Artist's depiction of baseball not a "pretty" picture

December 24, 2007

From the brush of L.A. artists Robbie Conal and the narrative The Hundreds, a blog about Los Angeles culture and lifestyle:

He’s really gotten into baseball art lately. What’s the political statement with baseball? “Nothing,” he replies matter-of-factly, “I just like baseball.” (He actually played, himself, in the Canadian leagues. Oh, and he was a genuine ’60s San Francisco hippie. But that’s a story for another day.) And because no other high-profile American artists and galleries have properly paid homage to our national pasttime, Robbie’s making it a point to do so with his latest endeavors.

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1 BJ Berti December 24, 2007 at 4:55 pm

Actually contemporary painter Vincent Scilla has been showing his “baseball paintings” for many years now. He is considered one of the foremost artists painting on the subject today. The BUTLER INSTITUTE OF AMERICAN ART has shown his paintings of black ball players and a painting of his is in the permanent collection. You can see more of his work on his website — http://www.vincentscilla.com

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