[quote]elliot007 wrote:
““I have a personal dislike for the artists that crank out half-ass art, or the dorks that rush in, pick out a piece of flash art, get it done and wear a piece of shit tattoo indefinitely””
this is mainly my point
and yes, sluts existed before the bullseye tattoo, now they just have a clear signal
i dont think peole with tats lack morals, far from, most people with tats now remind me of yuppies who start riding hogs on weekends when they are 45
outlaws are now mainstream
jesus christ, go to drudgereport and look at the tats justin timberlake is sporting
that is the shit that annoys me[/quote]
Well, I do not think one could call all people with tats “mainstream”. Someone with facial tats and 2ga labret piercing is not mainstream, no matter where you are.
Most people in America are on some sort of diet. Does that make the Velocity Diet mainstream? A lot of people exercise, would that make Fat to Fire mainstream? Do the ladies at Curves compare in any way to Mariusz?
Certain actions may be somewhat commonplace, however it is the individuals who excel, those who take it to exciting extremes, who take something and make it special.
Here are some tats that are not mainstream:
http://apocalypsetattoo.com/gallery/view_photo.php?set_albumName=benjamin&id=STACY_2
http://www.darkimages.com/artists/3/tattoos/2164/2164.jpg
http://www.darkimages.com/artists/3/tattoos/441/441.jpg
http://www.darkimages.com/artists/5/tattoos/2458/2458.jpg
http://www.darkimages.com/artists/5/tattoos/2238/2238.jpg
http://apocalypsetattoo.com/gallery/view_photo.php?set_albumName=yushi&id=tourou_nagashi
There are artists and collectors who are really taking the community to new levels. Filip Leu, Paul Booth, the Kern brothers, Anil Gupta, Guy Aitchison, Michele Wortman, Bob Tyrell, Joe Capobianco, Tom Renshaw, Robert Hernandez. These names are comparable to Schwarzeneggar, Yates, Ahola, Kazmeier, Mills, and Samuelsson. Saying that the tattoos that these artists do are average or mainstream, is like saying the same about the above names of strength and physique.
Come to a tattoo convention and look around. You’ll see many people who aren’t in the norm at all.
As for a placement being unoriginal; there is finite space on the body. Eventually you run out of space, so avoiding a spot because it is “unoriginal” is kind of silly.