Danny Minnick is an American Neo Expressionist

painter Painting is the practice of applying paint, pigment, color or other medium to a solid surface (called the "matrix" or "support"). The medium is commonly applied to the base with a brush, but other implements, such as knives, sponges, and ai ...

and

professional skateboarder Skateboarding is an action sport originating in the United States that involves riding and performing tricks using a skateboard, as well as a recreational activity, an art form, an entertainment industry job, and a method of transportation. ...

Early life

Minnick was born in

Seattle Seattle ( ) is a seaport city on the West Coast of the United States. It is the seat of King County, Washington. With a 2020 population of 737,015, it is the largest city in both the state of Washington and the Pacific Northwest regio ...

Washington Washington commonly refers to: * Washington (state), United States * Washington, D.C., the capital of the United States ** A metonym for the federal government of the United States ** Washington metropolitan area, the metropolitan area centered on ...

, United States. He started sketching out his favorite cartoon characters when he was only in 3rd grade. At the same time, he started skateboarding.

Professional skateboarding

Minnick became a professional skateboarder in his early teenage years. His career in skateboarding lasted for two decades. In 2010 he suffered from an

Achilles tendon The Achilles tendon or heel cord, also known as the calcaneal tendon, is a tendon at the back of the lower leg, and is the thickest in the human body. It serves to attach the plantaris, gastrocnemius (calf) and soleus muscles to the calcaneus (h ...

injury and pulled every ligament in his left ankle while working as an on camera stunt double for three time Olympic gold medalist Shaun White. His first sponsors were Fallout Records and Skateboards, Venture trucks, Vans, Spitfire Wheels and

H-Street H-Street Skateboards is a skateboard company started by Tony Magnusson and Mike Ternasky in 1987. H-Street garnered popularity through their innovative videos and skating . History Magnusson and Ternasky went to George Hamad to pitch the idea f ...

Painting career

In 2011, Chad Muska, one of Minnick’s closest friends; an artist and a fellow professional skateboarder taught Minnick how to stretch and build his own canvases and renewed his desire to paint. He started experimenting with painting and his interest quickly transformed into a career when he received an opportunity for his first gallery exhibition; titled “17 pieces”. He had his first solo show at a Los Angeles gallery in 2011, and it became his breakthrough. Minnick is known for his neo expressionist and vibrant painting style.

Interview Magazine ''Interview'' is an American magazine founded in late 1969 by artist Andy Warhol and British journalist John Wilcock. The magazine, nicknamed "The Crystal Ball of Pop", features interviews with celebrities, artists, musicians, and creative thinke ...

noted that distinctive features which include De Kooning’ bold brushstrokes, Pollock’s signature drips, Keith Haring’s cartoon imagery and

Basquiat Jean-Michel Basquiat (; December 22, 1960 – August 12, 1988) was an American artist who rose to success during the 1980s as part of the Neo-expressionism movement. Basquiat first achieved fame as part of the graffiti duo SAMO, alongside Al ...

’s daring use of color all had an impact on the development of Minnick’s style. His work(s) was featured on the walls of places like Miami's Wynwood and the Barbican Underground Station in London. He has exhibited internationally and is a lifetime member of the

Actors Studio The Actors Studio is a membership organization for professional actors, theatre directors and playwrights at 432 West 44th Street between Ninth and Tenth avenues in the Hell's Kitchen neighborhood of Manhattan in New York City. It was founded ...

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Minnick, Danny Living people Neo-expressionist artists Artist skateboarders American skateboarders Skate photographers 1973 births