MONDAY:

Tattoo design and printing on tattoo paper demo

Sample works inspired by Micah Lexier

WEDNESDAY:

Research proposals, discussion and development

Designing and printing

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Monday:

Lecture: Artist Tattoos

Tatoos in Contemporary Art

Assignment: Artist Tattoos

ASSIGNMENT: Make an Artist Tattoo

RECOMMENDED MEDIA: Tattoo transfer, drawing for the body, performance, video

Due: See schedule for details

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Human beings have been tattooing themselves for thousands of years. For religious and spiritual reasons, for beautification, remembrance, for rites of passage, for sex, as expressions of identity and belonging; of protest, of love and sometimes – of possession and hate.

Artists have explored many of these ideas in artist-tattoo projects, utilizing self-conscious, and conceptual strategies in designing and applying tattoos. The resulting works are sometimes surprising, provocative or difficult, funny, or emotionally moving.

Students will create a tattoo piece. You can use the transfer paper or other print and drawing techniques to make one, or multiple tattoos. You can also consider ways to present your work – on a body, in a performance, or in a video. Finish your tattoo somehow – to present to the class and on the blog as a finished artwork.

**** While your work may be a proposal and sample of a permanent tattoo, I would recommend you do NOT apply a real permanent tattoo/mark on yourself or others to complete this assignment. After critiques you are free to do what you like with your own body – but for class, you will not make a permanent body alteration, please.

Consider artist tattoos by:

Jana Sterbak

Douglas Gordon

Catherine Opie

John Murchie

Shannon Gerard

Artur Zmijewski

Michelle Lacombe

David Shrigley

Jordan Bennett

Santiago Sierra

Alethea Arnaquq-Baril

Students will document finished works for addition to the blog. Include a title, a short description and one to two images or video of your work.

Works must be posted on the blog ONE WEEK after final class –  with a title and description to receive a final grade.

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Prep for in class exercise on Wednesday – SHOW US YOUR TATTOOS

Wednesday:

Complete late critiques for Parents Video – LAST CHANCE

All updated blog posts for Parent’s videos will be due next week on MONDAY.

In-class exercise – Make a collective video montage of community tattoos called:

SHOW US YOUR TATTOOS

Monday:

Critique of Parents Video

Wednesday:

Critique of Parents Video

Time to revise and improve videos, update blog descriptions

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Monday:

Critique of Parents Videos

Wednesday:

Complete critique of Parents Videos

Revise and post videos with description on the blog

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