City of Angels

Here below is a selection of websites about LA. 3 artists and their work all about art in street culture. Homies of the latino Soul Assassinos collective (Soul Assassins) : MrCartoon, and the Oriol Brothers.

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Mr Cartoon found his calling in hip-hop culture through the creation of tattoo art, magazines, albums covers, trunks of lowriders, etc. Has done album covers, logos and advertising for Snoop, Cypress Hill, D12, Stussy, Black Flys and Joker Brand Clothing. His intricate art has been inscribed on the bodies of Beyonce, Justin Timberland, B-Real, 50 Cent, Pharell, Dr Dre, Xzibit, Eminem, Redman, Method Man, Slash, Bow Wow, etc.

After beeing a club bouncer at several LA most popular Hip Hop clubs, and venturing into the clothing industry with Everlast, Estaban Oriol is now CEO of Joker and a full time career photographer. Estavan has spent the last three years collecting footage relating to the expending relationship between the tattoo art world and the hip-hop music community.

Eriberto Oriol is Esteban’s brothers. L.A. street life photographer.

• Mister Cartoon’s website : http://www.mistercartoon.com/home.html
• Estaban Oriol’s website : http://www.estevanoriol.com , youc an also have direct access to his work here
• Eriberto Oriol’s website : http://www.eribertooriol.com
• Visit also Joker’s Lifestyle section here where you will find somehow a condensate picture retrospective of all these links