Eric Tan

I stumbled upon this artist when I was looking for A.M. Cassandre posters. I really like how some of his art is so simple and lovely and then other times so detailed! He does posters for Disney.

Arts District

When adventuring downtown, you usually find yourself in one random district or cultural center or another. Most recently I stumbled upon the arts district, which is close enough to the toy district to have the aesthetic of bleak warehouses, but just gentrified enough to be a serious attraction, as opposed to terrifying like the toy district.. There is an art supply store and a few restaurants and stores in the area and is just a few blocks away from Little Tokyo as well.

The real attraction here is the street art. Instead of it just being destructive it's more of a competition amongst the artists to see who can make the most subversive, beautiful design. Posters don't get taken down because they're vandalism, but rather because they're not well designed or are simply trying to imitate Banksy. There is also an original Shepard Fairey piece on the side of one of the buildings.

It's located just off traction an Alameda, just type in 800 E 3rd St, Los Angeles, California 90013 on your gps and you should get there. Or take the 10E from campus, get off at the Alameda exit, and turn right on 3rd street or on traction. Bring a friend, get some lunch in Little Tokyo, and go to the arts district and look at the scenery. There was some talk of extra credit for this if you go and make a blog post!

Good night, and good luck

Love,

Madeline