Argentine artist channels 'hand of God' with Maradona portraits

Pedestrians stand next to a Maradona painting made by Bagnasco in Buenos Aires. Photo: Reuters

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.