CHiNPAN ×BEASTIE BOYS It is important to be an official of the artist.
PROFILE
Suiboku-ga artist. In 2008, he was selected for the "Asian Creative Art Exhibition" at the National Art Center, Tokyo, and began his career as an artist. He is constantly expanding the possibilities of Suiboku-ga, such as department store and store interiors, fashion and music-related visual production, etc. He is also a member of the board of directors of the National Art Center, Tokyo.
Instagram: @13chinpan
How did you like the T-shirt you wore today?
I like t-shirts this big , and the fabric is a little thicker. It was already washed and easy to wear. Also, it's important to know if the graphics are cracked or not. If it is smooth, I feel it will float a little when I wear it.
Do you usually like T-shirts?
I like it very much. In the summer, I'm already wearing basic T-shirts. It's a hobby that my husband and I share, but I often collect official T-shirts that are sold as merchandise for artists and video games. . I frequently dig them up not only at thrift stores, but also on Mercari.
Why do you insist on official T-shirts?
. because I believe that a T-shirt is an expression of one's ideology. . The design is important, but I want to buy the official ones of the time, even if they are a little wild. Many of them are difficult to find the right size, but even if I don't wear them very often, I end up collecting them because there may come a time when I can wear them in a good way someday. . I try not to have too many clothes, but there are many T-shirts that are important to me. For example, the T-shirts that come with Ayumi Hamasaki's special edition CDs.
Ayu T-shirts are up there (laughs). By the way, what other T-shirts do you like?
I wonder.... It's hard to say, but I used to really like Kiyoji Hikawa's tour T from around 2000. The print has a mysterious sheen to it, and when I wash it, it gets all cracked up, but I enjoy wearing it as well (laughs). I used to be a Momo Kuro geek, so that may be the reason why I started collecting official T-shirts.
The Beastie Boys' first album "LICENSED TO ILL" art arc was used for this T-shirt.
This logo is cute, isn't it? I know Beastie, of course, but I didn't come through it well. I usually don't like to wear something without knowing anything about the artist at all, so I do a lot of research before I wear it.
-CHiNPAN, you seem to have been involved with music as well as art for a long time, do you also wear band T's?
Yes . . a little bit hardcore, like Marilyn Manson and Linkin Park. But when I looked up the Beastie Boys, I learned that there was a time when they were a hardcore band, too, and that made me more interested in them.
-What is the point of today's coordination?
. In summer, I often wear a T-shirt with an outdoor vest like the one I am wearing today. Depending on the bottoms, I wear a vest with many pockets instead of a bag, and when I wear a T-shirt, I try to be as casual as possible without a bag.
