OCHIAI SHOHEI (B. 1988)

Baseball Life

signed and dated ‘2025 Shohei Ochiai’ (on the reverse)

paper, graphite, colored pencil, acrylic and varnish on wooden panels

15 3/4 x 19 11/16 x 1 9/16 inches (40 x 50 x 4 cm)

Executed in 2025.

"I created this piece, imagining a young baseball kid. To make it realistic, the stitchings on the cap are created by layering paper, adding a playful touch to the work." - Ochiai Shohei

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Commissioned specifically for JOOPITER Marketplace, Baseball Life is Ochiai Shohei’s vibrant tribute to America’s favorite pastime. With his signature texture and color-blocked dimensionality, Shohei transforms baseballs, home plates, and stadium fields into whimsical totems of memory and motion. At the center, a Los Angeles Dodgers ball anchors the composition—symbolizing both Shohei’s love for the game and his deepening connection to American culture.

Playful, personal, and meticulously painted, Baseball Life captures the joy and geometry of sport through the eyes of an artist whose practice thrives on obsessive detail and bold visual language.

Ochiai Shohei is a Japanese artist known for his vivid, textural interpretations of everyday objects. He graduated from the Product Design Department at Tama Art University, where he developed his signature visual language—marked by bold, expressive lines, sculptural depth, and dynamic, often unpredictable forms. Working primarily in painting and drawing, Shohei transforms mundane items into charged, larger-than-life portraits.