{"product_id":"koibito-black-sdcc08-exclusive","title":"Koibito - Black","description":"\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"field field-name-cp-artist field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-inline clearfix clearfix\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"field-label\"\u003eMK - 006b\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003eARTIST: Yoskay Yamamoto\u003cbr\u003eBRAND: Munky King\u003cbr\u003eMATERIAL: Vinyl\u003cbr\u003eHEIGHT: 7 inches\u003cbr\u003eEDITION NUMBER: 150\u003cbr\u003eRELEASE DATE: 07\/2008\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ekoi•bi•to [koi-bee-toh]: a loved one. sweetheart\u003cbr\u003ekoi [koi]: a carp\u003cbr\u003ebito [bee-toh]: a person\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eYoskay 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eKoibito is based on the original painting featured in his \"In a Foreign Land\" joint show at project:gallery.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSays Yoskay:\u003cbr\u003e\"Once upon a time I had a goldfish named Tuna.\u003cbr\u003eBut he passed away because of my laziness and mistreatment....\u003cbr\u003eSo I painted him for his memory.......\u003cbr\u003eBut at same time Koibito symbolizes the sense of alienation that I felt growing up in Cali...\u003cbr\u003eIt's kind of like the phrase \" fish out of water\"....\u003cbr\u003eI felt and still feel like I don't completely fit in my environment......both in Japan and the US......\"\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"field field-name-field-product-release-date field-type-datetime field-label-inline clearfix clearfix\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"date-display-single\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"field field-name-field-product-release-date field-type-datetime field-label-inline clearfix clearfix\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"date-display-single\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Munky King","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":12161351745,"sku":"2364","price":139.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1166\/2970\/products\/koibito_blk.jpg?v=1456254441","url":"https:\/\/www.munkyking.com\/en-ca\/products\/koibito-black-sdcc08-exclusive","provider":"Munky King","version":"1.0","type":"link"}