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Patrick Fagerberg

Patrick Fagerberg (born October 20, 1969) is an artist, inventor and former lawyer, who is considered a rare case of acquired savant, a person who developed extraordinary abilities due to a brain injury.[1][2]

Patrick Fagerberg
Patrick Fagerberg (2014)
Born
Richard Patrick Fagerberg

(1969-10-20) October 20, 1969 (age 54)
Occupation(s)Artist, inventor
Websitepatrickfagerberg.com

On the evening of March 19, 2011, while attending a concert at a music venue, a 400-pound (180 kg) camera boom collapsed and struck his head, causing a traumatic brain injury (TBI), resulting in memory loss and language processing problems.[3]

Following the accident, in an art therapy class, Fagerberg discovered a talent for painting. Three years after getting started, he opened his first exhibit in Houston. He has been represented by Gremillion & Co. Fine Art since then.[4]

Fagerberg is also the founder of RodaSurf, a new startup located in Austin, Texas. The company's first invention The RodaSurf, uses an atypical wheel placement on an electric skateboard to mimic the feeling of surfing on land.[5]

Early life edit

Born Richard Patrick Fagerberg on October 20, 1969, in Cuernavaca, Mexico, Fagerberg was raised homeless with eight brothers and sisters, roaming around the American southwest and Mexico.[6]

His father, Albert P Fagerberg, was an American independent film producer and writer who also goes by the pen name "Albert Pennell". In his autobiographical work, Where Do We Go From Here?[7], published in 2005, Albert Pennell revealed he was the ghostwriter of Stand Up For America, the autobiography of the American politician George Wallace, published in 1976 by Doubleday & Company:

When I had finished the ghostwriting of Governor George C. Wallace's, little publicized autobiography, Stand Up for America, […] I found myself broke and stranded in Montgomery Alabama, with my wife and our eight children. (Pennell, 2005)[7]

In 1994, Fagerberg's career as a professional soccer player in Hamburg, Germany was forced to stop due to a knee injury. This injury led Fagerberg to follow in his brothers’ footsteps and take up law school in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, at Widener University Commonwealth Law School.[6]

In 1998 Fagerberg graduated from law school and moved to Austin, Texas, to practice law.[6]

2011 accident edit

 
Artist Patrick Fagerberg and OMD's lead singer Andy McCluskey, meet in Liverpool years after accident

On March 19, 2011, Fagerberg attended a show of the band Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark (OMD) at the music festival South by Southwest (SXSW). A few seconds after the concert started, a 400-pound camera boom fell on the audience, injuring Fagerberg directly on the head, knocking him out for a few minutes. After being rushed to the hospital and running several tests and CT scans, Fagerberg was sent home that same night, as medics assured his neck was not broken and he had no obvious fractures on his skull.[8][3][4]

However, two days later, Fagerberg started having trouble with putting sentences together and reading. The following days, he began showing symptoms like "raccoon eyes" or periorbital ecchymosis, and bleeding from ears. This led to the discovery of a basilar skull fracture and he was soon diagnosed with a traumatic brain injury (TBI). Fagerberg spent the next year and a half attending physical therapy, cognitive therapy, and speech therapy.[3][6]

In 2011, Fagerberg sued Steve Madden, who had hired the videographer whose camera boom landed on Fagerberg's head. Fagerberg filed suit for negligence under the theories of respondent superior and ostensible authority, negligent hiring, and negligent supervision. He also sued the festival South by Southwest and the Stubb's BBQ music venue.[8][9]

Savant syndrome and art career edit

 
Patrick Fagerberg painting

During one of his cognitive therapy sessions, a suggestion that Fagerberg do art therapy was made. While taking these classes, Fagerberg developed a sudden urge to paint, even though he had never painted before. In an interview for People magazine, Fagerberg described this experience to writer Alex Heigl as a "little trigger going off", as it led him to start compulsively painting 20 hours a day.[4]

Fagerberg took Vincent van Gogh's art and Edvard Munch's painting The Scream as main inspiration. He studied these artists' artworks hundreds of times before getting started with his own paintings.[6]

A year and a half into painting and with 300 artworks under his name, he was introduced to Ronald Gremillion, art critic and owner of the Gremillion & Co. Fine Art gallery in Houston, Texas who decided to take Fagerberg on as an artist.[6]

Since the beginning of his art career, Fagerberg has been referred to as a rare case of Savant syndrome, in which people acquire savant-like skills in art, music and/or mathematics due to a brain injury.[10] Fagerberg's savant case is featured in the book The Savant Syndrome. Intellectual Impairment, Astonishing Condition by Dr. Osvaldo Cairó Battistutti (ASIN B08XR2DH3K), as one of the 60 known cases of this rare condition.

