NAME :
Yu Maeda.
OCCUPATION :
I am a painter and sculptor.
WHERE WERE YOU BORN :
Kumamoto, Japan.
WHERE DO YOU LIVE :
Funabashi City, Japan.
WHAT’S THE BEST PART OF YOUR JOB :
I loved working with Hit and Run Silkscreen crew in LA.
ARE THERE DAYS YOU DO NOT WANT TO PAINT :
Yes, Sometimes I have an artist’s block when painting.
WHAT INSPIRES YOUR ARTWORKS AND SCULPTURES:
The cycle of nature, Myth, Fable, and ancient stuff.
AT WHAT AGE DID YOU KNOW YOU BE AN ARTIST :
I was around 30 years old.
WHO ARE YOUR FAVOURITE ARTISTS :
Japanese printmaker and graphic designer Kazumasa Nagai and painter Tatsuya Kawai, or Syotatsu as he is known.
IF YOU COULD SPEND A FEW HOURS WITH ANY ARTIST ALIVE OR DEAD, WHO WOULD YOU CHOOSE :
Vincent Van Gogh.
YOUR THOUGHTS ON AI AND ART :
There are positives about it but I prefer making by hand, I do use chat-GPT for research.
WHAT ARE THE CHALLENGES OF BEING A SELF-EMPLOYED ARTIST :
Financial things and keeping my creative mind.
WHAT IS YOUR EARLIEST MEMORY :
I don’t have any memory from then.
WHAT WERE YOU LIKE AS A KID :
I was shy.
WHAT IS YOUR MOST TREASURED POSSESSION :
Ceramics I have made and my art collection.
CHOOSE A SUPERPOWER :
I’d be a time traveler.
WHAT IS YOUR GREATEST ACHIEVEMENT :
My Solo art shows.
DO YOU LISTEN TO PODCASTS :
Some Japanese occult podcasts.
WHAT’S YOUR GUILTY PLEASURE :
I drink alcohol.
YOUR MUSICIANS / BANDS :
Dengue Dengue Dengue from Lima, Peru and Envy who are a rock band from Japan.
YOU ARE HEADING TO THE ISS / INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION, CHOOSE 4 PEOPLE TO TAKE A LONG :
Pets I once had.
WHAT WOULD A PERFECT DAY FOR YOU LOOK LIKE :
Walk around and chill with some people in a new country.
PICK YOUR TOP 5 MAGAZINES :
National Geographic, Nuton, Minpaku, Thrasher and Juxtapoz magazine.
WHAT IS THE LAST BOOK YOU READ :
A book about Congo.
WHAT WAS THE LAST GIFT YOU GAVE SOMEONE :
Street artist’s recycled bag from Thailand.
WHAT MOTIVATES YOU :
Good art from other Artists and good movies.
YOUR FAVOURITE DESTINATION :
Thailand.
YOUR LEAST FAVOURITE DESTINATION :
I don’t have one.
WHAT IS ON YOUR BUCKET LIST :
I want to go to to India.
DO YOU LIKE BEING INTERVIEWED :
Yes. If I have time.
WHAT’S THE CLOSEST YOU HAVE COME TO DEATH :
I was employed as an animator over 10 years ago.
IF YOU HAD A BOAT WHAT WOULD IT BE CALLED :
Puji. (To praise/express admiration).
WHAT’S A PERSONAL MOTTO OR MESSAGE :
Be as honest as you possibly can be.
