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Von Dutch Clothing |
Von Dutch, the name that Kenneth Howard gave to himself, is the inspiration behind the Von Dutch Clothing line. Von Dutch was an artist that many considered radical. He followed in the footsteps of his father, a well-known artist and painter in the Southern Los Angeles area. Von Dutch helped to revive the art of pin-stripping motorcycles and automobiles during the mid fifties, some twenty years after the automobile industry had declared it as a lost art. He stripped for about three years, but never really appreciated the art. Von Dutch believed that he was a mechanic and aspired to be a gunsmith. His philosophy was that metal would last forever, while a painting would soon fade away. Despite his lack of appreciation for the art of stripping, his works were in great demand. People traveled across the country for his signature artwork. Learn Something! :-) Von Dutch died in 1982 from complications of the
stomach. He left behind a legacy of artworks and most notably, the symbol known
to many as the flying eyeball. No one really knows the story behind his use of
this symbol. It is believed to be a modification of a symbol that originated
with the Macedonian and Egyptian cultures about 5000 years ago. It’s meaning was
something to the effect of, "the eye in the sky knows all and sees all". Von
Dutch was a believer in reincarnation and the eyeball is thought to have some
relation to reincarnation.
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