Forman, who has between 50 and 60 tattoos, asserted, “It’s important to go to an artist who is heavily tattooed,” explaining that it means that the artist both understood the process and was likely familiar with all the potential factors. Were one undeterred by the prospect of pain, finding the right tattoo artists can be another obstacle for those interested in a body transformation. (The procedure) didn’t take that long – it was only ten minutes – so it felt a little weird, but there was no serious pain.” LSA senior Andrew Weiss, who has a generic barcode tattooed on his lower back, said, “It didn’t hurt, really. I’ve seen 300-pound bikers looking like they were ready to cry and pass out, and I’ve also seen teachers looking like it was nothing.” I try to tell people not to go by what their friends tell them because no one else is you. One person can’t tell you the pain because everyone has a different threshold for it. The pain associated with body art – to say nothing of the psychological barrier posed by needles – is a difficult issue for tattoo artists to tackle.Īsked what he tells customers who ask him about pain, Tattoo Paradise artist Greg Phipps said, “That’s the question that I hate the most. The experience of getting one, given that tattooing can be a painful process, is almost what makes (the phenomenon) so popular.” “There really is no standard way to get a tattoo, but I do think that having a tattoo becomes a personal accomplishment. Often, the tattoo is almost secondary to the process itself.” Forman firmly believes that those who opt to change their bodies through tattoos or piercings do so for various reasons, yet not frequently with the subversive intentions commonly assumed. It goes beyond the aesthetics and is really a transformative process. “Getting a tattoo is really personal, really spiritual.
Instead, there is a plethora of misgivings and assumptions harbored concerning tattoos, piercings, and those who wear them.īe they rebellious twenty-somethings or burly biker boys, those often thought likely to decorate their bodies cannot escape the seeming condescension of America.Īdam Forman, a local tattoo artist who works at South Ashley Street’s Lucky Monkey Tattoo Parlor, provided some needed clarity when he discussed both the experiences of his customers and his own history with body art. That absence of substantial understanding has not limited formulation of stereotypes and mostly negative impressions, however.
Schrock’s sentiments echo those held by many in American society, one that has received body decorations with confusion and skepticism. I don’t know what they’re really thinking,” computer science senior Nick Schrock said. They’re definitely saying – I don’t really know what they’re saying. “My gut reaction (to those with tattoos) is that they’re trying to make a statement.
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