The Grim Reaper is undoubtedly used to best effect in that vein of Black’n’Grey dark horror Realism and has more of a colourful pulp feel in New School. Lean Skvll, Eclipse Tattoo, Barcelona, Spain In tattoo it appears in many styles and draws on the symbolism of the cultures in which it is used ranging from American Traditional to Japanese where it is more similar to a demon and disquieting spirit or skeleton stripped of ITS shrivelled old flesh. Austin Maples, Enjoy Tattoos, Los Angeles, USA For the Japanese, skulls and skeletons represent the natural cycle of life and a letting go of superficial desires. In contrast, Japan’s Buddhist tradition heavily influenced the country’s view on the skeleton. What Do Reaper Tattoos Symbolize The grim reaper is most commonly associated with the embodiment of death or the duality of life and death within the human condition.
Uncle Allan, Conspiracy Inc, Berlin, Germany While the Grim Reaper is not a Christian figure or mentioned in the bible, it is not uncommon to see skeleton imagery in churches across Europe. Neil Dransfield, Heartache And Heartbreak Tattooing, Leeds, UK Taylor Crawford, Torch Tattoo, Anaheim, USAīut there are also those humans who try to cling to life and avoid the visit of Death, or defend themselves from Death, offering money or other precious possessions or using trickery in a vain attempt to evade ITs invincible touch. In some mythologies, the Grim Reaper actually brings about the death of the victim by simply coming to get them and taking them to hell. Mirko Colli, On The Road, Follonica, Italy Which is fundamentally what occurs when humans die: they are plucked from this earth. The scythe is an apt image taken from agricultural practices of the time: harvesters used scythes to reap or harvest crops that were ready to be plucked from the earth. Kore Flatmo, PluraBella Studio, Cincinnati, USA It wears a robe that is a reminiscent of the robes that religious figures of the time wore when conducting funeral services. It is presented as a skeleton, symbol of death, representing the human body after it has decayed. Joao Bosco, On The Road, Los Angeles, USA It seems to have appeared in Europe in the 14th century during the world’s worst pandemic, the Black Death. The Grim Reaper is known as the personification of death across many Western mythologies, depicted holding a scythe and thought of as something fearful that collects people’s souls.
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