El tatuaje en los ambateños

Abstract

The objective of the research focused on the analysis of "Ambateño’s Tattoo". This information was collected through a study based on an analysis of gender, age and psychosocial condition; and the practice of tattooing. The research refers to a procedure and a technique such as the interview to tattoos artists, for a directly field investigation and know their current situation. In addition, a bibliographic research was applied to collect information as secondary sources that will support the subject investigated. For this process it was necessary to consult several bibliographic and scientific sources to support the direct research. In the process, a qualitative-quantitative methodology was used through the results of the interview applied to a population of 20 tattoo artists. The results showed that tattooed bodies in the city of Ambato are part of daily life, because the people decide to get tattoos regardless of their gender, age and psychosocial conditions. Consequently, the practice of the tattoo has evolved with new meanings that refer to the repertoire of images that appear in their environment and are transformed into a tattoo, determined by the behavior of the person. The field observation and interviews were used to measure the motivations of tattooing, where the anthropological sphere and the typography design influence to the people to get one.