Welcome back to Think Before You Ink, a series where we show the worst of the worst when it comes to tattoos based off of famous works of art. We’re here to remind you that art is to be created, not replicated–especially if it will forever be on your body.
One of the most controversial pieces in the art world, many consider this piece to be the perfect example of postmodernism. I consider it to be one of the best jokes played on the public in the history of this Earth. Marcel Duchamp took a urinal, laid it on its back, and called it Fountain. Is it art? Who knows? I think the bigger question is, did Duchamp think it was art? And I sleep a little easier at night thinking that he was pointing out the absurdity of postmodernism–the most absurd of all -isms. And it makes me giggle that people got a urinal tattooed on their bodies. Let’s look!
This one doesn’t even look good. The perspective is weird and the shading is horrible. Imagine living the majority of your life with a poorly tatted urinal on your body. Now smile because this isn’t you :)
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Tattoos like this scream “golden shower fetishist.” There’s a target.
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The nature of the tattoo is funny enough so I’m just gonna take a second to appreciate how amazing the artistry is.
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I have never known the level of discomfort that is hairy urinal.
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So there we have it. I hope you all smile a little brighter knowing that multiple people have urinals tattooed on them. I know I am :)
Finally, let me leave you with this:
That’s it for this week folks, and remember: leave the urinals on the wall.
-by Maya
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