Started Friday, March 8, acclaimed muralist Robert Vargas is painting the large mural “LA Rising,” portraiture of newest Los Angeles Dodger Shohei Otani on outside wall of the Miyako Hotel in Little Tokyo every day until March 27, a day before Dodgers opening day.
Vargas teamed with the Miyako Hotel to pay tribute and welcome Shohei Ohtani to the Los Angeles Dodgers with the striking mural, which depicts the two-way player Ohtani both pitching and batting in the Dodgers uniform.
Vargas donated his time and talent to design and create the mural, which measures approximately 150 feet tall x 60 feet long and covers the entirety of the hotel’s outer wall.
The Miyako Hotel Los Angeles, located in the hart of the Little Tokyo District, is its flagship of the Japan-based Kintestu Enterprise hotel chain. The hotel will hold the unveiling ceremony of the Ohtani mural on March 27.
Vargas remarks: “Fans of baseball will be able to gather in Little Tokyo community with a shared city pride and appreciation for the Dodgers. I can’t think of a better for this tribute to Ohtani and the Dodgers, and I think the Miyako Hotel for give me the canvas to share it with the world.”
Robert Vargas is a contemporary artist known for his mixed-media portrait, mural, and live events. Los Angeles native and visual artist, Vargas is a leading creative force in the revitalization of Downtown LA’s art scene. His paintings and drawings infuse classic genre of portraiture with an avant-garde explosivity that not only captures the visage and likeness of his subjects, but seem to excavate the intimate aspects of heir character.
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