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Artists Know Best: Sushi Edition

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Meet Chef Yujia Hu of Milan’s SakanaSushi Milano restaurant. He’s dope and I’ll tell you why. He satiates not only customers tummy, but his own artistic cravings. How? By creating “Shoeshi” in his spare time. Clever name for some dope kicks, that are edible. You see, Yujia created his own tasty artful incarnations of some of your local sneakerheads favorite kicks. With the assistance of a tooth pick for the details, he has managed to not only touch upon kicks, but also recreate brand logos like The North Face and even popular Manga characters. The names of each ”shoeshi” are a clever, too: adidas “Hu-Giri” and “Nori” NMD, YEEZY “Seaweed Stripes” Zebra, Supreme “Sticky” Sliders. Based in Italy, unless you plan to travel to Milan soon, you’ll be hard pressed to try the delicious treats. However, you can buy image prints online here!

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Yujia Hu’s – @theonigiriart

SakanaSushi Milano – Facebook Page 

Audio Tattoos: Ink That Makes Noise!

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As many of my readers already know, artists always know best. California based tattooist Nate Siggard developed one awesome idea: soundwave tattoos! Basically, he got the idea after adding some ink to his friends who each got a waveform design of British singer Elton John’s song “Tiny Dancer” tattooed. His girlfriend Juliana asked “wouldn’t it be cool if you could play it back?” and Nate realized at this moment, he could make that happen. So, he founded his company Skin Motion, LLC  and is now fully committed to launching his company and making sound wave tattoos possible for everyone. Basically, via an application, one will be able to play any original sound they like via a coinciding tattoo soundwave. This is so special because it could be a unique way to keep sound memories of deceased family and friends. For example, if you had a voicemail from a deceased person, it could remain as a sound tattoo.  Final Word: Gotta love when technology and art meet to create something exceptional.

Nate Siggard in action. (Photo via his personal Instagram)

Website – natesiggard.com

Instagram – @natesiggard

Artists Know Best: Meet 7 Year Old Giana

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So I found out about this little girl and immediately thought, parenting goals! I know that if/when I have a child, I would want to encourage her to be open creatively. Just allow them to be who they are, no holds barred. 7 year old Giana was given such a gift by her parents. This talented little one was encouraged by her parents at an early age to try different mediums, and drawing was the winner. Using old issues of her mother’s Vogue and Harpers Bazaar, Giana used the high fashion images to recreate ads as art. Her work was so intriguing it even piqued the interest of MÊME kidswear, where she launched her first collaborative line of apparel. Now that’s a pretty impressive resume for a 7 year old. She’s a fan of KAWS and proclaims her desire to be a professional artist, but a scientist would work just as well for her. Her pieces shown below are for sale and you can find them here!

Website – www.hey-young-world.com

IG – @g.von.g

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Artists Know Best: RO James

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A couple of nights ago I had the pleasure of going to artist RO James’ showcase. It was one the best decisions I made for 2017 and to think I almost passed because I was feeling a bit tired! I’m already familiar with two of his most recent singles Permission and Already Knew Dat off of his El Dorado album, both songs I really enjoy. Funny thing is when I like a song a lot, I really go there with the listening sessions and keep it on repeat. I have been doing that for the past couple days listening to Already Knew Dat back to back like a crazy person!

One of the reasons I really enjoy showcases as opposed to concerts is their intimacy. You can really see the artist, feel them out, feel the energy of the band, and overall synergy of their performance. This can make or break singers in particular, because sometimes listeners find out they really can’t sing at all. For RO James the event just boosted him even higher on my musical radar. Set at film director David Lynch’s mythical nightclub Silencio in Paris’ chic 2nd arrondissement, the club’s other-worldly feel intermixed well with James’ persona, very deep. His passionate, raspy voice is wonderful and him along with his incredible band really rocked the room. Final Word: Dope musician, dope band, true artistry and passion. Lastly, I’m excited to announce that an interview will be coming soon!

Artist Deets:

Website – www.rojames.net

Twitter – @RoJamesXIX

Instagram – @rojamesxix