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Posted 6 months ago Does anyone have tattoos? And do you feel that they are an expession of art? |
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| Posted 6 months ago yes, no, they ARE my art :) Ink, Steel and PMS, that's what little girls are made of |
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| Posted 6 months ago Yes, I believe tattoos can be art... can be an eyesore too if done tastelessly or badly, similar to graphiti that can be street art or ugly tagging. I'm totally squeamish and indecisive so no, I don't personally have tattoos;did some intricate "sharpie" tattoos while I was in college, but always fickle enough to be happy when they wore/washed off and that I never got one of those infections my mother used to go on about from ink on my skin. Henna is a dandy alternative for the likes of me. I like temporary body art myself, not getting permanent eyeliner so I'll have it when I'm 85 either... but that's just me. Live and let live - if your body is your canvas it doesn't hurt me, so fine by me. Unfortunately though, not all folks feel the same. We have two used game/music shops on the main street of my section of town. The one that was there first is generally staffed by rather heavily tattooed darkly clad folks with many piercings, always helpful and nice BTW. Second shop is apparently more main stream... when it was new I asked a fellow mom about the new shop and they proceeded to tell me that no, they weren't sure if the prices were better, and the selection might be slightly less varied... but the new shop wasn't filled with "those creepy weirdos with the tattoos and all that 'extra' jewelry" It so annoyed me that I have never been to the newer shop - I'll stay loyal to the friendly nice people I met first, even though they have no idea that my kids and I are doing it. It's just the right thing to do I think (not that my business is going to change their fortune, but... only do what I can do, put in a good word for them where I can) It amazes me how narrow-minded some people can be, I mean, it's not as if there are penguins behind the counter....;-) Oh look, there are points all over the ground! They must be worth a lot if they are so easy to pick up. ;-) |
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| Posted 6 months ago I have no tattoos, i always think about getting one, think someday I will. I think they are an extension of who you are and one of the most expressive art forms, they go everywhere with you. Always Remember A Smile Doesn't Cost Anything. |
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| Posted 6 months ago No tats. Why ruin a perfectly good canvas ? "The greater danger for most of us lies not in setting our aim too high and falling short; but in setting our aim too low, and achieving our mark." Michelangelo "Why does the eye see a thing more clearly in dreams than the imagination when awake?" Leonardo da Vinci
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| Posted 6 months ago No tats. Why ruin a perfectly good canvas ? "The greater danger for most of us lies not in setting our aim too high and falling short; but in setting our aim too low, and achieving our mark." Michelangelo "Why does the eye see a thing more clearly in dreams than the imagination when awake?" Leonardo da Vinci
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| Posted 6 months ago i waited til i was over 50 before finally deciding on something i'd be happy with. i designed it. it is an expression of art & self. the down side is, i now have more ideas & ink can be addictive. |
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| Posted 6 months ago I have no tats, but almost got a couple last year. They are TOTALLY a form of art...I mean even getting ready in the morning or to go out at night is an art form...unless you just throw on whatever's closest to you. |
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| Posted 6 months ago I have one on the palm side of my wrist, I belive that tattoo's CAN be a form of art. When somebody gets a tat from a stencil I wouldn't call that art as much as a hand draw piece. But those also cost a lot more. |
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| Posted 6 months ago cacoffield87 said: huh? Ink, Steel and PMS, that's what little girls are made of |
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| Posted 6 months ago Tats ARE a 'form of art', but from what I've seen, it appears that they all come from the same sourcebook ... haven't seen a wide range of stylistic approaches to the form ... as for myself ever getting one, let's just say that Homey don't do pain ... I din't say you did it ... I said I was going to blame it on you. |
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| Posted 6 months ago I have a tattoo on my forearm. I waited six years to get it to make sure it was what I wanted. I brought a basic design to the tattoo parlor, and my tattoo ARTIST modified it to make it a better tattoo. The design and original creativity that goes into making tattoo's is art. 100 %. Honestly, I would like to hear why people don't consider tattoo's art...because aside from the fact that you are putting the image on your body, and the fact that the images can be distributed en mass I haven't heard why tattoo's are less than art. |
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| Posted 6 months ago Sure tatto is art.
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| Posted 6 months ago sad, if beautiful is only judged by the surface... |
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| Posted 6 months ago gekko said: sad, if beautiful is only judged by the surface… Who said ONLY...
