fotello - Mamba Eternal - Kobe Bryant.

About The Artwork:
Limited edition poster design.
“Mamba Eternal” artwork dedicated to Kobe Bryant.

Artwork created by the Italian artist fotello.

High quality print with vivid and intense colours.
UV print on 180g satin white backlit paper.
Author’s signature on the front of the poster & certificate of authenticity.
Original Created: 2025.
Subjects: Sports – NBA – Kobe Bryant.

Materials: Paper.
Styles: Fine Art.
Mediums: Digital.

Details & Dimensions:
Digital: Digital on Paper.
Artist produced limited edition reduced to only 5 copies.
Size: 100 W x 70 H cm.
Frame: Not Framed.
Packaging: Ships Rolled in a Tube.

The Fotello artist has the work signed by hand on the back and has
Attached the edition number of the work.



Mamba Eternal by fotello is a visual explosion of energy, memory and
myth. The work portrays Kobe Bryant not simply as an athlete, but
like a nearly sculptural figure, forged in metal and light,
suspended between matter and legend.

The style is powerful and tactile, characterized by a fusion between
Figuration and abstraction. The face and the body emerge as if sculpted.
in gold and in bronze, crossed by engravings, scratches and
Stratifications that evoke time, struggle, sacrifice. The
Nervous lines and graphic fragments that dissolve into the background.
they create a sense of continuous movement, as if Bryant's energy were
that would expand beyond the boundaries of the canvas. The composition is dynamic,
almost explosive, yet at the same time controlled: a balance between
creative chaos and discipline, just like the game of Mamba.

The color takes center stage. The Lakers' gold-yellow jersey.
dominates the scene, not as a mere chromatic reference, but as
symbol of royalty, glory, and immortality. The metallic tones – bronze,
Copper, hints of silver – transform the skin into an almost surface
mythological, making Kobe look like a modern heroic statue. On
background, the light veils and the dusty transparencies amplify the
a sense of light and transcendence, while the dark contrasts
they intensify the drama of the image.

But above all, it is the visual power that strikes you: the focused gaze,
the stance ready for action, the hand steady on the ball. It is not a
A static moment, it is a moment charged with tension, with absolute will.
It seems that the whole work vibrates with his determination. Kobe is not.
represented while flying or scoring: it is in the moment before, that of the
Decision, where true mental strength resides.

Mamba Eternal not only celebrates a champion; it celebrates an idea of
Unshakable greatness. Fotello transforms Bryant into a timeless icon,
carving it in the golden light of legend and gazing at it forever,
in the medium of painting, the essence of its indomitable spirit.



Fotello (Carrara, 1981) is a contemporary artist who operates among
Painting and digital art.
Raised in a family environment strongly connected to tradition.
Artistic – the grandmother was the artistic director of the Academy of
Belle Arti di Carrara has fostered a deep passion from childhood.
Sensitivity towards the visual arts.

After completing an educational background in the artistic field, in 2001 he began a
Personal research that combines painting techniques and digital tools.
establishing himself as a recognizable author for his style and ability to
Fusing tradition and innovation. His digital works, signed with
The pseudonym Fotello explores the boundaries between imagination and
Technology, always keeping the human and creative element at the center.

Meanwhile, it advances modern painting, with particular
Attention to abstraction, understood as a language capable of evoking.
emotions and meanings that are not immediately decipherable.

His works, both painting and digital, are part of collections.
Private in Italy and in several European countries.