World work.
Less experienced tattoo artists find it easier to work with a rotary machine. They regulate the speed and depth of impact of the needle.
However, the Polynesian founders of the tradition still do not recognize such an innovation. They believe that the ink density of the tattoo machine is prohibitively higher than what the artistic combination of the image density gradient requires. Of course, it takes tens of times more time for such wearable drawings by tapping, but the Polynesians have their own opinion on this issue.
Tattoo spread
After the release of the movie "From Dusk Till Dawn" in 1996, the tattoo of the hero of George Clooney became overly popular. She turned into a kind of meme. According to tattoo masters, every second client wanted to repeat Clooney's body painting. The main contingent of those wishing is from 20 to 35 years. So the fashion for this type of tattoo showed up.
Opinions of the masters
There is no doubt that “From Dusk Till Dawn” is a stylish tattoo, it fits Seth Gekko wonderfully in the plot. The man of the elements of fire is active and active, he stubbornly strives for victory, tries to dominate life circumstances. He is sincere and open. One love, one hart is sung about such a person, he cannot split between two affairs, two women, he is one-piece.
However, tattoo masters are extremely ironic when customers come to them in a single file asking them to create the same image. The best body painting artists consider their art to be deeply individual. They rejoice with the client when, as accurately and succinctly as possible, they manage to express the characteristic of the customer. Therefore, they will most likely refuse if the tattoo “From Dusk Till Dawn” is ordered. George Clooney is certainly a great actor, but it is pointless to replicate the personality of his hero on living people.
For example, the same Polynesians consider the creation of a tattoo to be a crucial act for a person, believing that the drawing on the body determines the message that he brings to the world. They are sure that body painting on the body really affects the fate of its carrier.
