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Mister Cartoon |
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Genres
Fine Line
Realism
Story
Born & Raised in Los Angeles, Mister Cartoon was Introduced to design through his rudimentary career as a graffiti artist in the 80s.
He has since found his calling in hip-hop culture through the creation of tattoo art, magazines, album covers, backdrops for music videos and TV shows, and the trunks of lowriders. His style of art and fine line tattooing was invented in the prison system but was popularized on the street in the 70s. His artwork revered, Cartoon is a member of the Soul Assassins family of artists.
U.S. magazines that have featured Cartoon's work include Rolling Stone, Details, Detour, Vibe, XXL, Hustler Source, V America, Lowrider, Fine, Burst, H Magazine, Tokion; and the UK magazines Loaded and FHM.
Cartoon has done album covers, logos and or advertising material for Snoop Dogg, D12, Eazy E, Clipse, Cypress Hill, Shady Records, Stussy, Supreme, Tribal Streetwear, Black Flys, X- Large, and Joker Brand Clothing.
His intricate art has been inscribed on the bodies of Eminem, 50 Cent, Dr. Dre, Lloyd Banks, Mobb Deep, Cypress Hill, Method Man, Beyonce, Fat Joe, and Kanye West.
He has exhibited in LA, NY, Tokyo, and London.
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