Monday, May 19, 2014

Flowers Tattoos And Hawaiian Flower Tattoos

By Darren Hartley


Flowers tattoos may carry different meanings from culture to culture. Similar designs may have different meanings when seen in the context of Japanese tattoo art and Mexican tattoo art. Getting hold of the wanted design, capturing the desired meaning associated with the design and being amenable to any possible additional connotations attributable to a certain flower, are prerequisites to getting a flowers tattoo.

Empathic flowers tattoos represent many interpretations and symbols, the number of which only approximates the number of flowers in the world. For what they symbolize, and also for the cultures they are tied to, lotus tattoos have been regarded as among the most popular flowers tattoos today. Among the symbolic meanings of the lotus flower are knowledge, understanding, enlightenment and life.

Very common in Japanese tattoo art is the cherry blossom tattoo. These flowers tattoos reflect a very unique Japanese trait, known as mono no aware, i.e., the pathos of things or an empathy towards things. These flowers are often depicted as falling petals being carried by the wind.

The hibiscus flower is a form of popular Hawaiian flower tattoos. It symbolizes royalty, power and respect. The hibiscus became associated with the ruling class, after it has been often worn by the old kings and queens of the Hawaiian islands.

Proclaimed as the state flower of the Hawaiian island, the hibiscus is also a representation of purity. Many of the natives wear these Hawaiian flower tattoos as a public declaration of their loyalty to their pretty island.

Simultaneously, the hibiscus flower tattoo can hold multiple meanings. The interpretation of the tattoo is usually influenced by the context of the tattoo. When appearing in a Japanese sleeve tattoo, these Hawaiian flower tattoos would take on the meaning gentle, rather than power or respect.

Women have a preference for Hawaiian flower tattoos because of their associations to beauty and femininity. Another Hawaiian flower, the plumeria or birds of paradise, carry with it the symbol for feminine ideals including serenity or a general apathy for natural surroundings.




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