Shinichi Tashiro
Ichi was born in 1984, in Shikoku, a city on the Seto Inland Sea, where is full of local cultures and natural sceneries. When he was at 20, he went to New York alone to release his passion of street art, and lived there for many years as a homeless. The experience of facing the world by himself gives his creation a unique sense of fantasy and solitude. It is obviously that his works reveal that how a young man from a conservative countryside has been influenced by the high developed and modernized city. Thus, his works have distinct characteristic and resonate with those people who live in modern cities.
Ichi has taken red men sculptures designed for AIDS Concern by iconic artist Eric Kot to create a Unity Army of 70 unique characters. This unity army represents the many people of diverse communities, sexual orientation, ethnicity and race, including people living with HIV, celebrities who support zero infection of HIV and LGBT friendly icons they are promoting solidarity, anti-labeling and discrimination.