Mister Cartoon

Business of HYPE

HYPEBEAST

Society & Culture

4.8 • 785 Ratings

🗓️ 9 February 2020

⏱️ 81 minutes

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Summary

Mister Cartoon is a tattooist, graffiti artist, muralist, painter, designer, animator and most importantly a legendary artist from Los Angeles whose work stretches over four decades. His work can be seen on the arms of famous rappers, at local basketball games, on the soles of one's feet and more. Born Mark Machado, the Los Angeles native grew up in his father’s print shop where he was exposed to car culture, soul music and graffiti.

His work has had an impenetrable mark through multiple generations, defining the rich Chicano and lowrider culture of Los Angeles. He's been a professional since high school, claiming success prior the existence of the internet, cellphone and social media. For Mister Cartoon, gigs relied on the word of mouth and the close-knit community of Los Angeles that he grew up in.

While street art and streetwear were popular in the East Coast, artists like Mister Cartoon help place the West Coast on everyone's radar. His tattooing immortalized the popularity of fine-line tattoo and his murals made the Old English font emblematic of Los Angeles. He's had numerous sneaker and clothing collaborations, being one of the forerunners of artists chosen for a Nike collab. In this episode, he breaks down his expansive career, shares immeasurable words of advice and discusses his future plans within animation.

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Mister Cartoon Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/misterctoons/

Mister Cartoon's website: http://www.mistercartoon.com/

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0:00.0	From Hype Beast Radio, I'm Jeff Staples, and this is the business of hype, a show about creative entrepreneurs, brand builders, innovators, and the realities behind the dreams they've built.
0:41.3	Graffees, tattoos, and lowrider culture. Some may consider these forms of art as renegade or low class, while others have argued
0:46.1	how influential they actually are to the entire global history of art.
0:51.3	Our guest on the Business of Hype podcast this week has had a massive career recognizing
0:55.6	each side of those two perceptions, the glamour and incredible opportunities as a famed artist,
1:01.5	but also the realities of being out in the middle of the night writing on walls. People throw
1:07.0	around the term OG a lot these days, but this week's guest is the true definition of it.
1:12.6	He's a household name in the sneaker world, the tattoo universe, and is a living icon for Los Angeles.
1:19.6	He's designed logos for music groups and labels, and he's tattooed the bodies of celebrities like Eminem, Kanye West, and Kobe Bryant, rest in peace.
1:29.3	And he's had some of the best sneaker collaborations with Nike of all time.
1:33.3	And so much more.
1:34.3	He is the epitome of diversifying your assets, even if he didn't really mean to do it.
1:40.3	Get ready for the one and only,.'s very own Mr. Cartoon.
1:49.7	All right, so thanks for having me and your amazing, I don't even know if you could call this just a studio.
1:56.2	This is like a complex, a compound.
1:59.0	Compound, yep.
2:00.5	But thank you for having me here.
2:01.9	You want to introduce yourself to the audience?
2:04.7	Yeah, my name is Mr. Cartoon.
2:06.4	I'm a tourist.
2:07.4	I like classic cars, long walks on the beach.
2:11.3	I'm a married man.
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