Julian Castaldi chats with Namastan [ Biarittz)

Julian Castaldi chats with Namastan [ Biarittz)

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 and my archive and music.

WHAT HAS BEEN YOUR PROUDEST ARTISTIC MOMENT :
Good feedback on my artwork (Like your interview) : )  and a smile on my clients face.

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WHAT HAS BEEN YOUR PROUDEST ARTISTIC MOMENT :
Standing in front of my own work and realising 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 and enjoying an endless Psychedelic Indie and Jazzy journey.

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.

Visit Namastan :
@namastan.tattooer

 

 

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