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Counterculture Art Forms

Art is expression. It comes in many forms and is used in many ways. Coexisting with society (which forces us to conform to its “strictly business” style), is a “no holds barred” type of counterculture. In response to society’s dress codes, standards, and unwritten laws, a counterculture of tattoos, piercings, alternative hair-styles and clothing styles flourishes in every downtown, fashion runway, modern record, and popular magazine, and is spreading quickly to the bodies and closets of today’s youth. The art forms of counterculture are pushing the social envelope and are on the cutting edge of controversy.
Tattoos and peircings have been present for many years in many cultures, but today they are controversial forms of art. In a society based on practicality with a slight influence of creativity, these expressive art forms are placing a social stigma on those who display their artwork. Many people, especially older members of our American society, seem to think...

Posted by: Sean Wilson

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