Instagram Analysis

I chose to analyze the posts of Brittny A., commonly known as Blaabad. Brittny is a tattoo artist who lives in Oregon. I love her work because of her unique color blocking, which is rare to see from tattoo artists in my opinion. Most of her work has woman and queer empowerment themes. Recently I private messaged her to try to score an appointment to have her ink me, but unfortunately she had just left Los Angeles at the time and would not be back for many months. I hope to one day have her work on my body because she is one of the few tattoo artists whose work I heavily relate to. Many of the tattoos she does are inspired by the client she is working on. She is able to put her own spin on other people’s tattoo ideas. The first post I chose is one of her most recent pieces. It depicts  woman apparently vomiting poppies. This tattoo might appeal to women from california because the poppy is our state flower and girls love tattoos of flowers. The act of vomitting is grotesque, however the woman still looks poised and feminine. I believe this tattoo shows how women have so many emotions and sometimes we can’t handle the. Feelings are a beautiful part of life, good or bad, and that is depicted in the flowers. The second post I chose to analyze depicts a levitating woman with vibrant colors radiating off of her body. This tattoo would probably appeal to women who believe that women overall are powerful and vibrant. The colors following the body show her power and mystical vibes. I really love the popping out of her face and glasses because I believe it depicts woman intelligence. The last post I chose to analyze is pretty different from her usual works. This tattoo has no color and is a simple line based figure. The piece incorporates the MF doom mask, which is a popular musician in the rap community. I am a big fan of MF doom so I was excited and surprised when I saw this piece. Although the piece includes a new theme in her work, she also depicts a sultry female form, which is pretty common for this artist. I love all of her work but this one is very different from the rest.