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Rigo
Rigo may refer to: People * Rigo 23, a Portuguese artist active in San Francisco, California * Blessed Rigo, also known as Henry of Treviso, a medieval Italian saint * Frank Rigo (c. 1868–1936), American opera director in Australia * Marek Rigo, a Slovak footballer * Ondrej Rigo, the most prolific serial killer in the history of Slovakia * Rigo Tovar, a Mexican cumbia singer * Rigoberto Urán, Rigoberto 'Rigo' Urán, a Colombian professional road cyclist Other * Staff (music) (from Italian usage) * Rīga, the capital of Latvia * Rigó (Hungarian) may refer to the bird Fekete rigó (''Turdus merula'') or to the pastry Rigó Jancsi {{disambiguation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rigo 23
Rigo 23 (born Ricardo Gouveia, 1966) is a Portuguese-born American muralist, painter, and political artist. He is known in the San Francisco community for having painted a number of large, graphic "sign" murals including: ''One Tree'' next to the U.S. Route 101 on-ramp at 10th and Bryant Street, ''Innercity Home'' on a large public housing structure, ''Sky/Ground'' on a tall abandoned building at 3rd and Mission Street, and ''Extinct'' over a Shell gas station. He resides in San Francisco, California. Early life and education Rigo was born in 1966 and raised on the island of Madeira in Portugal. In his youth he joined Center for Cultural Action (CACF) in Funchal and connected with older artists. Rigo arrived in San Francisco in 1985, using the name Rigo 85. He earned a BFA degree from San Francisco Art Institute in 1991, and an MFA degree from Stanford University in 1997. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |