Scott Lobaido
Scott Lobaido is an artist that I discovered this past
September 11th. I was
at a ceremony by the Ferry that Staten Island hosts every year on 9/11 in remembrance
of all those we lost on September 11th 2001, mainly Staten
Islanders. There is a memorial,
which has every victim from Staten Islands name on it. We also read every person who died on
9/11’s name from Staten Island. I
usually read my Uncles name every year.
Along with the name readings, there are also traditional speeches by
important people like the mayor and other politicians. There is a choir and people playing violins. This year there was something
particularly special at the ceremony.
A man named Scott lobaido painted in front of us live to the song “Fix
you by Coldplay”. It was the most
moving and emotional experience I have ever seen in my entire life. I cried the whole time and even lost my
breath when Scott was finished with his piece. I can’t even begin to describe it and the only way to
express it would be to see it for yourself.
Scott also participated in “Flags across America”
where he drove across the United States, in 10 months, and painted a large
American flag on one rooftop in each of the 50 states. His goal was to ensure
that all soldiers flying home from war would look down and see an American Flag
greeting them home. Scott’s
mission was to make sure that the soldiers knew how grateful we all are for
their service to this great country, and to acknowledge the families of these
great men and women, and of coarse express his pride in being a free American.
As you can see from the Youtube videos, Scott is an extremely talented artist. He moves so quickly but yet perfectly every time. Every time that he paints he creates another master piece. I think its amazing that he looks like he is just throwing paint all over the place but in a matter of minutes he has created something incredible in such a short period of time right in front of your eyes. You can tell how awesome it is by the videos, but seeing it in person is an amazing experience.
I've seen his work.
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