Maxi Bagnasco says he knows Diego Maradona's features by heart after painting portraits of the soccer star almost daily since the Argentine World Cup winner died last November. The artist, who creates lifelike paintings with spray paint on huge canvases, decided to make Maradona his niche after the outpouring of grief over the footballer's death. Bagnasco finishes a painting of Maradona, and Lionel Messi, next to his assistant Dreier Salamanca at their workshop in Buenos Aires. Photo: ReutersA black-and-white painting showed a young Maradona with long hair over his face. In another, the player holds aloft the World Cup.

Source: The Star April 15, 2021 11:25 UTC