10 Facts About Henry Hate

Henry Hate, was born on July 16,1968 and as Henry Martinez Jr.

Henry Hate was born in the city of Orange to Mexican-German Father and a Mexican-Spanish heritage mother.

Henry Hate started his early art career with work that was mainly based in homoeroticism and was central in the early punk rock and queercore scene in Los Angeles from which he has since distanced himself.

Henry Hate started as an early volunteer and eventually working for the Tom of Finland Foundation.

Controversy was created when Henry Hate used female erotic art in the foundation's seasonal newsletter.

Henry Hate has stated in interviews that he worked on hardcore adult feature films to make ends meet, while landing himself a traditional apprenticeship for tattooing.

Henry Hate migrated to London in 1998 where he worked in Soho.

In 2010, Henry Hate was hired by Nissan Motors to launch the Nissan Cube due to both their controversial profiles, creating the world's first "Ice Tattoo".

Henry Hate has collaborated on several high-profile projects that saw him having his work turned into chocolate with Belgian Dominique Persoone, and collaborate with fashion photographer Nick Knight.

Currently Henry Hate has started to delve into his fine art career, and become an ambassador for the Amy Winehouse Foundation working with the Winehouse family and the non profit organisation.