Fagerberg's artwork has been described as in living the realm of the sublime. Although abstract, it's been said that his paintings seem to represent large scale, cosmical events. Dr Tacey A. Rosolowski, a PhD in Comparative literature and art critic, has said about Fagerberg's art:

like Expressionist predecessors such as Still and Mark Rothko, Fagerberg approaches abstraction as an act of representing fundamental natural processes and moments of becoming.[11]

Artist Jeannine Cook has also talked about the positive effect that art had in the recovery process of Fagerberg. She wrote an extensive blog post about it, where she says:

I think that artists (and those who become artists as the result of some traumatic experience) are incredibly lucky that they have a way to face and deal with the twists and turns of life that can be so devastating. [12]

Inventor edit

 
Patrick Fagerberg on The RodaSurf

Fagerberg holds a patent for the first electric vehicle to ever use an asymmetrical wheel placement. He decided to name his creation "The RodaSurf". RodaSurf's co-founder Starr Long, world renowned game developer, called this invention the "electric surfboards for the land".[5][13]

By taking a one-wheel and creating a snap and lock system onto a surfboard, they created, in 2020, a surfboard that can be ridden on the streets. The RodaSurf board is an accessory to the Onewheel XR electric skateboard.[14]

Fagerberg's street-surfing has been the subject of several press articles in Austin, Texas. He also appeared as a streetsurfer in the music video of the Austin-based hip-hop artist Reggie Lou, for his song Pinocchio.

Issues with the law edit

Struggling with his traumatic brain injury,  Fagerberg developed a severe cocaine addiction, which was fueled by the proceeds of his lawsuit settlement. His high levels of cocaine consumption would eventually lead him to be wrongly accused of being part of a distribution operation.[15] Fagerberg was arrested in 2014. It was later proven he had no connection with the distribution of said substances.[15]

In 2018, Fagerberg was once again in the news, after getting into a dispute with a man who was speeding 90 miles an hour down his neighborhood's street and almost killed his child. Fagerberg admitted to chasing him through the neighborhood after the incident in his own vehicle, coming to his window, punching him in the face and damaging the driver's vehicle.[16]

References edit

  1. ^ "Patrick Fagerberg". Gremillion & Co. Fine Art. Retrieved November 21, 2021.
  2. ^ Brogaard, Berit (September 9, 2013). "Hidden Talent Unleashed : A miraculous encounter with a 30-foot steel camera boom". Psychology Today.
  3. ^ a b c Bushak, Lecia (February 20, 2015). "Watch How A Traumatic Brain Injury Turned This Lawyer Into A Talented Artist". Medical Daily. Retrieved November 21, 2021.
  4. ^ a b c Heigl, Alex (February 20, 2015). "Patrick Fagerberg, Texas Attorney, Becomes Painter After Head Injury". People.
  5. ^ a b Fitzsimmons, Burton (March 24, 2020). "Electric Surfboard for the Road? Surf's Up!". Spectrum News 1. Retrieved November 21, 2021.
  6. ^ a b c d e f Nevins, Todd (April 11, 2017). "Brain Injury Transforms Prominent Attorney into Impassioned Artist — Patrick Fagerberg". Medium. Retrieved November 21, 2021.
  7. ^ a b Pennell, Albert (2005). Where Do We Go From Here. New Publisher. ISBN 1420834304.
  8. ^ a b "Some bad mojo at SXSW: Giant camera crane crashes into crowd injuring several people". Dangerous Minds. March 19, 2011. Retrieved November 21, 2021.
  9. ^ "Richard Patrick Fagerberg v. Steve Madden, Ltd.; SXSW, Inc. and W3 Event Specialists, Inc. Appeal from 261st District Court of Travis County (memorandum opinion )". Justia Law. Retrieved November 21, 2021.
  10. ^ Treffert, Darold A. (May 27, 2009). "The savant syndrome: an extraordinary condition. A synopsis: past, present, future". Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences. 364 (1522): 1351–1357. doi:10.1098/rstb.2008.0326. ISSN 0962-8436. PMC 2677584. PMID 19528017.
  11. ^ [1]Rosolowski, Tacey A., Fagerberg Essay
  12. ^ "Reacting to Life Experiences as an Artist". Jeannine Cook. February 5, 2017. Retrieved November 21, 2021.
  13. ^ Ruiz, Amanda (March 11, 2020). "Local start-up Rodasurf plans to debut surfing to Austin streets". FOX 7 Austin. Retrieved November 21, 2021.
  14. ^ "RodaSurf Brings Innovation and New Meaning to 'Keep Austin Weird,' Electric surfboard for the street debuts March 14". PRWeb. Retrieved November 21, 2021.
  15. ^ a b "34 In Custody In Connection With Austin-Based Drug Distribution Operation". www.justice.gov. December 15, 2014. Retrieved November 21, 2021.
  16. ^ Huber, Mary (March 1, 2018). "Austin attorney arrested after assaulting man, smashing car in road rage incident, affidavit says". statesman. Retrieved June 21, 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)

