Celtic Tattoo Art History

The Celtic art form has been around for thousands of years and it is one that I like in Celtic tattoos with all the many designs and Celtic knot work you see in various tattoo designs, the Celts transferred their unique designs into many areas of their life, in jewelry, weapons and other metal items such as shields and broaches, although they were quite handy in battle as warriors, today they are much remembered for their Celtic art from artefact's surviving today from Ireland and in the UK, but also as far a field as north America.

Not much is recorded about Celtic history, but it seems after a certain period in history, the art form of the Celts seemed to become inspired for certain art movements, although it is hard to know if these influences we

The symbols of the Celtic design have evolved over the years, but the designs remain as intricate as they were many years ago and quite possibly modern Celtic designs are even more complex with the knot work especially in tattoo art designs.

When stone and metal work way back in history was popular was when Celtic tattoos were at their height and in Ireland Celtic tattoos are considered the place were they were from, the Trinity College in Dublin houses many old documents with Celtic writing and symbols found in these ancient manuscripts, which seem to suggest that writing and an art was one central thing.

The classic Celtic design is of loops and swirls that never end, which is supposed to symbolize a never ending cycle of death and rebirth, but with this being the most popular Celtic tattoo design is also the hardest to tattoo as it does take a bit of practice with drawing the knot work so that it all interconnects correctly, but fortunately there are some good books on the subject.

Although there are some variations featuring animals which means that the strands of Celtic bands end with tails, heads or feet or hooves.

Although the actual meaning of knotted Celtic tattoos can't be pinned down with a literal translation, but the general idea is that the interlacing of each knot represents a repetition of spiritual and physical elements of life, love and faith and the deeper connection could have been personalized with each design for Celtic heritage but also an emotional attachment.

The Celts were spread out mainly in three groups in Welsh, Scots and Irish descent and back in the days of clans carried with it a pride of heritage with tattoo designs that would later pay tribute to their ancestors.

If you are considering getting a Celtic tattoo, then you will have to find a good tattoo artist who has done a large body of Celtic designs in the past, and quite often they have researched well the history of the Celtic art form and together with that they have a steady hand and a brilliant eye for detail and tattoo line art placement.