LA Ink and Miami Ink are two reality TV shows on the lives of tattoo artists working in studios and the stories of their clients. The plots orient around clients tho go into their studios to consult with one of the artists, progressing through the artist's rendering of the images, and ending with the actual tattoo application. Such reality TV shows try to focus on how tattoos are representations of individuality, and their life stories.
Beyonce launched a line of temporary tattoos with airbrush makeup company Temptu in 2010. In those photos, Beyonce serves as her own Temptu tattoo model to showcase her tattoos as a body art.
Lady Gaga is probably another top music artist who is also known for her numerous tattoos. She has approximately 14 tattoos located on various part on the left side of her body. Interestingly, Gaga also gets tattoos following every new album, sometimes singles which she releases. During her Fame perfume launch party, she laid in a giant perfume bottle and got a tattoo on the back of her head live on stage.
In 2011, Mattel released a tattooed Barbie doll designed by Tokidoki, a Japanese-inspired lifestyle brand. This Barbie dolls has a pink bob haircut, pink miniskirt, leopard-print leggings, black top with signature skull heart and bones, and tattoos all over her neck, shoulders, and back. This controversial Barbie doll represents the cutting-edge fashion style and was mainly targeted towards adult collectors. Out of the 7,400 Tokidoki Barbie dolls made, every single one was sold at a price of $50. The Tokidoki Barbie doll was more controversial because it came with temporary tattoos for both the doll and children who buy it. It also included a tattoo gun in which the tattoos were to be applied. Therefore a lot of parents believed that such product could negatively influence their children on getting tattoos.
A couple years ago, the convenient store 7-Eleven started selling this energy drink, called Inked, mainly targeting consumers with body art, or people who want to categorize themselves with that subculture. The commercialism aspect of tattooing seems to even be welcomed by a lot of tattoo-wearer because they believe that media could broaden the acceptance of tattoos and appropriate tattoos as a form of art.
Sources:
http://www.cnbc.com/id/44990466
http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/money/advertising/2007-12-05-tattoos_N.htm?csp=N008
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