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| Posted 6 months ago One of the foremost practitioners of the ancient art of tattoo is Don Ed Hardy, a philosopher, historian, painter, and innovator who, on a global scale, has greatly advanced the cultural credibility of his profession. As editor of Tattootime he chronicled and disseminated little-known mythology, anthropology, history, and photo documentation about tattoos. He also spotlights current innovative trends both in technique and content. His goal: to raise artistic standards and extend the range and complexity of symbolism depicted, while reinvestigating and preserving past traditions. The first tattoo artist in America to gain widespread national media attention was Lyle Tuttle, curator of the Tattoo Art Museum in San Francisco and publisher of the Tattoo Historian. In the Sixties Lyle tattooed Janis Joplin, Joan Baez, Peter Fonda and other notables triggering a mini-Renaissance which took tattooing out of the province of bikers and sailors to the middle classes. |
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| Posted 6 months ago KingsKnight said: ya really haven't looked close enough then... check 'em out : Bugs is cubist.... http://bugs.delirio.homeip.net/ Rory is tribal.... http://www.hoboes.com/rori/index.html Guy is bio-mech... http://images.hyperspacestudios.com/guy_gallery_index.html Seth is old school.... http://www.sethciferri.com/ Deano is realistic... http://www.psychotats.com/images/cook/cook_frames.html the reason you don't see a wide range of stylistic approaches walking the streets is because people are sheep :) Ink, Steel and PMS, that's what little girls are made of |
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| Posted 6 months ago "A “beautifull” woman is suddenly not so if I spot some ink." sorry, from that, sounded like an "only" to me. |
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| Posted 6 months ago pixelpusher said: I find this to be one of the biggest benefits of all my ink... those people I probably wouldn't "click" with avoid me to being with... saves time weeding them out :) but Pixel... please don't take this as a personal slam on you, as I did not take what you said personally... it's just the way things are. :) Ink, Steel and PMS, that's what little girls are made of |
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| Posted 6 months ago Have you ever seen the movie tattoo... the tattoo artist kidnaps a successful model that he is infatuated with he takes her prisoner at his place and forces her to be tattooed with a full body sleeve like the Japanese... with her cover girl career ruined she finally accepts her fate as the tattoo artist lover and his masterpiece... CRAZY! but a very cool movie... there is just something just perfect about Woman that are heavily tattooed check out the new trend with Japan Woman getting full body tattoo's... with the american woman there seems some sort of danger or ''preconceived societal notion that says don't touch that it's dangerous'' western views and the puritanical foundations of the US force average people to think in conservative terms when it comes to fashion statements or body adornment for other reasons like to mark a time in ones life... I've met Starr and I think she is a gorgeous woman with all her ink, it's like the facade on a architects masterpiece, or the trim on a classic car... Starr is rather conservative compared to other heavily tattooed woman I've met... AND they just came out with temporary ink that fades when a special laser is passed over it... it was designed for people that want a temporary tattoo like a lovers name... |
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| Posted 6 months ago I have a couple of tattoo's, my most recent is in my portfolio. I think they are expressive, definately art in its own form, they are sexy and suductive, they have a way of making the body stand out. I can't get enouph of them. But ask Blue, she's the expert here. Hey Blue!! :) |
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| Posted 6 months ago poncel71 said: yeah? oh, yeah! listen to poncel... he's right about everything :) Ink, Steel and PMS, that's what little girls are made of |
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| Posted 6 months ago bluestarr, thanks for the great links! I'm still too squeamish and/or fickle for the artform, but some really beautiful work there. On the one hand, spending so much time and money on the process makes me wonder if some folks aren't a little too self-absorbed by their appearance but overwhelming tattoos obviously are not the only manifestation of that in our society, but on the other hand another interesting point.... it's art that people are willing to PAY for, great to see so many artists employed!(go team!) , not that any artists I know have ever had a hard time paying their bills (she whistles nonchalantly as she strolls out of the room ;-) Oh look, there are points all over the ground! They must be worth a lot if they are so easy to pick up. ;-) |
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| Posted 6 months ago This is just a FWIW comment, and is sorta 'off topic', but I place it here just to let folks know about how law enforcement and most psychologists perceive peeps with tats ... their take on it is that a person sportin' a tat is SEVEN TIMES more likely to be agressive and to strike the first blow ... With that as baseline, if you're sportin' a tat and have a 'serious social encounter', might be a good time to remember four li'l words: "Don't taze me, bro!" ... I din't say you did it ... I said I was going to blame it on you. |
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| Posted 6 months ago "their take on it is that a person sportin’ a tat is SEVEN TIMES more likely to be agressive and to strike the first blow …" yeah, I get that alot, it amuses me to no end lol Ink, Steel and PMS, that's what little girls are made of |
