Marcelo Eli Sarmiento (b. 1989, Chicago) is an American artist whose paintings bridge the grandeur of history with the urgency of contemporary expression. His work reinvents classical myths and narratives for the present moment, distorting and reconfiguring tradition to reveal psychological depth and existential tension. Rejecting idealized forms, he embraces a raw, gestural approach that transforms history into a living force—one that confronts themes of power, mortality, and human resilience with a sense of mythic immediacy.