The artist that I compare my work with the most is Norman “Sailor Jerry” Collins. For many years, I have studied his work and the style of the old school tattoo as I have always planned on becoming a tattoo artist myself. Now that I have finally begun my tattoo apprenticeship, I truly appreciate the similarities and differences that Collins and myself share. The first similarity that comes to mind is the general visual structure of our art. I tend to use a limited palette of colors in my tattoo art with emphasis on shading and shadows to create depth. In the early days of tattooing there were only a limited number of tattoo ink colors for the artist to choose from but they were able to make all shades of gray by diluting black ink. This made careful shading of the tattoo very important to convey depth and make the tattoo stand out more than a flattened design. Another visual continuity is the use of black outlines in the designs. The majority of tattoos in the Old School style contain bold black outlines. This made them easy to reproduce as stencils, which would be put on to the skin with an acetate stencil and outlined in black ink before being colored and shaded (Hellenbrand, 2002). Many of my current designs hold true to this format, but it is also where I plan on changing. The visual aspects of tattoos have changed and evolved enormously since the days of Sailor Jerry, and it is one of the things that excites me the most. There are so many more styles now that it would be impossible to just do Old School tattoos. This means that I will be learning many more styles of the art form and hopefully creating a few of my own. Visually, anything that can be put on paper can now be put into skin. While I am not tattooing yet, w... ... middle of paper ... ...o artists, or “scratchers” as he called them, and very few quality artists (Hardy, 2005). Being a quality artist allowed him to continue his career long after the scratchers moved on and I believe the same thing is happening today. There are many tattoo artists but few truly great ones, and soon people will recognize great tattoo art and will not settle for anything but the best. The social atmosphere surrounding tattoos has changed drastically since the 1960’s when Collins was tattooing sailors and roughnecks in his backstreet tattoo shop. Tattoos in general have become more socially acceptable with the old saying of “everyone from soccer moms to doctors has tattoos.” While they still have a ways to go before being completely accepted in the public’s eye, I feel privileged to live in a time when becoming a tattoo artist doesn’t automatically make me an outsider.
Arthur Keller was a very talented artist; he painted using live models, and worked well with charcoal, acrylics, oils, pastels, watercolor and pencil. Keller was able to bring a realistic look to his paintings, using shadows, patterns, details, and shading. Although he is not alive anymore, his paintings will be around forever.
The perception of tattoos and those wearing them has varied in societies since tattoos first started being used. Some of the reasons people had/have tattoos include: therapy, protection, homage, memory, religion, or a dumb mistake. In historic cases, tattoos were used as a way to communicate with others, and were a common occurrence in most societies throughout history. Schildkrout states “There is no culture in which people do not, or did not paint, pierce, tattoo, reshape, or simply adorn their bodies (Schildkrout).”Since modern technology has made tattoos relatively affordable, faster and slightly less painful to receive, tattooing has shifted from select groups to “everyone else”. There are no specific groups for tattoos anymore, they are seen everywhere on all types of people and are less discriminated agains...
Tattooing is the art of marking the skin with indelible patterns, pictures, or legends by making pricks and inserting colored ink. The word itself has its origins in the South Pacific. The art had been referred to as pricking, scarring, or staining until explorer Captain James Cook encountered the indigenous peoples of Tahiti. (Wilkinson 6)
When it comes to being a great artist in the field, you can't say enough about the importance of acquiring the fundamental tattooing techniques.
Americans have been continuously encouraged to support and appreciate art. People are taught to appreciate paintings from a young age. They are informed that being unique is all right. Inventiveness and self-expression are continually being supported. Then, why are people so judgmental when they see an individual with tattoos? Numerous individuals decide to cover their bodies with tattoos. In fact, Jon Kelly, states in BBC News Magazine that, “Tattoos are more popular than ever, but workers can be dismissed from or denied jobs for the reason of their body modifications.” Although people have tattoos, it does not mean they have been in a gang or are violent, and it does not infer that they are not as competent or accomplishing as an individual without a tattoo. Tattoos are not character qualities. However, individuals with tattoos may not be considered for specific occupations, just for the reason that they make decisions with their own bodies; and they may be judged.
Starting off as juices and markings, tattoos were nothing more than ways of identification and personalization. Rubbing juices extracted from plants onto your face and arms is the most notable to people. Also using bone needles and pigments to tattoo in a more modern fashion was common. Ancient descendants used what they had and although it wasn’t painless and easy, it worked.
Once considered taboo, tattoos have shed the social outcast stigma once associated with getting inked. One might even say tattoos have become trendy.
General narratives, themes, characters, symbols, and societal views are all still reasons why tattoos are seen as ugly. By altering the way the general public perceives tattoos through the use of positive media and revised storytelling/narrative, tattoos could become more acceptable and even beautiful in today’s society.
