Posted on 08/11/2017 5:29:15 PM PDT by nickcarraway
You really have to be a fan if you want this T-shirt
Plenty of up-and-coming artists sell T-shirts showcasing their work - although usually they ask for money.
But that's not the case with Newport's mysterious street artist , who goes by the name of RISE Propaganda - they want something else in return.
The anonymous creative has launched a range of T-shirts, which are described as "the Black Uniform", and if you want one you'll have to get inked up .
The chance of a lifetime for graffiti artists: Your design could be printed on thousands of beer bottles That's right, before you can show off a top with the RISE branding, you'll have to go under the needle and get a RISE tattoo .
And people have already started taking the artist up on the tattoos-for-T-shirts offer.
RISE posted a picture to their Facebook page of a fan's "dead cherub" tattoo, a twist on the Newport coat of arms created by the artist.
"RISE exists is to inspire your inner rebel - to stand up for what you believe in when everyone else says the contrary," said the anonymous artist.
They added: "Rebels aren't just revolutionaries or human rights activists but doctors, librarians, school teachers, students, nurses, mothers, soldiers, street cleaners, fathers, office workers and staff on the check out desks.
"We want to empower them through our imagery so they can continue to be courageous to make positive change to themselves and the people around them.
"Many people believe in our cause and got themselves a tattoo before we put the Black Uniform out! It's just our unique way of saying thank you to the amazing people in the RISE community."
The artist, whose work was first spotted in October 2016 , is known for the Marmite-style Newport images and held a week of events in December to mark Kurt Cobain's alleged proposal to Courtney Love in Newport.
They also had a hand in decorating the Escape Rooms in the city and there's another event being planned for the end of August (watch this space).
You can also buy the "Dead Cherub: Red Uniform" T-shirt - a different T-shirt - on the RISE website , for £20.
Keep an eye on RISE Propaganda's Instagram to see if any more people get the tattoo.
Man What a great click bait headline. I need to remember that
Tattoos are one of the biggest wastes of money on earth.
Plus they are All ugly and permanent.
Cree pee.
Right. They must be rebelling on the weekends because otherwise, they have no time for it.
As I told my daughters as they were growing up “Think long and hard about tattoos. That cute little butterfly on a tight teenage buttcheek, when you’re 50 is Mothra fling out of your a$$.”
One of the worst things about young women these days is so many of them getting big fugly tattoos making them look like undesirable tramps.
“I wanna be unique, just like everyone else !”
“I will not conform!” “Hey, I want the tattoo on page 3 of the catalog.”
I think most dads would be happy if the only ink they got was the cute little butterfly on a buttcheek.
Looking around, it seems that full sleeves of ink are all the rage with daddy's little princesses these days.
I know I'm entering my "old man yelling at clouds" stage in life but I swear, I've never seen more ink on more pretty young ladies. The days of the shamrock on the ankle tattoo are long gone, replaced by a full arm of bloody skulls.
Haha, hilarious!
That’s why I don’t have one. I ve done plenty of designs and art for them, but none for myself. When I have the money for a tat, I have money for a new gun, something that will retain some value, and can be sold if need be. Can’t do that with ink
I thought about a small blood type O+ tattoo on my upper chest, in case I was laid out in an ER.
But my chest is too hairy and it seemed sort of Nazi. And I’ve never seen a tattooed ape. So no go.
I don’t even know what they’re talking about.
... but we'll go psycho at the mere sight of a Rebel flag or monument and use the coercive power of government to destroy it, remove it, banish it forever from our sight, because we're, uh... like, rebels. Or something.
Your daughters know who Mothra was?
That’s okay. Neither do they.
I’m a Toho addict, they were raised with the whole pantheon. We still do marathons.
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