David is the son of an Italian immigrant mother and a father with roots in Italy and Argentina.
The methodology to David’s art is a spiritual and subconscious process.
He dreams the colors and painting structures first, imprinting the image in his head.
In his studio, he sits on the floor, looks at the negative space and starts to pick the colors from the shelf leading to a thoughtful completion.
His passion for painting was the direct result of a broken back from a boat accident in 2015.
Prior to this, David never painted.
In 2019, he was diagnosed by the late Dr. Darold Treffert with Acquired Savant Syndrome, where dormant savant skills emerge after a spinal or brain injury or disease in previously non-disabled persons.
Today, David's life is his painting.
He is inspired by artists, Hans Hofmann, Wassily Kandinsky, Jackson Pollock, Paul Cézanne, Piet Mondrian and Frank Stella.
David is currently studying with Ronnie Landfield, Larry Poons and Peter Bonner at the Art Students League in New York City.
Recently, David was invited as a member artist at the prestigious Silvermine Guild of Artists in New Canaan, Connecticut.
As part of the healing process, he has traveled to Hamburg, Berlin, Paris and Sao Paulo to paint with other artists and artists with disabilities, whether physical or mental.
His work has been published and critiqued by Pulitzer Prize and New York Magazine art critic, Jerry Saltz.
David is a member of MOMA, The Whitney Museum of American Art, the Guggenheim and The Silvermine Art Center.
Today, his work is collected world-wide.
Through his art, he supports Positive Exposure, The Human Rights Campaign, Our Heart Speaks and Lady Gaga’s Born This Way Foundation.
Rust Never Sleeps
Acrylic on Canvas 60" x 40"
Fowler
Acrylic on Canvas 60" x 40"
Richter Scale
Acrylic on Canvas 60" x 40"
Cross Road
Acrylic on Canvas 60" x 40"
Blizzard Warning
Acrylic on Canvas 60" x 40"
Field of Gold
Acrylic on Canvas 60" x 40"
SunSpot
Acrylic on Canvas 60" x 40"
If a Tree Falls
Acrylic on Canvas 60" x 40"
Snow Rain Earth
Acrylic on Canvas 60” x 40”
9 Squared
Acrylic on Canvas 50” x 50”
White #1
Acrylic on Canvas 60" x 40"
Deep Sea
Acrylic on Canvas 60" x 40"
Rise Up
Acrylic on Canvas 60" x 40"
Ground Control
Acrylic on Canvas 60" x 40"
Pink Martini
Acrylic on Canvas 60" x 40"
Discovery
Acrylic on Canvas 60" x 40"
White #3
Acrylic on Canvas 60" x 40"
Carin Hallow
Acrylic on Canvas 60" x 40"
Emergence
Acrylic on Canvas 60" x 40"
American Flag
Acrylic on Canvas 60" x 40"
Satellite View
Acrylic on Canvas 60" x 40"
Truro
Acrylic on Canvas 60" x 40"
Fault Line
Acrylic on Canvas 60" x 40"
Berlin #1
Acrylic on Canvas 60" x 40"
Forrest Through The Trees
Acrylic on Canvas 80” x 60”
49 Yellow Squares
Acrylic on Canvas 48" x 48"
Red Splat
Acrylic on Canvas 60" x 40"
Sunrise out of the Ocean
Acrylic on Canvas 48" x 48"
Aqua Vita
Acrylic on Canvas 60” x 80”
Summit
Acrylic on Canvas 80” x 120”
TRILOGY SERIES
TRILOGY 1
ACRYLIC ON CANVAS 60" X 40"
TRILOGY 2
ACRYLIC ON CANVAS 60" X 40"
TRILOGY 3
ACRYLIC ON CANVAS 60" X 40"
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