Daniel Gibson is a painter of the California panorama, a visualizer of a sure form of desert oasis dreamt of in a surreal dream versus a spot you’ve gotten been. However to be trustworthy, I wasn’t conscious of this fantastical world of desert solar, natural world in Gibson’s work; I simply needed all of it to be actual. I do not assume that’s vital; what’s vital is that Gibson is capturing an essence of fantasy and freedom, a rural and desert basins, the Imperial Valley of Southeast California.
That is the place Daniel grew up, and although he has lived in San Diego and now Los Angeles for years, he takes this childhood daydream of his environment with him in a number of the most superbly phantasmagorical work being made right now.
Gibson’s path to a superb artwork profession took many twists and turns, from ArtCenter to graphic design, road posters to working at Levi’s. He discovered himself within the studio of Mary Weatherford, one other artist of colour bursts and abstractions, the place he realized the main points of a profession artists and the blueprint for dedication. The pandemic allowed him extra time within the studio, and when the world was shut away, Gibson developed a physique of labor that has seen the galleries of Almine Rech, Nazarian / Curcio and new present nearly to open at Marquez Art Projects (MAP) in Miami opening March 28, 2025.
On this dialog on The Unibrow’s Radio Juxtapoz podcast, Gibson speaks to Juxtapoz editor Evan Pricco a few semi-retirement set for 2025 (aka, a break from exhibits to develop new work), rising up close to the California-Mexico border, being self-taught at portray, the emotional elements of work and what he realized from Weatherford’s observe.
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The Unibrow’s Radio Juxtapoz podcast is hosted by Juxtapoz editor, Evan Pricco. Episode 157 was recorded in Los Angeles on March 11, 2025. This episode of Radio Juxtapoz is delivered to you by the beneficiant assist of the Artemizia Foundation, a world class museum of up to date, graffiti and road artwork in Bisbee, Arizona.
