It can be quite difficult to have your creativity on tap : balancing client expectations and artistic practice in the tattoo industry
Barbour, Kim 2013, It can be quite difficult to have your creativity on tap : balancing client expectations and artistic practice in the tattoo industry, in Projections - Proceedings of WCCA'2013 - VI World Congress on Communication and Arts, COPEC – Science and Education Research Council, Geelong, Vic., pp. 2-7.
Tattoo artists work in a commission structure. Their artistic practice, possibly more than in any other creative career, requires the complete approval of the client prior to the creation of the final work. An unsatisfactory tattoo cannot be on-sold, discarded or easily replaced. Rarely can a tattooer practice their art without external participation. Therefore, tattoo artists come up with a number of strategies to manage their client base to ensure that the art they are asked to create satisfies both the client and their own artistic skills and preferences. Drawing on phenomenological research conducted for my PhD investigating artistic persona, this paper will explore the strategies tattoo artists use to construct their portfolios, manage the tattoo consultation and design process, and develop their own artistic skills, in order to build a successful and rewarding career in the tattoo industry.
ISSN
2317-1707
Language
eng
Field of Research
200102 Communication Technology and Digital Media Studies 190599 Visual Arts and Crafts not elsewhere classified
Socio Economic Objective
970119 Expanding Knowledge through Studies of the Creative Arts and Writing
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