Ed Hardy

Id like to donate this blog to how much I currently hate Ed Hardy. When his stuff first came out I thought it was awesome. I loved the vector graphics that composed the objects and I loved the sayings that were woven within the pictures. I loved the bright colors and the objects shown within .. the birds and skulls and hearts. And then it got pointed out to me by a friend of mine, that all he is doing is ripping off old school tattoo artists. This didnt bother me at first, because frankly I liked the images. But then something happened. I saw his stuff everywhere. On clothing. Steering wheel covers, folders, notebooks, even wine bottles. And I realized that it sucked. Not necessarily the images, even though the tattoo artists do them so much better, but the commercialization of the art. All of a sudden teeny boppers are coming out of the woodworks wearing all of this and not knowing where it came from or the meaning behind it. Now when theyre old enough (or maybe even before) theyll go get a tattoo like it and itll be the new thing. Almost like the new three stars on your foot and then the people to whom these images mean something wont get them as tattoos cause everyone else has them. These images just wont hold the same meaning anymore and its sad.