In this 23rd Episode of Chris Dyer’s Artist Podcast show, he interviews his artist friend El Chimu! Chimu is a tattoo artist based in San Diego, California.

They talk about how they met on Instagram and then how El Chimu came to Quilmanà, Peru to tattoo Chris, El Chimu’s American and Peruvian origins, how he started creating tattoos, opening up his first shop in Crown Heights, Brooklyn, going to pow-wows and being inspired by indigenous dances and dresses, deciding to spread pre-hispanic art, the many cultures of Latin America, shared imagery between traditional art, the risks of cultural appropriation when spreading indigenous art, the wisdom of Bruce Lee, mixing races and cultures, the ceremonial use of peyote, and an ayahuasca and art retreat in the jungle, as well as what it was like to work as a tattoo artist during COVID.

 

 

LINKS FOR ::: Episode #23 – El Chimu

Spotify apps: https://open.spotify.com/episode/3TJFg8U5LsBczEjXjSd7zT?si=f75ca386a3b6425a

Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/23-el-chimu/id1587789118?i=1000537278632

Anchor.fm (by Spotify): https://anchor.fm/chris-dyer8/episodes/23–El-Chimu-e182t81

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bsQwZpNDXxM&list=PLvgZ9cdCiQFKWZMkauhoVYrEnssL9Ob_R&index=18

 

 

LINKS FOR ::: The Creative Friends Podcast by Chris Dyer

Spotify apps: https://open.spotify.com/show/5vewO6T2yPl71kxp5feosN?si=589f8041420f4019

Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/chris-dyers-creative-friends/id1587789118

Entire YouTube playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLvgZ9cdCiQFKWZMkauhoVYrEnssL9Ob_R

Anchor.fm (by Spotify): https://anchor.fm/chris-dyer8/