David Michael Garibaldi (born December 15, 1982) 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

Garibaldi was born in

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. He attended Sheldon High School in Northern California, where he later dropped out.

Career

In July 2006, Garibaldi was invited to the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame and Museum in Cleveland, Ohio, where he painted a portrait of

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. In September 2008, Garibaldi was the opening act for

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's tour in Canada and the United States. He has also opened for Snoop Dogg. 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. On April 11, 2009, Garibaldi appeared on ''

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'' and painted a portrait of

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. On July 29, 2010, he painted his first self-portrait during a benefit performance at the 11th Annual

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at the

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, following the world premiere of ''Walking Dreams'', a documentary about his work directed by Chad Ross. On April 20, 2012, Garibaldi painted Jeremy Lin during halftime of the New York Knicks game. Garibaldi appeared in the seventh season of '' America's Got Talent''. He went to the finals with his act, ''David Garibaldi and His

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's'', finishing in fourth place. In 2019, Garibaldi appeared as the opening act for

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on their

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. On December 9, 2021, Garibaldi appeared as a special guest at the ''

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Day'' event held at Chicago's

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where he painted several paintings of the late rapper, two of which were given to attendees. On

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in January 2022, Garibaldi painted a portrait of King during halftime of a Cleveland Cavaliers NBA game.

Style

Garibaldi's work is strongly derivative of the work of artist Denny Dent and Jean-Pierre Blanchard.

References

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Picture of Jeremy Lin
* * 1982 births Living people American people of Italian descent American male painters 21st-century American painters Artists from Los Angeles America's Got Talent contestants Artists from Sacramento, California Painters from California 21st-century American male artists {{US-painter-stub