Matt Hirschfeld sucks

I read a story in the New York Times yesterday about a kid who is copying the style of the famous illustrator Al Hirschfeld..The story made me so angry I think I was having a stroke on the subway. At least my eye was twitching I am sure. There is a kid who has the same last name (he claims to be a distant relative) and now he is ripping off the late al hirschfields style and the worst part about it is he isnt even drawing the lines with ink, he does them on a computer. (please note the above picture is a legit hirschfeld) I wish him to the 9th level of hell. If you look at the kids lines they are so lifeless and dead (ala the computer) it almost made me sick. ON some level I see the decline of the world in his digital and lifeless lines...How can you dishonor an artist like that...I will post the article soon. I cant even go deeper into this story i may hit my computer.


here is the times article that almost gave me an an-your-ism.




http://cityroom.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/02/09/a-hirschfeld-in-als-footsteps/#more-274317

here is the lil bastards website.


http://www.matthirschfeld.com/Welcome.html


I am sure ole Al Hirsfeld is spinning in the grave ...maybe it helps him knowing some people care about his legacy