Miami Ink TV Show

Seeing a piece of paper roll out of a printer withbreak down a bit but in a pure application sense
words ready to be read diminishes all the creativetechnical thought is fairly black and white. The
thought that went into creating those words. Thetechnical item in question works or it does not work.
printed ink takes on shape and form but how thoseThe technician may need to be creative in finding the
words and shapes actually made it to the page issolution but in the end it comes down to does the
sort of taken for granted. Most who look at thething work. In this regard, it takes a certain
letters and shapes will just shrug andpersonality, and a particular section of the brain, to
indicate"ok…letters and shapes." Little do theyunderstand this type of concept.
understand what the person who put those lettersWhen applying ink or words and shapes a differing
and shapes onto the paper went through topart of the brain is used along with a differing set of
accomplish the task, let alone the people whoguidelines. Abstract thought becomes more of the
manufactured the computer, the printer or the inknorm. Does the ink coming from the ink print
print cartridges for that matter. In this thinking thecartridges need to form this font or that, does the
old statement "there's more to it than meets theidea really fit on the page/body in the way intended,
eye" begins to ring true.should the color of the image begin to change a bit
Body arthere or just a bit further on. There is no yes or no in
There is little dissent in the fact that tattoos are athese questions, it is a creative thought following
very real creative art form. Ink applied to the bodyguidelines to work within. The effort is in the staying
has existed thought time. In many instances, thesomewhere near the guideline, whether inside or
practice is a spiritual thing connecting the body to aoutside of the line is the objective and creative
"higher meaning." The "higher meaning" beingprocess. The ink flows as the writer/artist/ink
whatever the wearer happens to make it. In its owndecides it will.
way, The Learning Channels new show Miami InkPersonality
explores these two aspects of expression; how doesAs in the TV show Miami Ink personalities dictate the
the ink moving from its cartridges manifest a "higherlook and feel of the art being applied. A rough night
meaning" through a tattoo and how does theout may mean a different result the next day. The
creative nature and lifestyle of the person applyingcast of Miami Ink certainly shows this aspect as the
the ink figure into the process.ink sometime flies. This is to be expected as the
Personalitiessearch for that "higher meaning" may take many
There is a commonality between writing/ tattooingforms and hopefully in a positive form on a persons
as apposed to writing/tattooing and technicalbody.
application. At a theoretical technical level this may