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| Posted 6 months ago "On the one hand, spending so much time and money on the process makes me wonder if some folks aren’t a little too self-absorbed by their appearance " As someone who's heavily tattooed and constantly surrounded by the tattooed I have to correct you a little here... I have seen very little evidence that getting that much ink has anything to do with wanting to me more attractive (only instances I can think of are the silly little girls who just turned 18 and want one "cuz they're hot" and they only get a couple, and very small) For most, especially those with lots of ink it's not about what we look like with the tattoos it's a matter of getting them for their own sake. Ink, Steel and PMS, that's what little girls are made of |
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| Posted 6 months ago Oh, I see. I think... maybe. I had a friend once who had like a gazillion pairs of shoes, not because she was vain and oh look at me, but because she adored the things, had to have them for their own sake.... less painful and permanent than tattoos but then again, I don't think she EVER got rid of a pair and they took up closets of space and probably cost alot more too, she had some nice shoes - with tattoos you can only fill your own personal real estate so its a self limiting collection unless you decide to become obese to grow more area to tattoo, but then, if it was already tattooed that wouldn't work would it? They would just stretch. You would have to plot that in advance. So, weird thought, but if you lose weight and tone up, do tattoos do shrinky-dink action? Oh look, there are points all over the ground! They must be worth a lot if they are so easy to pick up. ;-) |
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| Posted 6 months ago So, weird thought, but if you lose weight and tone up, do tattoos do shrinky-dink action? nope... skin doesn't really shrink back, so the ink won't either :) Ink, Steel and PMS, that's what little girls are made of |
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| Posted 6 months ago alhana1977 said: About ½ of my body is tattooed, including a full back piece, and it has never been described as anything BUT intricately designed and meticulously & impeccably applied ART. It took over 6 months just to design, and over 2 years to complete (70 seperate sittings = 200+ hours), and after the first 7 or 8 sittings, pain never re-entered the picture. I used to call my appointments 'pain school', because I would challenge myself as to how long I could go or how much I could take. As you go along, your body endorphins bolster their ability to deal with the pain, and I sometimes literally slept through the lions' share of a 2½ - 3 hour appt., by closing my eyes and, quite effectively', going to my 'happy place'. If you really love your piece, and you are pleased with the talent level and touch of your artist (my artist worked for & learned a great deal from Ed Hardy in S.F., and now works with Art Bell up in Seattle), it then pretty much becomes a matter of rote behaviour in regard to your body's reaction to it, and a non-issue in your mind. I have won awards on severeal occassions for this piece (regrettably, always 2nd place), and I don't publicly 'peacock' it around, because quite frankly, the fact that it is mine and mine alone, and can NEVER be replicated is more than enough gratification for me. Most of it was done WITHOUT outline, and the colour blends are (I have been told), superb. A tattoos intrinsic artistic properties are, I guess, relative to the artist, the person in the chair, and ultimately to the viewer/perceiver. I guess it's just a matter of personal taste, conviction, dedication and commitment, but I could NOT be more delighted with the end result, and I will NEVER stop. Also, as is NOT the case with most things in life, you CAN (and will) 'take it with you when you go'! Tattoos, as a rule, be they good or bad, are an expression of something you feel strongly about . . . the artistic quality therein, at least in part, is as often as not the luck of the draw (in addition, of course, to the aforementioned factors). Tattoos used to be 'en vogue', but then slowly acquired a certain stigma to them, primarily, I believe, due to the over-abundance of shoddily done stuff like jailhouse tattoos, but have now again become a prevalent and widely accepted art form within society, as most people can now tell the difference between a jailhouse tattoo and a tattoo that someone spent hundreds of hours and thousands of dollars on. But again, I'm not tyrin' to sell the home-game . . . I'm just stating that it is usually a matter of personal preference and taste (or lack thereof). As large pieces ARE, for the most part permanent, they should be very well thought out, and not done as an impulse-driven thing, spurred on by vanity, the quest for attention, or a transient mindset that is subject to change as you get older. I do consider them as ART, if done properly and for the right reasons, and I will never regret my decision(s) to become (as my VERY religious Grandfather once VEHEMENTLY referred to), a 'walking comic book'! They definitely aren't for everyone, and come with a veritable plethora of multi-faceted 'Samsonite', but if one is secure within one's self BEFORE getting ink, then they will likely remain so WITHOUT it going to their head. ( to borrow from the ever-prophetic Bob Marley, "Open your eyes, and look within . . . . . . . Are you satisfied, with the life you're livin'"?) If so, and the parameters of your lifestyle allow you the gratuity of tattoos not getting in the way of your job, etc., then, if so inclined, give it a whirl. However, if you're not satisfied with your first tattoo - or if the mere idea of it scares the hell out of you - then mehndi (temporary henna tattoos) may be the way to go! :) Wow! Long answer to a short question, eh? Condensed answer: yes, I have tattoos, and yes, they are an expression of (not only) art, but things within my soul that I never want to let slip away. Sava? :) |
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| Posted 6 months ago Typo = I inadvertantly referred to AARON Bell as Art Bell . . . my bad . . . I guess I had typed the word art so many times, that that one slipped right past me!
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