Tattoos That Shouldn't Get to Count as Art

Tattoos that aren’t always art.

Not all tattoos meet the standard by which one might categorize them as art, although they are artistic expressions regardless of the final result.

The following collection of tattoo images seems to be the result of the person who entrusted their skin to the artist's poor execution, a terrible design, or a lack of skill.

It's common to see tattoos with spelling mistakes, poorly executed drawings, words arranged in strange ways, or bad tattoos that don't convey a meaningful message.

Other tattoos can be considered confusing due to the use of absurd phrases or the incomprehensible meaning of the tattoo artist. Tattoos often have a personal meaning, but they cannot always be considered art in every case.

Wording

The wording on this girl's tattoo.

One God

A local shop's Instagram ad.

Bad Boy

“What you guys thinking about this bad boy?”

Joke

"Thought it was a joke. Saw on Facebook."

Disaster

“This looks like a disaster in more ways than one.”

Snake & Flowers

Snake that disconnects.

Poor Lion

"Poor lion. Found at Intagram from a local studio."

All Time Worst

New all time worst.

Stencil Needed

Maybe use a stencil next time.

Wrist Tattoos

“I’ve got a headache now. Someone I know got these wrist tattoos.”

Tiger

“I’m a scawwy tigew.”

Sea Horse

“I see we are posting our own bad tattoos.”

Alabama

“I never been so sure this came from Alabama.”

Under the Influence

“Here’s my contribution. I got it a long time ago under the influence.”

Frostmourne

He got frostmourne tattoed on his back.

Local Nextdoor

“From my local nextdoor.”

Four Fingers

"Found this on Instagram in my area. Hope he got the four.”

Brownie Points

Brownie points to whoever can decode each one.

Redemption

Bad tattoo redemption.

3 AM Tattoo

"A tattoo my friend did on my thigh at 3 AM last night."

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