KOIBITO Carp Person Designer Toy by Japanese Artist Yoskay Yamamoto
This funky fella caught my eye. Its the Koibito which according to its Japanese artist creator Yoskay Yamamoto, is a “loved one“. Reminds me of The Host…
From MunkyKing:
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.
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……”
Get the seven inch vinyl Koibito for $80 on Munky King
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[...] Koibito Art ToyThis funky fella caught my eye. It’s the Koibito, created by the artist Yoskay Yamamoto, a vinyl figurine based on a painting from his ‘In Another Land’ exhibit. Standing at 7 inches in height, the figurine exhibits Yamamoto’s cross-cultural approach, combining American pop art with elements of Japanese mysticism. A quirky hybrid of toy and art, Yamamoto’s anthropomorphic fish figurine derives its name from a Japanese double entendre – with ‘koibito’ translating into ‘loved one,’ or ‘koi bito’ traslating into ‘carp person.’ (Source) [...]