Tattoo artist Bernardo Clausi on who owns a Tattoo. . .

“I believe that every design or illustration that goes on Social Media account it’s a part of every one else, everyone can claims or do or make use of it”

“I was kind of sad because she didn’t ask me before doing it. It happened before and it will happen again”

Listen to the video below for the full interview with a member of the public on their opinion of who owns the work

Bernardo Clausi

Based in Argentina, Buenos Aires

@ver_clausi

Theft of artist’s original work is real, and a serious issue…

@demondance
@kevin.tattoos
@constantbageltherapy
@constantbageltherapy
@true.blue.studio
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Please don’t copy on Bio @pokyopokyo
@jerminechua

@timothygoodman
@thisisaddictive
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@vultures_peck
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Don’t copy, don’t use my artwork, don’t update my paintings and work to Pinterest without any source
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@666teenangel

Said that the other tattoo artist that took her work and do it on their client

What are the questions that we are not asking?

The research question development

How can crypto art improve artists ability to protect their work and enable collectors find new upcoming artists benefiting the creative space generally?

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(?) Go deeper 

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How can [crypto art] improve artists ability to protect their work and enable collectors find new upcoming [tattoo] artists benefiting the creative space generally?

(?) Can’t protect people from copying but can protect copy right

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How can the process of the tattoo improve artist ability to protect their work?

How can the creative process improve artist ability to protect their work?

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(?) Focus on the aspect of copyright issue 

How can the work of young upcoming artists be protected in a way that which will inspired collectors to have confidence to collect in their work?

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How can emerging artists, especially tattoo artists protect their work in a way that will encourage clients to choose the original artist and not someone copying the work, of the flash in the case of tattoo artist?

Problem – artist doesn’t have ability to be able to get their work out to the public

“How can emerging tattoo artists protect their work in a way that will encourage clients
to choose the original artist and
not someone copying the work?’’

What is crypto art?

  • Crypto art is digital art that is treated like physical art due to the ability to have verified ownership of the piece.  Just like an original painting signed by Picasso can have its authenticity and ownership authenticated, crypto art can be verified in the same way using an NFT or a non-fungible token.  An NFT is a special token that represents a unique ID that is linked to a piece of crypto art that cannot be replicated and is used to verify ownership of a piece. You can attach it to anything: a JPEG, GIF, MP4, even music. This token that proves ownership of the ‘original’ file is stored on the Blockchain which is a permanent ledger that can be accessed from any computer over the world.

I took from my box of uncertainties my chain which push me to explore the NFT and crypto art space.

This exciting new technological iteration of creative output.

I hope could present and opportunities to protect work and thereby encourage emerging artist also facilitating a healthy collectors market generally.

Clubhouse

However, the NFT space has almost instantly been taken advantage of by speculators and reduced to just an entertainment form for wealthy individual to amuse themselves completing to see who can waste the most money on digital art.

Worst still, people with no principle are simply taking artist work and creating their own NFT thereby defeating the entire object of the exercise.

@kevin.tattoos work made in 2013 and was copied and sold by @wutangclan (Wu Tang Clan) as an NFT with no credit to the artist.

I see many problems with this

First, nothing stops people duplicating the work even with a “magic digital token”.

Second, this is very very new, and quite difficult for many to do without technical knowledge, and far from the free and unbound creativity which is what the creative space is really about.

And third, despite the supposed benefits, there are thefts of physical works which are then turned into NFT’s, which risk making a bad situation potentially worse.

(NON-FUNGIBLE TOKENS ARE DEAD, LONG LIVE INVISIBLE $18,000 SCULPTURES)

https://www.highsnobiety.com/p/salvatore-garau-invisible-sculpture-sale/

I realise therefore to achieve the change I want I need to approach it differently.

I am still hopeful about the potential for NFT and crypto art, but I realise I need to look for more alternatives to achieve the change I want. And I have been conceptualising safe spaces, and re-education for creatives on these issues, and some other ideas.

Tattrust World

Tattrust is a space which tattoo artists can come together and collaborate, and to have the space, share thoughts, share ideas, share dreams, and passions.

Isn’t that called a tattoo shop?

  • Tattoo parlours are only for the purpose of selling work, this is for the goal of achieving a change in the mindset of tattoo creatives, and the community broadly , not to sell work.

What makes this different from any other “space” or “collective”?

  • The factor that makes this space different from other “spaces” is there will be legal support, advice, and protection offered and provided to help tattoo artist to protect their copyright and intellectual property along with education.

The community element will generate and foster and develop an environment of respect and understanding of other tattoo creatives work.

It is hoped that this will create a new attitude in the tattoo artist community of respect for  their own work, and appreciation of its value, and respect for others, which will flow into the wider space and become understood by all that tattoo artists work is not something “different” but that it deserves the same respect as fine art work and hand drawn output.

And its my hope that from one trusted safe space, more can grow, and a network of support spaces educating and informing tattoo artists of the importance and value of their work can develop, locally, nationwide, even beyond, as the change needs.