Tattoo Art Flows into Mainstream Ads
By Azam Ahmed
Summary:
Tattoos, originally a form of self expression, has now become a way of advertising. Tattoos are now all over magazines, in commercials, and modeling. People in them also have tattoos that are advertising exactly what the advertisements are about, becoming a human advert, thus standing out more. Tattoo artist are being hired by companies to tattoo people who will star in their advertisements. Many tattoo artist view the ones being hired by companies as sell outs, as they aren't doing what they want.
Analysis:
These various forms of advertising are making tattoos become more common and acceptable than before. They have desensitized people to tattoos, and peoples reactions to tattoos aren't as outrageous as before, and people with tattoos are also getting modeling jobs purely for their tattoos.
Should advertisements use tattoos as a way of showing off their products?
Should people allow themselves to be used as human advertisements, as well as should tattoo artist be willing to do such work?
Ahmed, Azam. "Tattoo Art Flows into Mainstream Ads." Chicago Tribune (Chicago, IL). 08 Mar 2007: n.p. SIRS Renaissance. Web. 26 Feb 2012.
I think this brings up an interesting argument. Personally I feel that no matter how wrong it is for companies to advertise through tattoo's on human "adverts" ,as you said, It is ultimatley the decision of those being used for advertisement whether or not to get the tattoo. People, in this case, have the right to do what they want with their bodies, and if they truly WANT to advertise for a company, then by all means go ahead. But It shouldn't be norm for advertisement in society.
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