via MunkyKing
• Vinyl
• 7 inches tall
• 7 inches tall
• limited to 1000 pcs
koi•bi•to [koi-bee-toh]: a loved one. sweetheart
koi [koi]: a carp
bito [bee-toh]: a person
Yoskay Yamamoto is a rising
Japanese artist in the LA art scene. His varied work spanning painting
and sculpture blends pop iconic characters from his new Western home
with traditional and mythical Japanese elements, balancing his Asian
heritage with urban pop art. Central to his work the is combination of
apparently innocuous human characters with larger than life mystical
forces and symbols.
Koibito is based on the original painting featured in his "In a Foreign Land" joint show at project:gallery.
Says Yoskay:
"Once upon a time I had a goldfish named Tuna.
But he passed away because of my laziness and mistreatment....
So I painted him for his memory.......
But at same time Koibito symbolizes the sense of alienation that I felt growing up in Cali...
It''s kind of like the phrase " fish out of water"....
I felt and still feel like I don't completely fit in my environment......both in Japan and the US......"
But he passed away because of my laziness and mistreatment....
So I painted him for his memory.......
But at same time Koibito symbolizes the sense of alienation that I felt growing up in Cali...
It''s kind of like the phrase " fish out of water"....
I felt and still feel like I don't completely fit in my environment......both in Japan and the US......"