Symbolism and meaning is by far one of the most important aspects of the tattoo industry. “The abstract emotions and human awareness of emotions show what really is going on in ones life (Johnson)”. For that reason tattooing is a form of self-expression, and can stand for literal interpretations. For the most part these interpretations are the conveying of spiritual meaning, or marking milestones such as life or death” (Johnson). For those who think tattooing is just for looks or put a bad judgment on it, should also realize that ones personal interest reflects upon their lives. “Many individuals get their first tattoos during adolescence or young adulthood.”(Bravermark) Due to the mainstream culture, these traditions traditionally associate with stereotypes. Stereotypes defiantly have a huge impact on life. Which leads to the next point? Whether flaunted or hidden, sought as art or brought out on a whim, the tattoo has left a huge impact on generation after generation.
No matter where you look you will always see someone in today 's pop culture with a tattoo. Today there are more people with tattoos in the mainstream of life that have tattoos, then there were back 40 years ago. Now a days there are actually more young wom-en with tattoos rather than there are men. People with tattoos now age from eighteen years old to twenty-five years old, that’s more than one third of America 's young adults. Tattoos years ago were more seen as trashy or seemed to found on unsuccessful people. Back forty years ago you wouldn’t have seen tattoos on women by any means necessary, but you 'd see them on the sol-diers or sailors or people in the armed forces. I suppose you could say after the Vietnam War tat-toos popped up in more place than people knew of. Soldiers would get tatted to show off some patriotism, while want to be soldiers would go get their names tatted on themselves in the alpha-bet from the Vietnam language. Now Tattoos have hit it off in the pop cultural society rather than in the subcultural society. Tattoo shops and TV series have been hitting the main TV net-works, and even showing up all over towns. Tattoo studios have their own shows on TV, for ex-ample there 's Miami Ink, Tattoos after dark and many more. Social Media networks have millions of tattoo followers. Facebook and twitter have places on the websites for people to advertise their business on the website. That’s how most of the tattoo businesses get he word out about their art work and their people that actually do the work. “It comes as no surprise that the tattoo industry is the sixth fastest-growing retail business in America, as determined by the U.S. News & World Report. This has obviously translated to online interest as well, as there are more than 147 million tattoo related searches each month on Google.” (Thobo-Carlsen)What made tattoos become this
Tattooing has changed and grown rigorously over the past couple centuries. The practice of tattooing is an ancient one dating back to about 4000 B.C. and is worldwide in its distribution (Roenigk 179). Tattooing has grown to now be considered a mainstream activity and is no longer confined to prison populations, sailors, and gang members. Tattooed bodies now include adolescents, career women, and college students (Millner 425). Throughout all these years, tattoos have been used as protection against danger, as love charms, to restore youth, to ensure good health and long life, to accomplish fertility, to bring about the death to an enemy, to cure an illness, to insure a happy afterlife, and even to acquire supernatural power. Although countless studies have been implemented to try to reign in just how much tattooing is widespread, Atkinson sums it all up when he says, “For the most part, though, we still know very little about contemporary tattoo enthusiasts’ fascination with this body project, cultural sensibilities about the practice, or collectively shared understandings of tattoo art.” (4). Tattoos, being complex visuals of body art, have a different meaning to each individual that is deeper than what it appears, whether it be a symbol of survival, a memorial, a memory, or a result of a drunken stupor; however, not all permanent markings are ones that should be shared and forever imprinted on your body.
Tattooing became popular with the "high society" people in the lat 1800s, including women and royalty in England and the United States. It started out being very popular in England and then its appeal "jumped the pond" to the United States. Martin H...
It was not too long ago that I got my first tattoo. I wanted a tattoo for so long and when my eighteenth birthday came around I was finally allowed to get one. I remember how excited I was to have one and show it off. I thought to myself this tattoo is now a part of me, it expresses my individuality, and I was proud of it. I would show my tattoo off whenever I could and all the reactions from family, friends, even complete strangers were positive. I realized how fortunate I was to have a tattoo in this day and age because positive views and acceptance of this modification have not always been common in the society we live in. In the past, America has had negative views about tattoos, and the change from what tattoos meant and were used for in the past to what they are today did not happen over night. A couple decades ago having a tattoo could have put me into categories like unitelligent, criminal, or freak. People wouldn't care to get to know me, I would be in freak shows and circuses with the other tattooed people, and the American society wouldn't see my tattoo as a form of expression or originality. Luckily in recent years tattoos have seen an increase in popularity. Today, tattoos are becoming more mainstream and more is being done to show tattooed and non-tattooed people are no different than one another. Tattoos should no longer be seen as something negative, and that those with tattoos are different or rebellious and irresponsible. Instead tattoos should be looked at artistically and seen as something creative and positive.
In a bygone era tribes from all over the world have tattooed members of their group as part of their way of life. Whether it be a spiritual reason, a coming of age, a religious ceremony, or a celebration of an achievement in life.
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