Hamptons Artist Original Prints: Meet The Pop Art Behind MLB Artist
There is no shortage of wall art for sale online. What is genuinely rare is wall art with a real story behind it, work created by a specific person, in a specific place, using a specific technique that makes it unlike anything else you will find.
Michael is that artist. Working from his studio in the Hamptons, the stretch of Long Island coastline that has been home to painters, sculptors, and creative thinkers for generations, Michael creates original pop art using duct tape as both medium and statement. The Hamptons have long been associated with art and creative culture: Jackson Pollock, Lee Krasner, and Willem de Kooning all worked in the area. Michael continues in that tradition with a contemporary, accessible approach that brings original Hamptons art directly to collectors around the world.
Who Is The Artist Behind MLB Artist?
Michael is the founder, designer, and sole creator behind MLB Artist (the initials are his). Every piece in the MLB Artist catalog, from the smallest sticker to the largest custom original, begins as Michael’s original design, developed in his Hamptons studio. Michael’s work uses duct tape as a primary medium: a material most people associate with utility, repurposed by Michael into bold, colorful compositions that operate fully within the pop art tradition.
The duct tape medium is not a gimmick. It imposes real creative constraints, a limited color palette, a tactile quality, and a graphic boldness that give Michael’s work its distinctive character. Pieces in the Flower Art collection use the tape’s texture to suggest the depth of petals. The Chai Life collection’s bold renditions of the Hebrew chai symbol use color contrast in ways that oil or acrylic paint would approach differently. Every collection has a logic rooted in what the medium does well.
The Eight Original Print Collections
Flower Art: Lush botanical designs exploring color, form, and the natural world. Michael’s most commercially popular collection and one of his most personal.
Chai Life Art: Original pop art built around the Hebrew chai symbol. Created for and beloved by Jewish art collectors and gift-givers.
Heart Art: Bold heart-based compositions that explore love, warmth, and color in Michael’s graphic style.
Horizons Art: Expansive landscape-influenced works with an open, atmospheric quality different from Michael’s more graphic series.
Interactive Art: Designs created to invite participation and thought, works that change depending on how the viewer engages with them.
Star Art: Energetic star-based compositions with celestial imagery and strong graphic presence.
American Woman Art: A series celebrating female identity, boldness, and independence through Michael’s pop art lens.
U$ Art: Pop compositions built around the dollar sign, bold, provocative, and distinctly American in sensibility.
How To Own An Original Hamptons Print
Michael’s original designs are available as high-quality prints through the MLB Artist shop at mlbartist.com. Framed and unframed options are available, and all prints ship from New York. For buyers interested in owning a truly unique piece, Michael accepts custom original commissions, works created specifically for the buyer, in the collection of their choice, at the scale they specify. Commission inquiries can be sent to michael@mlbartist.com.
Why Buy Art Directly From A Hamptons Artist?
Buying directly from an artist, rather than through a gallery, reseller, or mass-market print site, means the purchase goes directly to supporting the work. It also means access to the full range of what the artist offers: the prints in the catalog, the products carrying the designs, and the possibility of commissioning an original. When you buy from MLBartist.com, you are buying from Michael’s studio directly.
Visit mlbartist.com to explore all collections. Also on the blog: Pop Art Prints for Home Decor | Unique Duct Tape Art Gifts
