Henry Hate
Henry Hate, (born July 16, 1968) as Henry Martinez Jr in Orange, California, is a Mexican/American expatriate tattoo artist, artist and former musician living in London, England. Hate is known for some of his high profile clients who have been the subject of tabloid cover stories, such as Amy Winehouse[1] and fashion designer Alexander McQueen. A former employee to The Tom of Finland Foundation he started his early career intending to be a fashion illustrator and erotic artist. Hate's fine art work has been showcased along with Jamie Reid, Sexton Ming and James Cauty.
Life and career
Hate started his early art career with work that was mainly based in homoeroticism and was central in the early punk rock and queercore scenes, from which he has since distanced himself. He start as an early volunteer to the Tom of Finland Foundation and exhibited work in the underground scene. There was controversy when Hate used female erotic art in the foundation's seasonal newsletter.[2] This episode prompted several protests, a first of its kind,[citation needed] and Hate left the foundation soon after. He has stated in interviews that he worked on hardcore adult feature films to make ends meet, while landing himself a traditional apprenticeship for tattooing. It is not known if he worked as a sexual performer in any adult films.
Hate migrated to London in 1998 where he worked in Soho. It was there that he cultivated his professional nickname Henry Hate. He opened his own tattoo parlour in Shoreditch, aptly named Prick!, in 2003, where he is currently based. In March 2009, The Sun ran a cover story on Henry Hate without his consent, revealing Hate's personal and private information on the back of Amy Winehouse's then tabloid troubles. This action allowed other news wire agencies to pick the story up again without his consent.[3] Soon after, The Sun removed the article from its web archive as it is currently in litigation. In 2010, Hate was hired by Nissan Motors to launch the Nissan Cube due to both their controversial profiles, creating the world's first "Ice Tattoo".[4][5][6][7][8]
References
- ^ http://www.metro.co.uk/showbiz/810608-amy-winehouse-wants-to-cover-over-her-blake-tattoo
- ^ http://www.tomoffinlandfoundation.org/foundation/Dispatch/PDF/dispFW94.pdf
- ^ http://www.mirror.co.uk/celebs/news/2009/03/18/amy-winehouse-and-more-in-mirror-co-uk-s-wednesday-gossip-round-up-115875-21207758/
- ^ http://www.nissan.co.uk/GB/en/inside-nissan/corporate/corporate-news/henryhate.html
- ^ http://www.metro.co.uk/showbiz/810608-amy-winehouse-wants-to-cover-over-her-blake-tattoo
- ^ http://www.tomoffinlandfoundation.org/foundation/Dispatch/PDF/dispFW94.pdf
- ^ http://www.mirror.co.uk/celebs/news/2009/03/18/amy-winehouse-and-more-in-mirror-co-uk-s-wednesday-gossip-round-up-115875-21207758/
- ^ http://www.nissan.co.uk/GB/en/inside-nissan/corporate/corporate-news/henryhate.html