David J. Marchi
Meet The Artist
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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 Dr. Darold Treffert with Acquired Savant Syndrome. This is 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 currently studying with Larry Poons and Peter Bonner at the Art Students League in New York City and
has traveled to Hamburg, Berlin, Paris, Sao Paulo and London to paint with other artists.
His work is collected world-wide and is currently being critiqued by Pulitzer prize and New York Magazine art critic, Jerry Saltz.
Through his art, he supports Positive Exposure, The Human Rights Campaign, and Lady Gaga’s Born This Way Foundation.
Recently, he started the "Smile" Campaign, raising money to support our front-line nurses during the Covid0-19 pandemic.
The Work
Large Format
Rust Never Sleeps
Acrylic on Canvas 40” x 60”
Fowler
Acrylic on Canvas 40"x 60"
Richter Scale
Acrylic on Canvas 40” x 60”
Cross Road
Acrylic on Canvas 40” x 60”
Blizzard Warning
Acrylic on Canvas 40” x 60”
Field of Gold
Acrylic on Canvas 40” x 60”
SunSpot
Acrylic on Canvas 40” x 60”
If a Tree Falls
Acrylic on Canvas 40” x 60”
Snow Rain Earth
Acrylic on Canvas 40” x 60”
9 Squared
Acrylic on Canvas 40” x 60”
White #1
Acrylic on Canvas 40” x 60”
Deep Sea
Acrylic on Canvas 40” x 60”
Rise Up
Acrylic on Canvas 40” x 60”
Ground Control
Acrylic on Canvas 40” x 60”
Pink Martini
Acrylic on Canvas 40” x 60”
Universal Circle
Acrylic on Canvas 40” x 60”
Discovery
Acrylic on Canvas 40” x 60”
White #3
Acrylic on Canvas 40” x 60”
The Kiss
Acrylic on Canvas 40” x 60”
Carin Hallow
Acrylic on Canvas 40” x 60”
Emergence
Acrylic on Canvas 40” x 60”
American Flag
Acrylic on Canvas 40” x 60”
Satellite View
Acrylic on Canvas 40” x 60”
Truro
Acrylic on Canvas 40” x 60”
Fault Line
Acrylic on Canvas 40” x 60”
Berlin #1
Acrylic on Canvas 40” x 60”
Forrest Through The Trees
Acrylic on Canvas 60” x 80”
49 Yellow Squares
Acrylic on Canvas 42" x 42"
Red Splat
40" x 60" Acrylic on Canvas
Sunrise out of the Ocean
48" x 48" Acrylic on Canvas
La Aqua Vita
Acrylic on Canvas 80” x 60”
Skyfall
Acrylic on Canvas 120” x 80”
ART BASEL
TRILOGY SERIES
TRILOGY 1
ACRYLIC ON CANVAS 40" X 60"
TRILOGY 2
ACRYLIC ON CANVAS 40" X 60"
TRILOGY 3
ACRYLIC ON CANVAS 40" X 60"
Interviews & More
Positive Exposure Founder Rick Guidotti Connects With Artist David J. Marchi
Rick Guidotti's interview with artist David J. Marchi with Acquired Savant Syndrome after a boating accident in 2015.
Painting with Jack and Max
art from the chart-A Gerhard Richter Study
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