Tag Archives: popart

A close-up from my Canseco piece. A theme I’ve been focusing on lately is “Overproduction.” It’s the one word that defines the baseball card boom in the mid-to-late 80’s and subsequent bubble burst that followed. Original artwork by #MatthewLeeRosen #vintagebaseballcards #topps #rookie #allstarrookie #baseballart #sportsart #baseballcardart #baseballcardartist #popart #josecanseco #1987 #80s #80sstyle #trophy #yellow https://www.instagram.com/p/B1ytkTSHIVY/?igshid=1v56i9rdhv1m0

In the ‘88 season, Billy Ripken randomly wrote “Fuck Face” on the bottom of his BP bat with a Sharpie… so he could quickly find it on the rack. Little did he know it would end up on a baseball card. The production team for ’89 Fleer overlooked it and, a PR disaster was created.Continue reading

My second Bubble Burst piece! When @topps stopped including gum in ‘92, ironically the baseball card bubble began to burst due to massive overproduction in the mid 80’s & early 90’s. Gross evidence exists with the Topps Micro set in 1992… as if there weren’t enough cards on the market already! They reprinted the entireContinue reading

Sprayed some fresh plexi today 😁 #MatthewLeeRosen #topps #baseballcards #baseballcardart #baseballcardartist #baseballart #sportsart #popart #vintagebaseballcards #oldbaseballcards #baseball #1992 #vintage90s #bazooka #bazookajoe #bubblegum https://www.instagram.com/p/B1pXGKfHd8n/?igshid=8r2hdz6whd5k

My latest piece 😁 In 1959, @Topps named their first All-Star Rookie team and printed a trophy on the ‘60 set. In ’73, they replaced the trophy with this Revere Cup, but stopped using it after ’78. The cup came roaring back in ’87 with Jose Canseco… the hottest player on the planet at theContinue reading

Another one of my favs from earleir this year. I went monochrome Cubbie blue for Kerry Wood’s 20K game. The spot gloss and @Topps Chrome creates a really cool effect. Original artwork by #MatthewLeeRosen #topps #baseballcards #baseballcardart #baseballart #sportsart #chicagocubs #kidk #kerrywood #toppschrome #cubbieblue #recordbreaker #wrigleyfield #baseballcardartist #popart https://www.instagram.com/p/B1USJsHnhUd/?igshid=5j6hv6r3vtw2

One of my favorite pieces from the year… using 1992 Upper Deck Holographic cards and some spot gloss. This whole piece changes with your viewing angle! Original artwork by #MatthewLeeRosen #upperdeck #baseballcards #upperdeckcards #baseball #hologram #90s #90sstyle #90svintage #holographicart #baseballart #baseballcardart #sportsart #baseballcardartist #popart https://www.instagram.com/p/B1Oi-JFHd6n/?igshid=1qnuyg8hsurn7

Looking through pics of my work from the year… really love the combo of colors I used on Rollie to rep his time with the @padres & @brewers Original artwork by #MatthewLeeRosen #topps #toppsbaseballcards #70s #80s #80svintage #80sfashion #plexiglass #plexiglassart #sandiego #sandiegopadres #padres #milwaukee #milwaukeebrewers #brewers #rolliefingers #rolaids #mustache #handlebarmustache #baseballart #baseballcards #baseballcardart #baseballcardartist #popartContinue reading

Home for a pit stop… and prepping these 3 boys to get shipped out to their collector 😁 Original artwork by #MatthewLeeRosen #baseballcards #baseballcardart #vintagebaseballcards #oldbaseballcards #toppsbaseballcards #topps #baseballdiamond #baseball #baseballart #sportsart #sandykoufax #nopepper#baseballcardartist #popart #bazookajoe #bubblegum https://www.instagram.com/p/B1B5KGAHYkW/?igshid=4qtxvrj9o75