Modern Day Tattooing

I found a very informative article discussing how tattooing has become so popular in the recent years and what the most popular designs and ideas are to the customers.

http://www.dw.com/en/getting-under-the-skin-of-tattoo-cultures/a-16583850

• 'In Western society, tattoos have never been more popular. In fact, social researchers say that Generation Y – that includes people that have been born from the mid 1980s until the 2000s - are the first generation in which tattoos have become mainstream.'

The fact tattooing has become so popular and is a current trend means following these designs and ideas, using as inspiration will help keep my work/designs relevant to the current market. Which is what I have been wanting todo since the start but now I will have some more concentrated direction in my art.

• 'The word tattoo actually comes from the Samoan word 'tatau', which means 'to mark''

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/mik-thobocarlsen/how-tattoos-went-from-sub_b_6053588.html

• 'Twenty five years ago, tattoos were actually quite common... on sailors, prison inmates, and members of tough motorcycle gangs'

As well as tribal history regarding tattooing I also want to look into other historical forms of tattooing such as with the sailors, prison inmates and motorcycle gangs. As I think these designs may be more appealing to the current trends and customers. 

• 'The moment tattoos stepped into society's limelight can be pinpointed to a very specific event: the launching of the first popular tattoo TV show, "Miami Ink". A legendary shop on South Beach, "Miami Ink" housed a unique mix of talented and charismatic tattoo artists'