Ed Hardy : deeper than skin : art of the new tattoo / Karin Breuer ; Sherry Fowler with Dale Slusser, Jeff Gunderson, Ed Hardy, Joel Selvin.

"Legendary American tattoo artist Ed Hardy's groundbreaking tattoos, flash, drawings, and artworks are gathered together for the first time in one brash book. Ed Hardy's (b. 1945) unique vision spans decades, creating an indelible mark on popular culture. Accompanying a major exhibition, this profus...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Breuer, Karin (Author, Interviewer)
Fowler, Sherry D., 1957- (Author)
Slusser, Dale (Author)
Gunderson, Jeff (Author)
Selvin, Joel (Author)
Corporate Authors: M.H. de Young Memorial Museum (Issuing body, Publisher, Organizer, Host institution)
Rizzoli editore (Publisher)
Other Authors: Hardy, Don Ed (Artist, Interviewee)
Language:English
Published: San Francisco, California : New York, New York : de Young : Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco ; Rozzoli Electa, 2019.
Subjects:
Genre:
Physical Description:255 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), portraits, photographs ; 27 x 24 cm
Format: Book
Description
Summary:
"Legendary American tattoo artist Ed Hardy's groundbreaking tattoos, flash, drawings, and artworks are gathered together for the first time in one brash book. Ed Hardy's (b. 1945) unique vision spans decades, creating an indelible mark on popular culture. Accompanying a major exhibition, this profusely illustrated survey of his life in art traces his inspirations, rooted both in traditional American tattooing of the first half of the twentieth century and in the imagery of Japan's ukiyo-e era. Hardy, raised in Southern California, became intrigued with tattoo art at the age of ten, setting up shop in his parents' den. After attending the San Francisco Art Institute in the 1960s, he rejected a graduate fellowship from Yale to apprentice at studios up and down the West Coast. It was his intention to rescue tattooing from its subculture, "outsider" status and elevate it to at least the level of folk art. Hardy's success at breathing new life into the art form is chronicled in a plethora of tattoo designs, paintings, drawings, prints, and three-dimensional work spanning fifty years. While the world that inspires him may be lost, Hardy's distinct visual language is vibrantly alive within West Coast and American visual vernacular, synonymous to some with the spirit of the West Coast itself. Hardy's success at breathing new life into the art form is chronicled in a plethora of tattoo designs, paintings, drawings, prints, and three-dimensional work spanning fifty years. While the world that inspires him may be lost, Ed Hardy's distinct visual language is vibrantly alive within American visual vernacular, synonymous to some with the spirit of the West Coast itself"-- Provided by publisher.
Note:"This catalogue is published by the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco in association with Rizzoli Electa on the occasion of the exhibition edition Hardy: Deeper than Skin at the de Young from July 13 to October 6, 2019."--Colophon.
Call Number:N6537.H3475 A4 2019
Bibliography Note:Includes bibliographical references.
ISBN:9780847867349
084786734X
Event Details:
"Ed Hardy: Deeper Than Skin" : July 13-October 6, 2019, the de Young, San Francisco, California, United States.
Place of Publication:United States -- California -- San Francisco.
United States -- New York (State) -- New York.