Wavy Hair, Don Ed Hardy

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Don Ed Hardy, Wavy Hair
Don Ed Hardy, Wavy Hair
Don Ed Hardy
Wavy Hair
2002
Don Ed Hardy, artist
born 1945
Wavy Hair, 2002
Where object was made: United States
Material/technique: wove paper; color etching
Dimensions:
Plate Mark/Block Dimensions (Height x Width): 254 x 202 mm
Plate Mark/Block Dimensions (Height x Width): 10 x 7 15/16 in
Sheet/Paper Dimensions (Height x Width): 398 x 305 mm
Sheet/Paper Dimensions (Height x Width): 15 11/16 x 12 in
Mat Dimensions (Height x Width): 20 x 16 in
Credit line: Gift of the KU Art Department, Intaglio Area
Accession number: 2002.0197
Not on display
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Ed Hardy studied with Gifu Horihide, a horimono (traditional Japanese-style) tattooist, and incorporated a variety of Japanese-inspired designs into his work. The interaction of Eastern and Western tattooing practices was not one-sided. As American tattooists looked to horimono for new inspiration, Japanese tattooists experimented with American tattooing methods and motifs as well. The concepts of cultural sharing and layering are present in
this etching—a red snake and gorilla cover a woman in blue surrounded by waves.

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