Skip to Content
Art

Jasper Wong Mural ~ Long Beach

Jasper Wong, artist and co-founder of POW! WOW! (L.A. TACO interview) created a mural just a few months after last year's successful POW! WOW! Long Beach event. This global project enabled artists in 17 cities to create outdoor murals that embody the spirit of the people and places in their communities. The artists included Persue, Odeith, Wonderlust, Frankie Cihi, Ink and Clog, Jasper Wong, and many more. Here's a look at Jasper's creative process...

Jasper Wong (2)
Jasper Wong (5)
Jasper Wong (4)

Jasper Wong is an artist, illustrator, designer, and curator. He is best known for his art that is a unique clash of Asian-influenced pop culture. Jasper is the co-founder of POW! WOW!, a non-profit organization of artists committed to community enrichment through the creation of art outreach. Learn more about how Surface is helping Jasper create great things.

Stay in touch

Sign up for our free newsletter

More from L.A. TACO

The Closing of L.A.’s Oldest Restaurant Goes Beyond French Dips

The loss of The Pantry, Hank's Bar, and now this DTLA watering hole in 2025 is devastating for an area already struggling to recover from the pandemic. Add to that the closures of neighborhood institutions like Pico-Union's Papa Cristo's or Monterey Park's Jonathan Gold-approved Mandarin Noodle House, plus the news that legends like Du-Par's and Chili John's are struggling to stay afloat, and it becomes clear that something is seriously wrong in Los Angeles.

July 7, 2025

Residents Protest Gentrification in Mexico City Neighborhoods

So-called "digital nomads" have made life unaffordable for residents

Daily Memo: ICE Waits Inside a Glendale Hospital to Arrest a Patient and More

Protests return today, ICE was all over Hollywood, Inglewood, and the South Bay, and a closer look at the Declaration of Independence today.

July 4, 2025

ICE Had to Take Her to E.R. After Detaining Her, And Now They Wait Outside to Re-Detain Her

Family and friends are rallying to protect the victim from detainment.

July 4, 2025

ICE Is Staging on Terminal Island, Where Japanese Americans Were Once Abducted

Protesters are gathering from dawn until dusk at the Japanese Fishing Village Memorial today, a San Pedro monument built to honor the local community of Japanese Americans who were forcibly removed by the government under Executive Order 9066.

July 4, 2025
See all posts