tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8429207.post113442524872751920..comments2023-11-02T10:00:08.220-05:00Comments on Sui Generis: Tattoos are art. Temporary tattoos aren't.Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8429207.post-78387758102127489952011-03-30T08:54:22.416-05:002011-03-30T08:54:22.416-05:00Permanance and art are two different things. A tem...Permanance and art are two different things. A temporary is just as much of someone's work as getting one ingraved in the flesh. It might seem more fascinating of the idea of an actual tattoo over a temporary, but in any sense, it doesn't matter if it's on skin, washes off, or on a piece of paper..it's still art.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8429207.post-1134592387727229392005-12-14T14:33:00.000-06:002005-12-14T14:33:00.000-06:00You're right! We don't really have an argument, b...You're right! We don't really have an argument, because I never said that permanence was a necessary feature of all art, just of tattoo art. Permanence "makes tattoos a powerful art form" but I recognize and enjoy many forms of temporary art--graffiti comes to mind, for example.<BR/><BR/>I'm glad I was able to clarify that. Although I also enjoyed the debate; it helped me to clarify the point in my own mind. Now get back to your exams!Sui Generishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14752239280047767638noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8429207.post-1134505388293431642005-12-13T14:23:00.000-06:002005-12-13T14:23:00.000-06:00Mere pretty drawings are not art. But Goya, Da Vi...Mere pretty drawings are not art. But Goya, Da Vinci, and van Gogh's sketches are no mere pretty drawings! <BR/><BR/>"Sometimes there is beauty, even art, in the ephemeral." Agreed, wholeheartedly!<BR/><BR/>"the same tattoo artist could do a wonderful piece on someone in marker instead of tattoo ink, and it would be the same great work." Disagreed. Great work? Quite possibly. The same? No.<BR/><BR/>When Pollock accidentally spilled some paint on the floor, it was not art. But when he deliberately spattered canvases and called them art, then he had something revolutionary. It's a poor analogy, but I can't think of anything that compares to the living art of tattoo. <BR/><BR/><A HREF="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Mehndi.jpg" REL="nofollow">Mehndi</A> is a beautiful temporary body art with a great tradition, but authentic Indian mehndi is as far above mass produced 'henna stickers' as tattoos are set apart from 'temporary' tattoos.Sui Generishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14752239280047767638noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8429207.post-1134485363281462232005-12-13T08:49:00.000-06:002005-12-13T08:49:00.000-06:00Dave, I think that permanence propels tattoos from...Dave, I think that permanence propels tattoos from merely pretty drawings on the skin to a "higher art <I>form</I>"... a good tattoo artist is needed to produce quality <I>art</I>. Like any other form, some (most?) individual tattoos suck. <BR/><BR/>I don't get The Gates personally, but then I've never even been to NYC so what do I know.Sui Generishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14752239280047767638noreply@blogger.com