TV: Ink Master

[RedShirtGuy]

Whilst I have no tattoos (a promise I made 23 years ago, and I'm a man of my word...except for that one of Neil on my butt...) I've always wanted one and carried around a drawing of mine for a few years in my early 20's of a back piece I wanted.

Anyhoo...I've been binging big time on Ink Master...so many fails in skill, tactics and personalities, but also so many awesome pieces of art.

Anyone else into it?


Personal highlights: Seasons 5 and 8 (so far). There's some drama and honest surprises in S5. S8 has some funny quips between Peck and Nunez and GO GIRLS!!!!!
Season 6 also had some pretty great moments...yay Chris and honor/tactics

The Ink Master Redemption series is also not bad for a quick recap/re-tatt of previous fails and some epic tantrums from both artists and canvases.

Dave Navaro's forced/repeated script gives me the freaking irrits, but aside from that...it's like Masterchef for Art

[rwbuild]

I detest tats with a passion

[RedShirtGuy]

I did have a long diatribe about my reasons (for no tatt)/value of art/name recognition...but to put it simply, and most certainly without personal criticism (coz, y'know, I AM neutral and accepting about most everything)....why Ray? I'm genuinely, and non-critically, interested....as I am with most others' opinions.

[rwbuild]

Several reasons, not all applicable to every tat individual, each has there own reason
1. Low self esteem of recipient
2. Want to be accepted as one of the crowd
3. Want to be noticed and stand out
4. Like getting in your face
5. Think more of themselves rather than others
6. Its not natural, the body is perfect in its own form, warts and all
7. Age does not enhance the images
8. A lot of the "messages" are crude, vulgar and disrespectful
9. The position of some of the tats is questionable
10. For those that get them where they cant see them without the use of a mirror.......go figure that one

I know others will ridicule me but these are my reasons and no one has to agree.

[BobL]

SWMBO is an avid fan of tattoo shows. But then again she watches all manner of hoarding, weddings, weight-loss, makeover, baking, talentless, unreality TV etc so it's nothing unusual.

I'm the opposite, I'm a channel flicker, round and round the channels for about 20 minutes once a day and then give up and go find something else to do.
I find it real hard to watch more than about a 1/4 of a movie in one sitting.
As far as tattoo shows go, I have watched about 2 minutes worth and that should last me for as long while.

As far as Tatts go I've never felt the urge and others can of course do what they wish.

One reason I thought "Die Scum" might make a good forehead tattoo would be you'd probably be permanently exempted from jury duty but unfortunately if you stared at the wrong person for a fraction of a second too long you also might regret it.

[rustynail]

Chap rolled up at our door the other day, covered in tats and a face only a blind mother could love.
He was brandishing a red purse - my wife's! "I think you may have lost this."
The $500 was still inside. My wife had not noticed the purse missing.
Never judge a book by its cover.

[Sturdee]

I don't personally like tats, swore I would never have them.

But then about 7 years ago I got 7 in one session, being the aiming dots for the radiation treatment I was to undergo to fight my cancer.

Still have the tats but not going to show them.

Peter.

[Fuzzie]

I knew a guy once who had a couple and he had his own ambivalent opinion of them. He was however forthcoming on liking the process of getting a tat. He enjoyed the pain of going under the needle. I suggested he should just get a regular leg wax instead.

One of the many things I don't understand is rather pretty girls getting random ugly tats that have no symmetry and clash with just about any outfit they wear. The same girls seem to be blind to the tats when they are primping and preening about an outfit, its colour balance and the accessories. Go figure!

[cava]

Leviticus 19:28New King James Version (NKJV)

28 You shall not make any cuttings in your flesh for the dead, nor tattoo any marks on you: I am the Lord.

[NCArcher]

Politics and religion have no place here.
RSG, I have a couple of seasons of Miami Ink on DVD. Bought them for $1 from a video store that was closing down. Really enjoyed them. Very entertaining.
Two of my kids have tattoos, the third isn't old enough yet and I think they, for the most part, look great. I don't have any...yet....but there are a few in the future.

[Gabriel]

I have to say that I have zero interest in getting a tattoo (the pain of hitting my self on the thumb with hammer is more than enough for me), however seeing what these artists are achelieving is bloody unbelievable. The detail and shading they exhibit is outstanding. IF these guys ever pick up a pyrography pen I think they would give a lot of people a run for their money.

I also like how they concentrate more on the artwork and technique more than the personal relationships of the contestants.

I also prefer the style of show where they are showcasing an accomplished artist in the genre rather than someone trying to break into the scene.

This is what really gets my goat about masterchef and the like. 'I have a food dream' etc etc.... do an apprenticeship and then you can actually call yourself a chef after doing the hard yards!!
For this reason I prefer the us show 'top chef' as they are already chefs, looking to further their career.....

Oops, looks like I started ranting.....sorry.....

But yes redshirt guy, it may be a bit of a waste of time, but it's a heck of a lot better than a lot of other crap on TV.

In short

Thumbs up from this household, bUT keep the needles away from me

Gab

[chambezio]

Back in 2003 I took the family up to Brissy for the wood show. I went into the Show while the wife and the two kids got a cab into the CBD. The eldest daughter would have been 16(?) and they found a Tattoo Parlor. She had been "wanting" a Tatt for sometime. Well they walked in and the guy who ran the place, who looked like a Hells Angel, listened to the daughter's request and told her flat....he refused to do any Tatts on someone so young! He told her that it would make her job hunting difficult because so many people would not like to see the Tatt. He explained that IF he did one it would be placed on her arm or leg in a place that would be easily covered by a garment without looking like she was in disguise. My wife was very releaved.

Well move ahead 4 years, the daughter was working by then and took a friend to a local Parlor and got a rose on her shin about 4" tall. It was coloured. We weren't pleased. Move on another 4 years....yep she wished she never had it. The colour is going and its turning mostly blue and doesn't look as "crisp" as it did when it was first done

AS far as those shows that BobL listed....I can't stand them and will not watch them. I can't stand to be in the same room when the wife has that bloody Kevin McCloud on Grand Design.
He is so smug and a bloody know it all as well as giving our speech a new word...."the build".

[doug3030]

Times change. Tattoos are no longer just for sailors and criminals

People with full sleeve tattoos used to make me nervous, now they make me cappuccinos.

Cheers

Doug

[cava]

Politics and religion have no place here.

Even though I think it is a very myopic view, point taken.

Let's consider another angle - my father always told me stories of during WW2, prisoners when caught (on both sides) were singled out and sought for interrogation because of their tattoos. Generally they did not survive. In fact there are verified stories of many being skinned for their 'artwork'.

He saw too much, and always told me to never ever 'mark' myself with an identifying symbol/picture, and try to remain as anonymous as possible.

Sage advice, as I see individuals being identified by their 'artwork' today by various government departments and media outlets. Food for thought.

[Twisted Tenon]

Leviticus 19:28New King James Version (NKJV)

28 You shall not make any cuttings in your flesh for the dead, nor tattoo any marks on you: I am the Lord.

I agree with NCArcher, but by way of explanation, when Adam was a boy the local folk didn't get tatts of their local football teams, they tended to be of their local gods (much the same as our local footy hero's today ) This used to get the local priests offside hence the ordinance.

I've told my kids I'll get a small red V tattooed on my chest when St George and the Swannies win a premiership in the same year.

I've seen a lot of tatts in my job and there is a difference between the cosmetic trendy tatts our younger people tend to get and the stuff from the dark side.

TT