Meet Goathe, a Philippines-based artist who has been portraying his love for manga, streetwear, and hip-hop via his collective representation artworks. Goathe’s illustrations feature beloved manga characters from series such as Naruto, Akira, and My Hero Academia visualised in streetwear setting of 21st century.
Even though BAPE, Neighborhood, and Nike are just some of the brands that Goathe incorporates heavily in his artwork. Yet one of the key points of the artist’s creative journey was in 2020, which had him collaborating with creative mammoths of Puma & The Hundreds for their creative collateral design for their recent collection of Spring Summer 2020.
Manga references in the works of Goathe are also sought after: oscillating between modern references of the genre with Naruto or My Hero Acamedia but also with characters from Akira and Sailor Moon.
It wouldn’t be wrong to say Japanese streetwear & manga has to be credited for fair share of inspiration reflecting in the Philippines based artist’s illustrations which does deserve to be appreciated at the core of its freshness and neo-modern outlook at the sub-culture.
