David Garibaldi (artist)
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David Michael Garibaldi (born December 15, 1982[1]) is an American performance painter. His specialty is his "Rhythm and Hue" stage act, in which he rapidly creates paintings of notable figures of popular culture.
Early life
[edit]Garibaldi was born in Los Angeles, California. He attended Sheldon High School in Northern California, where he later dropped out.
Career
[edit]In July 2006, Garibaldi was invited to the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame and Museum in Cleveland, Ohio, where he painted a portrait of Mick Jagger.[citation needed]
During the halftime of a Golden State Warriors basketball game in November 2007, Garibaldi painted guitarist Carlos Santana, after which Santana unexpectedly greeted Garibaldi and later signed the creation.[2]
In September 2008, Garibaldi was the opening act for Blue Man Group's tour in Canada and the United States.[3] He has also opened for Snoop Dogg.[citation needed]
On April 11, 2009, Garibaldi appeared on The 700 Club and painted a portrait of Jesus.[4] On July 29, 2010, he painted his first self-portrait during a benefit performance at the 11th Annual Sacramento Film and Music Festival at the Crest Theatre, following the world premiere of Walking Dreams, a documentary about his work directed by Chad Ross.[5] On April 20, 2012, Garibaldi painted Jeremy Lin during halftime of the New York Knicks game.[citation needed]
In 2012, Garibaldi appeared in the seventh season of America's Got Talent. He went to the finals with his act, David Garibaldi and His CMYK's, finishing in fourth place.[citation needed]
In 2019, Garibaldi appeared as the opening act for KISS on their End of the Road World Tour.[6]
On December 9, 2021, Garibaldi appeared as a special guest at the Juice WRLD Day event held at Chicago's United Center where he painted several paintings of the late rapper, two of which were given to attendees.[citation needed]
On Martin Luther King Jr. Day in January 2022, Garibaldi painted a portrait of King during halftime of a Cleveland Cavaliers NBA game.[citation needed]
Style
[edit]Garibaldi's work is strongly evocative of the work of artist Denny Dent[7][verification needed] and Jean-Pierre Blanchard.[citation needed]
References
[edit]- ^ "David Garibaldi". Californiabirthindex.org.
- ^ "Warriors Santana Art Auction". NBA. November 2007. Retrieved 2008-09-22.
- ^ Donnelly, Pat (2008-09-26). "Blue Man Group at the Bell Centre: Performance Art gone Arena Show". The Gazette. Montreal. Archived from the original on 2008-11-04. Retrieved 2009-02-26.
- ^ "David Girabaldi: Portrait of Christ - CBN TV - Video". Cbn.com. Retrieved 2012-10-15.
- ^ "Sacramento Film & Music Festival". Sacfilm.com. Archived from the original on 2013-05-14. Retrieved 2012-10-15.
- ^ Garibaldi Opening For Kiss On Tour – Garibaldi – World-renowned Performance Painter
- ^ "Interview with the artist". Youtube.com. 2009-08-18. Retrieved 2012-10-15.
External links
[edit]- Official website
- Picture of Jeremy Lin
- Cook, Ashley (5 September 2008). "Artist inspires with music and paint". Temecula Valley News. Retrieved 2008-09-22.[dead link]
- "Artist Update". Art Business News. 23 January 2008. Retrieved 2008-09-22. [dead link]
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