Exploring the Tattoo: AP Drawing SI
Inquiry: What, if any, is the significance in the images people choose to permanently tattoo onto their bodies?
Elders
14.5 in x 12.25 in
Idea(s): Investigation of Whang Od Oggay, a 101-year-old traditional tattoo artist from the Philippines.
Materials: Cardboard, rubber practice skin, tattoo ink, tattoo machine, varnish
Not the End
15 in x 12 in
Idea(s): Some survivors of suicide attempts get a semicolon tattoo to represent the continuation of an end.
Materials: Cardboard, construction paper, newspaper, rubber practice skin, tattoo ink, tattoo machine
The Seasoned Hitman
8.75 in x 11 in
Idea(s): Teardrop tattoos symbolize a life the person has taken. The subject is aiming through a rifle scope.
Materials: Pencil, ink, paper, acrylic paint
Maori Study
21 in x 18 in
Idea(s): Study of traditional Maori women’s tā moko
Materials: Cardboard, paper, acrylic paint, varnish, tattoo ink marker
The Lovers/The Fool
18 in x 24 in
Idea(s): Portrays impulsive matching couple’s tattoos, and how they are said to curse a new relationship.
Materials: Spray paint, watercolor paper, rubber practice skin, tattoo ink, tattoo machine, varnish
Material
18.5 in x 15.5 in
Idea(s): A physical collage of what my materials look like, various items and tools attached with spray glue.
Materials: Spray adhesive, rubber gloves, tracing paper, permanent marker, tattoo ink, cardboard, needles
Why overcomplicate things?
10.5 in x 11 in
Idea(s): Minimalist print of shapes found in line tattoos, with more detailed continuous line drawings.
Materials: woodcut, printing ink, permanent marker
My Tattoo
2 in x 4 in
Materials: Rubber practice skin, tattoo ink, tattoo gun
Process photos
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