Monday, 8 August 2016

Direction #2

04.08.16

In order to determine where I'd like to take this project I have researched and uncovered some reasons and justifications that people have for getting tattoos. I found more information on this than anticipated so have extracted some of the key points to help me decide where I'd like to take the assignment.

Reasons for getting tattoos:
  • attention
  • self-expression
  • artistic freedom
  • rebellion
  • personal narratives
  • reminders - people, past, sayings
  • spiritual/cultural traditions
  • sexual motivation
  • addiction
  • impulsiveness
  • social branding
  • to promote identity
  • affiliation/identification with a group
  • to tell stories
  • to hide behind
  • feeling unique as an individual
  • aesthetics - beauty, fashion, art
  • for a feeling of control
  • anchoring ones self
  • physical endurance
  • adrenaline
  • resistance/protest





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