Hello contestants! We're back for the final round of the 2015 Birthday Contest, designing a tattoo for an Enchanted Doll! Tomorrow one of these 3 finalists will be awarded the price - a resin Enchanted Doll!
The Top 3 finalists are:
1) Ran J
"This tatoo inspired from Medical Anatomy and Narcissism. I use the skeleton(the spine and the sphenoid bone) to express the aesthetic of medical. In most cases the skeleton symbled horrible, death, aim or painful, but an artist has no necessary to follow the dominant ideology . The skeleton maybe can be symbled regularity and calmless.
Narcissus is a typical flower to symbled the narcissism in Greek mythology, so I use this image on the doll, I’m a girl and I appreciate female’s body.(…wrrrry God…terrible…hope my english can be better T_T)
The color: I used the classic cobalt blue of ED tatoo on the doll. I don’t know other screen of percinal computer, but it looks blue color on my computer at less."
2) AmalEmbrace
"A series of images exploring the idea of tattoos being a visual impression left on the skin by the sensation of being held, either in tenderness, or force. The tattoos could be indicative of the emotional ‘scarring’ of abuse, or a lingering memory of a loved one’s touch.
With our bodies we have the power to restrain, dominate and oppress – but, not exclusively as this can be done mentally also, perhaps going unnoticed by appearance. Both love and abuse leave marks, whether physical or not.
There are many limiting factors of touch, such as time and distance. We can’t be touched by those who are absent, but that may not lessen their ‘hold’ upon us. Likewise, the burning desire to feel the touch of a loved one who is not present is like having their absence etched upon the skin.
An embrace can be fatal, but can also save and restore life. The same pair of hands; two antithetical outcomes. How is it that an act of intimacy can have the potential to both harm or comfort in equal measures?"
3) Kiersten V
"The series of tattoos I have designed are inspired by tragedies currently afflicting our world. Women in the Middle East have been permanently scarred by acid being thrown on them for various insults or offenses they have committed. The victim could be attacked for refusing an arranged marriage, not wearing proper religious attire, or dishonoring their family. Worse, the attacks are often committed by close family members or neighbors. Sadly, reports of these terrible assaults are increasingly being found outside of the Middle East, in regions such as Europe and the United States.
Each of my designs was inspired by a real woman who has been marred from these atrocities. My goal was to create tattoos that would bring these horrific crimes to light, and generate awareness for these suffering women. At the same time, instead of focusing on their scars as something realistic and horrifying, I desired to turn them into something beautiful and intricate. This way, the designs reflect the unique beauty that is present inside each of the courageous victims."
Wow, that was a difficult decision. I had given myself a headache thinking about it, and I still need to choose just one winner tomorrow! Which design do you think should take the prize?