An aerosol artist by the name of Marioe was spotted painting Kathmandu Boutique in Santa Monica this past Saturday. Marioe is a Venice Beach resident and has several prismatic pieces around the streets of Venice Beach and Santa Monica. You can expect to see more work from this artist very soon. All photographs by Desilu Munoz
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