Monday, May 19, 2014

Tattoo Artists Gaining Their Starts From Schools

By Bob Oliver


Not until recently have I fully understood the level of care that tattoo artists take in their work. When it comes to the many canvases that can be utilized, human skin is among the most sensitive and ink, unless medical procedures are done, is as permanent as can be imagined. It's hard to deny, though, that this is becoming more of a favorable field for artists to get into. If you were to enroll in one of many schools that support creativity, perhaps you'll come out with a similar level of interest.

Inland Valley Daily Bulletin published an article that spoke about how these types of schools are seeing increases in students becoming tattoo artists. This is especially interesting when considering the idea that, for many years, tattoos were not regarded as "fine art." While tattoos may not reach that level anytime soon, it's hard to deny that they are trendy with particular audiences. The ability to learn about this type of medium is not just relegated to novices looking to earn degrees, either.

Did you know that there are tattoo artists that have actually gone to college in order to become even better at this field? The article made mention of Nemeico Lopez, who was already an established artist but enrolled in classes in order to become even better. Lopez made a tremendous amount of money from his clients and used it in order to stay in school and learn more. It's clear that Lopez's devotion to better himself at his craft is noteworthy, to say the least.

Sergio Sanchez, who is both a tattoo artist and fine painter, talked about the fundamentals of art as they are, "the only things that you can control," while attempting to recreate a particular design. This goes for just about any medium that can be imagined, tattoo artistry or what have you. There are various fundamentals to consider as well, shape and value being only a couple of examples to consider. Seeing as how they are needed in order to create art, in all senses, the idea of education is made that much broader.

Can tattoos be seen as "fine art" by the masses? While I have a good feeling that this will be debated for some time to come, I have no doubt that very few will be able to argue with the discipline that is involved with the creation of tattoos. After all, there are many different elements that help to make tattoos come to fruition, whether you realize this or not. Seeing as how the customer trusts the artist, and vice versa, the article's mention of tattoo artistry being a "giving experience" is very accurate.




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