Artist Thierry “Mr. Brainwash” Guetta, left, and Mike Asner, creator of KobeMural.com, pose in front of Guetta’s mural outside his studio on Feb. 27, in the 1200 block of South La Brea Avenue in Mid-Wilshire. The mural went up around Feb. 1, but was destroyed by heavy rains in mid-March. (Los Angeles Times)
Mural artist Tyke Witnes stands in front of his mural at El Toro Bravo Tortilleria in Costa Mesa, one of the first murals to go up after Bryant’s death. (Allen J. Schaben/Los Angeles Times)
Mike Asner, creator of the @KobeMural Instagram and Kobemural.com, stands in front of Tyke Witnes’ mural at El Toro Bravo Tortilleria in Costa Mesa in a special Kobe & Gigi tribute T-shirt. (Allen J. Schaben / Los Angeles Times)
