Namastan
NAME :
Namastan.
OCCUPATION :
Tattooer.
WHERE WERE YOU BORN :
Paris, France.
WHERE DO YOU LIVE :
Biarritz, France.
DESCRIBE YOURSELF IN 3 WORDS :
Happy, Creative, Social Butterfly.
WHAT’S THE BEST PART OF YOUR JOB :
Connecting with lots of different people.
WHAT INSPIRES YOUR TATTOOS AND ARTWORKS :
Travel, Asia,temple’s etc, My archive and music.
WHAT HAS BEEN YOUR PROUDEST ARTISTIC MOMENT :
Good feedback on my artwork (Like your interview) : ) & a smile on my clients face.
WHAT INSPIRES YOUR ARTWORKS :
I think it’s more an idea of letting go rather than a particular inspiration. Most days it’s fashion, other days it’s nature, city life, interior moodboards. I don’t try to choose between being minimal or feminine or emotional; I just let it unfold. The inspiration comes when I stop trying to control it, just following my instincts and aesthetics.
WHAT HAS BEEN YOUR PROUDEST ARTISTIC MOMENT :
Standing in front of my own work and realizing it said more about me than I could have said out loud.
WHICH ARTWORK DID YOU ENJOY CREATING THE MOST :
The ones that were commissioned, created with a story I had in mind, knowing the space and client.
AT WHAT AGE DID YOU KNOW YOU WOULD BE AN ARTIST :
I think since I was 7 years old.
WHO ARE YOUR FAVOURITE TATTOO ARTISTS :
That’s a hardcore question as there are so many !
IF YOU COULD SPEND A DAY WITH ANY ARTIST ALIVE OR DEAD, WHO WOULD YOU CHOOSE :
John Lennon.
YOUR THOUGHTS ON AI AND ART :
It’s Bullshit.
WHAT ARE THE CHALLENGES OF BEING AN TATTOO ARTIST :
Always reinventing your art.
IF YOU HAD TO CHOOSE YOUR TATTOOING OR YOUR PAINTING WHICH WOULD YOU CHOOSE :
Tattooing.
WHAT IS YOUR EARLIEST MEMORY :
A family vacation in the Indian Ocean.
WHAT WERE YOU LIKE AS A KID :
Playing outside, building cabins and making campfires.
WHAT IS YOUR MOST TREASURED POSSESSION :
My hand and my mind.
WHO WOULD PLAY YOU IN A MOVIE :
Emile Hirsch.
CHOOSE A SUPERPOWER :
To be able to fly.
WHAT IS YOUR WORST TRAIT :
I am impatient.
WHAT KEEPS YOU AWAKE AT NIGHT :
Creating stuff and thinking about creating stuff.
WHAT IS YOUR GREATEST ACHIEVEMENT :
Kept being happy for several years in this crazy world & being surrounded by lovely humans.
DO YOU LISTEN TO PODCASTS :
Nope.
WHAT’S YOUR GUILTY PLEASURE :
I crop top all the clothes I have.
WHAT MUSIC DO YOU LISTEN TOO :
Music from all over the world & various genres. enjoying an endless Psychedelic Indie and Jazzy journey.
WHAT’S THE BEST THING YOU EVER STOLE :
I only stole once when I was a child and it was Malabar (Bubble Gum)
YOU ARE HEADING TO THE ISS / INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION CHOOSE 4 PEOPLE TO TAKE A LONG :
I really don’t want to go to space with 4 people! I’d rather die with everyone on earth.
WHAT WOULD A PERFECT DAY FOR YOU LOOK LIKE :
It would start with an early morning surf, followed by a visit to the shop to do a nice tattoo. Then I would head to Panther workshop to create some resin art.I would end the day with a sunset beer with friends. Of course on a truly perfect day, there would be 48 hr’s instead of 24.
IF YOU COULD BE FRIENDS WITH A FICTIONAL CHARACTER WHO WOULD IT BE :
Chicken Joe 🐓
PICK YOUR TOP 5 MAGAZINES :
Pretty Magazine, The Surfers Journal, Hotdogger, Du Surf Situationniste, Thrasher Magazine and Art press.
WHAT IS THE LAST BOOK YOU READ :
Ecotopia by Ernest Callenbach.
WHAT WAS THE LAST GIFT YOU GAVE SOMEONE :
Peony flowers.
WHAT MOTIVATES YOU :
Coffee.
YOUR FAVOURITE DESTINATION :
Indonesia.
YOUR LEAST FAVOURITE DESTINATION :
Dubai.
WHAT IS ON YOUR BUCKET LIST :
Keep smiling, Tattooing, Surfing and travelling as much as I can. More seriously, I’d love to start a family and become a millionaire driving a big Tesla yacht. : )
DO YOU LIKE BEING INTERVIEWED :
Yep it’s pretty fun.
WHAT’S THE CLOSEST YOU HAVE COME TO DEATH :
Surfing Tasmania and being 30 meters away from a great white shark with only Tom, my friend and I in the water.
IF YOU HAD A BOAT WHAT WOULD IT BE CALLED :
Marianne.
YOUR MOTTO OR MESSAGE :
Do whatever makes you happy, Be kind and spread good vibes & leave positive footsteps wherever you go.
