{"id":3,"date":"2011-07-31T15:57:01","date_gmt":"2011-07-31T15:57:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ilovemega.com\/blog\/?p=3"},"modified":"2014-07-29T14:37:13","modified_gmt":"2014-07-29T14:37:13","slug":"rose-hardy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ilovemega.com\/blog\/rose-hardy\/","title":{"rendered":"ROSE HARDY
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Rose Hardy interview.<\/h2>\n

Rose Hardy is probably the funniest person I’ve interviewed, and on top of that her work is super super rad. Kiwi rules!<\/strong>
\nPublished in Acclaim magazine<\/a>.
\nMore about the NZ tattoo artist<\/a> Rose Hardy.<\/em><\/p>\n

\"Chest

Chest ink<\/p><\/div>\n

Auckland-based Rose Hardy is probably one of the most exciting new tattooer coming out of the New Zealand scene. Confirmed airbrush painter, she\u2019s also the daughter of Ed Hardy\u2026 Not the original tattoo legend though, but a kiwi homonym actually not related at all (funny isn\u2019t it!). Currently on the road, she will demonstrate her talent in Melbourne\u2019s Chapel Tattoo Studio until 17th of July, just before pursuing a European trip, from London to Stockholm.<\/p>\n

\"Rose

Back tattoo<\/p><\/div>\n

LET\u2019S START OFF WITH THE BASIC. HOW DID YOU GET INTO TATTOOING AND DO YOU HAVE ANY SORT OF FORMAL ART TRAINING?<\/strong>
\nBefore I started learning tattooing I was all set to go to art school. I\u2019m actually really glad it worked out the way it did. No student loan for me! I got my start in tattooing from Adam Craft when I was 19. He got my foot in the door, showed me the basics and helped me out a lot. Adam left the country to tattoo in Europe and after that I apprenticed under a couple of different artists, Aaron Stradwick being the last. He quit tattooing after I was well on my way working on paying customers, it was a damn shame! I feel really fortunate to have been taught and had the opportunity to work with the artists I have. In Auckland, the tattoo scene is relatively small considering the population, and unfortunately there\u2019s not that many amazing tattooers. If you manage to land an apprenticeship, you better pray to God that what your being taught isn\u2019t going to do more harm than good. I suppose you could say that about most cities though, there\u2019s always the good and bad\u2026<\/p>\n

\"Back

Back tattoo sketch by Rose Hardy<\/p><\/div>\n

SO YOU\u2019RE ON THE ROAD NOW, WHAT DIFFERENCES, IF ANY, DO YOU NOTICE BETWEEN TATTOOING INSIDE AND OUTSIDE OF YOUR AUCKLAND STUDIO?<\/strong>
\nIt\u2019s pretty similar I guess, coming to Australia. People there are great and I\u2019ve had a lot of fun tattoos to do. In Brisbane and Melbourne, people are pretty chilled and happy with what I want to give them. In Auckland people seem a little more fussy and picky \u2013 which is totally fine, but it\u2019s awesome when someone just gives you their whole chest, or arm, and say \u201cdo whatever, I love your stuff\u201d. I\u2019ve actually been quite surprised, it seems like a lot more people than I expected over here are familiar with my work and want to get tattooed. It seems like I\u2019m more popular here than I am at home! I\u2019ll definitely be back once a year for a few months from here on in.<\/p>\n

\"Painting

Painting on a vase by Rose Hardy<\/p><\/div>\n

CAN YOU GIVE US A BRIEF FUNNY JOB STORY?<\/strong>
\nOne day this woman came into the studio, she looked and acted kinda shifty and asked if I could cover up a scar she had, which was well below the belt, if you know what I mean. I told her it\u2019s no problem and asked what kind of design she wanted, and she said \u201cA stallion\u2026\u201d. So I\u2019m like \u201csure, what kinda pose?\u201d. She responds \u201cI want it rearing up and, and\u2026 it should have a tiny\u2026 a tiny erection\u201d. Ok, my first thought is \u201cstallions don\u2019t have tiny erections, do they?\u201d Anyway I\u2019m roughing this thing out and she adds \u201cit should also have lettering around it saying\u2026 Stallions Nut Bar\u201d. Then she tells me the tattoo is for her husband who left her and she\u2019s hoping it will be healed by a certain date because she\u2019s getting glamour shots taken for him. So we did the tattoo and everything went fine. A couple of weeks after that she came back in and got her husband\u2019s name tattooed under the \u2018tiny erection\u2019 (I kept it well in proportion by the way). I ended up getting a call from her months later. She thanked me very much and told me the glamour shots looked great and the tattoo was a hit! Her husband is back and all is well. Happy ending\u2026<\/p>\n

\"Rose

Artwork by the tattoer Rose Hardy<\/p><\/div>\n

HOW DO YOU SEE TATTOO CULTURE AFFECTING FASHION, FINE ARTS AND THE ADVERTISING INDUSTRY?<\/strong>
\nFor the last three years, I have worked for Illicit in New Zealand \u2013 a clothing label\/boutique\/tattoo studio who have used my (and other tattoo artists) designs on some of the ranges. I also design for a US company called Tattooed Steel, who laser-etches my work onto jewellery. Tattooing is pretty mainstream now, and people will always cash in on the cool factor. The fashion industry has used tattoo designs for a long time. Some work really well I think, but on the flipside there is a shitload of traditional style designs being thrown onto clothing that don\u2019t have a lot of artistic merit. It\u2019s a dime a dozen. Tattoos grab your attention, so they work well in advertising. A lot of tattooers are also incredible painters \/ sculptors \/ photographers. I think it\u2019s awesome that these days a tattooer can be taken seriously as a fine artist, to the point that they can have sell-out shows in top galleries without having the art school background. Through the years 2002-2005, alongside my friend Gary, I organized quite a few group art exhibitions in Auckland, concentrating on promoting artists who weren\u2019t formally trained. Quite a few came from tattoo or graffiti backgrounds. They were a lot of fun (and stress) to organize and were pretty successful. If I had more time, I\u2019d love to get back into that side of things. At the moment I barely have enough time to paint, so maybe in a few years I\u2019ll pick it up again!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Rose Hardy interview. Rose Hardy is probably the funniest person I’ve interviewed, and on top of that her work is super super rad. Kiwi rules! Published in Acclaim magazine. More about the NZ tattoo artist Rose Hardy. Auckland-based Rose Hardy … Continue reading →<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":4035,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[10,13],"class_list":["post-3","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-artists-interview","tag-new-zealand","tag-tattoo-2"],"yoast_head":"\nROSE HARDY Interview with the NZ tattoo artist<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"interview with New Zealander tattoo artist Rose Hardy. 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