Koibito by Yoskay Yamamoto x Munky King

Talk about one crazy looking piece of vinyl!
(All images and interview from Munky King Site & Yoskay Yamamoto Blog)



KOIBITO
by YOSKAY YAMAMOTO
produced by MUNKY KING

MK - 006

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 recent
"In a Foreign Land" joint show at Project:

Says Yoksay:

"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......"