It is not really surprising to learn that many celebrities love tattoos, nor is it surprising that those in the public eye and in the media have a significant influence on the great fascination of Americans with tattoos. The stars have tattoos, so all their fans want tattoos also. For celebrities, age is not a factor, the oldest stars and the youngest have them. We know that all these people - but how much we know about what art styles they have?
One of the oldest American popular film stars Robert De Niro has appeared in movies sporting numerous tattoos. Whether or not his fans realize that they are only accessories for his films, the fact is that in real life Robert DeNiro has only one tattoo, a black panther. Another actor who wears tattoos on his movies is Johnny Depp, all of it, however, are real. Bruce Willis also has a few tattoos, especially the symbol of his movie "Die Hard."
Tattoos have long been in style with musicians. Former teen idol Justin Timberlake has a guardian angel, among others. Rapper Eminem has more tattoos than you can count, including the name of his daughter and himself. The wording on Keith Urban's wrist, "Omni Vincit Amor" is Latin for 'Love Conquers All, "it also has an eagle on his arm.
Some sports celebrities also go for tattoos. Michael Jordan has his fraternity symbol tattooed on his heart, while Dennis Rodman is a virtual canvas of artwork.
Not to be outdone, many female stars also show various degrees of artwork. Young actress Drew Barrymore is essentially a canvas full of tattoos, it is said that created most of the same designs. Reese Witherspoon is more subtle, wearing only a small star tattoo which is rarely visible. Pamela Anderson has a variety of tattoos, most notably the word 'mother' in a finger, which apparently used to read 'Tommy'. Spice Girl Victoria Beckham has five stars to represent each family member, the initials of her husband, and the traditional Jewish phrase 'I am my beloved and my beloved is mine. "
Some of today's supermodels also sport tattoos. Kate Moss, Christy Turlington and Stephanie Seymour have these permanent forms of fashion accessories. Most supermodels who opt for tattoo designs show less and smaller than celebrities in other fields.
While many celebrities have had tattoos for a very long time, the popularity of tattoos among the stars has been increasing in the number of celebrities who have them and the number of tattoos they have. Very few have a single tattoo, more and more people are taking a large number of tattoos, and more and more visible tattoos, using the skin as a canvas for nearly unlimited variety of permanent artwork.
As celebrities show off their tattoos, and this is picked up by the media, has a growing influence of their fans, especially among the younger generation, want to do the same. As with anything else that stars do in the public eye, their influence with tattoos helps this art form ever more widespread, more popular and more acceptable to the majority of the general U.S. population.
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