Tattoo Survey

For my third year dissertation I am investigating Tattoo Art as it appears in/with other forms of modern art. My aims are:

• to discover how and why Tattoo-art is inspiring other art-forms, focusing on graphics, fine art, photography, illustration
• to investigate why Tattoos have experienced a rise in popularity, and what benefits and problems may (or already have) come from it
• to look at how Tattooing has been influenced by other art-forms (e.g.: photo-realism, comics, graffiti, surrealism, graphics…)
• to look into the future of this juxtaposition between Tattoos and Modern Art

I’d be really grateful if you’d take just five minutes to fill in my survey, in order to help me complete my dissertation with some interesting results.
If there are any questions you are uncomfortable answering, or if they do not apply to you, just leave it blank.

Name:
Gender:
Age range: Under 18/18-24/25-34/35-44/45-54/55+
Occupation:

1. First of all, do you have a tattoo, and if so why? If you don’t, why not?

2. If you have a tattoo, what concerned you the most during the process: your own health and safety, the tattooist, the tattoo design, it’s meaning or it’s location on your body? Why?

3. When you think of “Tattoo” what kind of words spring to mind?

4. Now think of “Art”, and what words pop up?

5. Take a look at these two pictures:



Do you prefer the a) tattooed artwork, or b) the artwork of tattoos? Explain your decision.

6. Have you ever bought any merchandise decorated with tattoo art (e.g.: clothes, iPod covers, jewellery, perfumes etc). What attracted you to its design?

7. Take a look at these two people:



Who do you find more appealing: a) the celebrity with a tattoo, or b) the stranger with a tattoo? Explain your decision.

8. Tattoos have experienced a major increase in popularity over the last few years. Why do you think that is?

9. Do you see your current opinion of tattoos, whether good or bad, changing in the future? Why?

Thanks for taking the time to do this, I am very grateful! You can either post your answers directly to this page, or email me at BulletprufZombie@hotmail.co.uk. Please put "Tattoo Survey" in the subject box.

*Please note: All images here are taken off Google Images. I do not own them.