External links edit

  • www.patrickfagerberg.com
  • Artist works at Gremillion & Co

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years after getting started he opened his first exhibit in Houston He has been represented by Gremillion amp Co Fine Art since then 4 Fagerberg is also the founder of RodaSurf a new startup located in Austin Texas The company s first invention The RodaSurf uses an atypical wheel placement on an electric skateboard to mimic the feeling of surfing on land 5 Contents 1 Early life 2 2011 accident 3 Savant syndrome and art career 4 Inventor 5 Issues with the law 6 References 7 External linksEarly life editBorn Richard Patrick Fagerberg on October 20 1969 in Cuernavaca Mexico Fagerberg was raised homeless with eight brothers and sisters roaming around the American southwest and Mexico 6 His father Albert P Fagerberg was an American independent film producer and writer who also goes by the pen name Albert Pennell In his autobiographical work Where Do We Go From Here 7 published in 2005 Albert Pennell revealed he was the ghostwriter of Stand Up For America the autobiography of the American politician George Wallace published in 1976 by Doubleday amp Company When I had finished the ghostwriting of Governor George C Wallace s little publicized autobiography Stand Up for America I found myself broke and stranded in Montgomery Alabama with my wife and our eight children Pennell 2005 7 In 1994 Fagerberg s career as a professional soccer player in Hamburg Germany was forced to stop due to a knee injury This injury led Fagerberg to follow in his brothers footsteps and take up law school in Harrisburg Pennsylvania at Widener University Commonwealth Law School 6 In 1998 Fagerberg graduated from law school and moved to Austin Texas to practice law 6 2011 accident edit nbsp Artist Patrick Fagerberg and OMD s lead singer Andy McCluskey meet in Liverpool years after accident On March 19 2011 Fagerberg attended a show of the band Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark OMD at the music festival South by Southwest SXSW A few seconds after the concert started a 400 pound camera boom fell on the audience injuring Fagerberg directly on the head knocking him out for a few minutes After being rushed to the hospital and running several tests and CT scans Fagerberg was sent home that same night as medics assured his neck was not broken and he had no obvious fractures on his skull 8 3 4 However two days later Fagerberg started having trouble with putting sentences together and reading The following days he began showing symptoms like raccoon eyes or periorbital ecchymosis and bleeding from ears This led to the discovery of a basilar skull fracture and he was soon diagnosed with a traumatic brain injury TBI Fagerberg spent the next year and a half attending physical therapy cognitive therapy and speech therapy 3 6 In 2011 Fagerberg sued Steve Madden who had hired the videographer whose camera boom landed on Fagerberg s head Fagerberg filed suit for negligence under the theories of respondent superior and ostensible authority negligent hiring and negligent supervision He also sued the festival South by Southwest and the Stubb s BBQ music venue 8 9 Savant syndrome and art career edit nbsp Patrick Fagerberg painting During one of his cognitive therapy sessions a suggestion that Fagerberg do art therapy was made While taking these classes Fagerberg developed a sudden urge to paint even though he had never painted before In an interview for People magazine Fagerberg described this experience to writer Alex Heigl as a little trigger going off as it led him to start compulsively painting 20 hours a day 4 Fagerberg took Vincent van Gogh s art and Edvard Munch s painting The Scream as main inspiration He studied these artists artworks hundreds of times before getting started with his own paintings 6 A year and a half into painting and with 300 artworks under his name he was introduced to Ronald Gremillion art critic and owner of the Gremillion amp Co Fine Art gallery in Houston Texas who decided to take Fagerberg on as an artist 6 Since the beginning of his art career Fagerberg has been referred to as a rare case of Savant syndrome in which people