David Garibaldi is an American performance artist from Los Angeles, California. He was born in 1982. His inspiration is other’s graffiti on the streets after he moved. He moved to South Sacremento when he was young. As a high school dropout, he made a living through his art. He has painted many large canvases to make it day-by-day using music, paint brushes, and canvases.
David paints anything from his vision and culture of a type of music such as jazz or rock and roll, to music performers such as Elvis Presley, Slash, and Jimi Hendrix.
The movement of dancing and soul in jazz music is especially symbolic to Garibaldi. He has painted many canvases to show how different jazz music can make you feel when you listen to it or play it.
Musicians and music are very symbolic to Garibaldi and are huge part of his performance whether it’s in his studio/garage or during one of his live shows. In 2003, David Garibaldi began to turn his illustrations on paper into paintings on canvas. Garibaldi would paint live at urban jazz sessions, nightclubs, and hip hop events for direct influence by the music, and he began to create popularity about his work along the way.
David Garibaldi creates most of his images using his body movement and brushes while listening to music. In other words, he dances while he paints! Some of his musical inspirations include: The Beatles, U2, and Lady Gaga.
After getting more well-known, his paintings have entered art galleries all around the world. His painting of Mick Jagger (lead singer of The Rolling Stones) was painted when he was invited to The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum in Cleveland, Ohio.
He ended up heading to audition in the television show “America’s Got Talent”. He finished in 4th place. During his auditions, he painted Ludwig Van Beethoven, Mick Jagger, the Statue of Liberty, and many others in under 6 minutes.
He used to use his garage as an experiment when he practiced his graffiti, but now its his studio. Since, his art has been so popular that not only are there his famous canvases, but he has extended his art to an international brand and being reproduced into iPhone cases and other products. David Garibaldi is now a popular live performer all around the country!
He now uses his art and canvases to raise money for charities such as the Special Olympics and Echoes of Hope. He has raised over $1,000,000 for these charities through his show “Rhythm and Hue” and says he is just getting started. Rhythm and Hue is a performance art show where artist David Garibaldi creates 6 foot portraits of pop icons in minutes to music. Garibaldi’s unique show is extremely versatile and has been featured with celebrities. It has raised money for various charities.
