Striking original mixed media on canvas artwork of Shohei Ohtani as a member of the Los Angeles Dodgers by noted San Francisco artist Robert Marosi. Signed and dated ("1/12/25") by the artist on the reverse. The colorful image pictures Ohtani at the plate against a unique geometric background of words and colors. The artwork (30x24") remains in Mint condition. Please Note: The size and/or weight of this lot will necessitate an increased shipping charge.

 The origins of Marosi's unique style are best explained in his own words: 

"Growing up in a Nicaraguan Catholic (mom) Hungarian Jewish (dad) household, I was exposed to religious and cultural values which sparked a spirit of curiosity in me. I forged an identity around working as a bilingual teacher and organic gardener in the Mission District of San Francisco, and started building up layers of understanding, setting my mind and heart into action in search of an artistic medium. I discovered art and transformed myself into a modern-day alchemist mixing colors, transparent glazes, textured paper, and memories into paintings.

"My series of works focus on the archetype as an anchor to my cross-cultural influences. Popular and traditional sources are transformed into archetypal symbols, from a baseball player into a hero to a portrait into a Madonna. I tap into universal patterns of beauty, a figure in motion, an intimate gaze, and elevate their status to a spiritual sphere."

"As part of my artistic process, I embrace Hans Hoffman’s push and pull approach, and give way to the graces of improvisation, putting down a background of intense color washes, tearing up and gluing old newspapers and tissue paper, while allowing shapes and colors to emerge into an abstract space. I formalize the composition by adding in the figures, weaving in the background and harmonizing contrasts of color like reflective golds with a Caribbean inspired turquoise."

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