Mark Machado

Place: Harbor Area Of Los Angeles County

Born: 1970

Biography:

Mr. Cartoon, also known as Mark Machado, is an American tattoo artist and graffiti artist based in Los Angeles, California. He grew up in the Harbor area of Los Angeles County and began doing illustrations and graffiti at a young age. He later moved on to airbrushing clothing and lowrider custom cars. In the late 1980s, he became part of the Chicano art movement and cholo culture, using various mediums such as hand painted signs, screen printing, wall murals, clothing, and toy sculptures of cartoon cats. He is known for his 'Fine Line' prison tattooing art style and Old English lettering. He has tattooed and worked with numerous celebrities, musicians, and athletes, and has designed logos for musicians and record labels. His work has been used in the realms of fashion, hospitality, technology, and sports, by Nike, Toyota, T-Mobile, the Los Angeles Kings, the Los Angeles Clippers, Modelo, and in Grand Theft Auto.