Tuesday, July 29, 2008

Secret Language of Cure Tattoos

Rev. Heron has posted another interesting article, The Secret Language of Cure Tattoos. (Thanks Heron)
Posted by Craig at 12:56 AM

13 comments:

  1. the Big GingeJuly 29, 2008 at 4:17 AM

    RE: Lovesong: "but many fans also know that the cover artwork for the single is an abstract painting done by Robert of himself and Mary, showing their faces merging."

    Crikey, is this true? I thought it was done by someone called Mayo or summat - was this a pseudonym?

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  2. KateJuly 29, 2008 at 9:29 AM

    very interesting. Thank you!

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  3. UnknownJuly 29, 2008 at 9:35 AM

    a big factor in choosing cure tats for me anyway is whether it will translate as a tattoo, most artists
    need something with fairly solid outlines to work with, my artist didn't want to tackle the pornography cover because the whole thing is so out of focus and undefined, (although Mike's artist managed) http://www.pbase.com/craigparker/image/83308838
    which i'm sure is why you've never seen any disintegration tats either
    or Faith or Seventeen Seconds for that matter, just too abstract
    to reproduce on skin.
    And I think the Wish era CURE logo is popular because it is such a clever design, recognizable to fans but abstract to others.
    Cheers, Steve

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  4. ShapesJuly 29, 2008 at 9:43 AM

    That was an amazing article !! I enjoyed reading it very much, and while I'm in my fourth year of thinking about getting a tattoo, this may help me decide finally. You are as gifted with words as you are with photography, and I'm lucky to have known you and seen Cure shows with you :-)

    Love ya sweets !

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  5. ShapesJuly 29, 2008 at 9:43 AM

    That was an amazing article !! I enjoyed reading it very much, and while I'm in my fourth year of thinking about getting a tattoo, this may help me finally decide. You are as gifted with words as you are with photography, and I'm lucky to have known you and seen Cure shows with you :-)

    Love ya sweets !

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  6. ShapesJuly 29, 2008 at 9:45 AM

    Oh and by the way, I love your design !! Thanks for the sms yesterday ;-)

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  7. caterpillargirl2July 29, 2008 at 10:07 AM

    "For many people who were first introduced to the Cure in the pre-digital era, listening to an album for the first time was a cherished ritual that included sitting in front of an actual record player (or cassette player, depending) carefully slitting the outer wrap open, and perusing the album art carefully while listening, and perhaps even reading the words along (after the initial listening session) until they had been learned by heart."

    Beautifully written. The above paragraph took me back to my old room the day I got "Wish" sitting on the floor and studying the artwork and lyrics.

    Jeez, Rev. You're making me want a new tattoo. First the pictures of your new awesome body art, and now an article to go with it. I know what tattoo I would get......it's deciding where on my body I want to put it. I've been trying to decide that for 10 years.

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  8. ericJuly 29, 2008 at 12:54 PM

    voilà un bon sujet de discusion !j'ai regarder les tatouage sur les autre page et ils sont toute très beau pis je suis même très jaloux de pas en avoir de the cure !

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  9. AprilJuly 29, 2008 at 2:37 PM

    rev! It's beautiful!

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  10. Dumb AnguishJuly 29, 2008 at 4:03 PM

    I personally like my tattoo best. It says "QUEER" right in big letters right there on my right arm.

    True story. Swear to God.

    I just don't believe in being subtle :)

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  11. sofiaJuly 29, 2008 at 4:33 PM

    DA, but are you queer or just an upstart? ;)

    great little essay, rev!
    i love seeing people's tattoos and although i hardly ever see anybody else with a cure tattoo- when i do it makes me feel all warm and happy to know you folks are out there.

    VIVA TINTA!

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  12. cure_kittyJuly 29, 2008 at 9:12 PM

    Awesome blog post rev! Your tattoo looks really cool! I'm really thinking about gettting a Cure tattoo some day & I would love to do something like you did. Your article has inspired me to start thinking about what type of design I'd like to come up with. My sister already volunteered to do the design once I decided what to do. And all I need to do is build up the nerve to go through it.

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  13. christinaPAugust 2, 2008 at 1:42 PM

    Rev - you have the most beautiful cure tatt i have ever seen - HANDS DOWN!!! GORGEOUS!!

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