acquire savant like skills in art music and or mathematics due to a brain injury 10 Fagerberg s savant case is featured in the book The Savant Syndrome Intellectual Impairment Astonishing Condition by Dr Osvaldo Cairo Battistutti ASIN B08XR2DH3K as one of the 60 known cases of this rare condition Fagerberg s artwork has been described as in living the realm of the sublime Although abstract it s been said that his paintings seem to represent large scale cosmical events Dr Tacey A Rosolowski a PhD in Comparative literature and art critic has said about Fagerberg s art like Expressionist predecessors such as Still and Mark Rothko Fagerberg approaches abstraction as an act of representing fundamental natural processes and moments of becoming 11 Artist Jeannine Cook has also talked about the positive effect that art had in the recovery process of Fagerberg She wrote an extensive blog post about it where she says I think that artists and those who become artists as the result of some traumatic experience are incredibly lucky that they have a way to face and deal with the twists and turns of life that can be so devastating 12 Inventor edit nbsp Patrick Fagerberg on The RodaSurf Fagerberg holds a patent for the first electric vehicle to ever use an asymmetrical wheel placement He decided to name his creation The RodaSurf RodaSurf s co founder Starr Long world renowned game developer called this invention the electric surfboards for the land 5 13 By taking a one wheel and creating a snap and lock system onto a surfboard they created in 2020 a surfboard that can be ridden on the streets The RodaSurf board is an accessory to the Onewheel XR electric skateboard 14 Fagerberg s street surfing has been the subject of several press articles in Austin Texas He also appeared as a streetsurfer in the music video of the Austin based hip hop artist Reggie Lou for his song Pinocchio Issues with the law editStruggling with his traumatic brain injury Fagerberg developed a severe cocaine addiction which was fueled by the proceeds of his lawsuit settlement His high levels of cocaine consumption would eventually lead him to be wrongly accused of being part of a distribution operation 15 Fagerberg was arrested in 2014 It was later proven he had no connection with the distribution of said substances 15 In 2018 Fagerberg was once again in the news after getting into a dispute with a man who was speeding 90 miles an hour down his neighborhood s street and almost killed his child Fagerberg admitted to chasing him through the neighborhood after the incident in his own vehicle coming to his window punching him in the face and damaging the driver s vehicle 16 References edit Patrick Fagerberg Gremillion amp Co Fine Art Retrieved November 21 2021 Brogaard Berit September 9 2013 Hidden Talent Unleashed A miraculous encounter with a 30 foot steel camera boom Psychology Today a b c Bushak Lecia February 20 2015 Watch How A Traumatic Brain Injury Turned This Lawyer Into A Talented Artist Medical Daily Retrieved November 21 2021 a b c Heigl Alex February 20 2015 Patrick Fagerberg Texas Attorney Becomes Painter After Head Injury People a b Fitzsimmons Burton March 24 2020 Electric Surfboard for the Road Surf s Up Spectrum News 1 Retrieved November 21 2021 a b c d e f Nevins Todd April 11 2017 Brain Injury Transforms Prominent Attorney into Impassioned Artist Patrick Fagerberg Medium Retrieved November 21 2021 a b Pennell Albert 2005 Where Do We Go From Here New Publisher ISBN 1420834304 a b Some bad mojo at SXSW Giant camera crane crashes into crowd injuring several people Dangerous Minds March 19 2011 Retrieved November 21 2021 Richard Patrick Fagerberg v Steve Madden Ltd SXSW Inc and W3 Event Specialists Inc Appeal from 261st District Court of Travis County memorandum opinion Justia Law Retrieved November 21 2021 Treffert Darold A May 27 2009 The savant syndrome an extraordinary condition A synopsis past present future Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences 364 1522 1351 1357 doi 10 1098 rstb 2008 0326 ISSN 0962 8436 PMC 2677584 PMID 19528017 1 Rosolowski Tacey A Fagerberg Essay Reacting to Life Experiences as an Artist Jeannine Cook February 5 2017 Retrieved November 21 2021 Ruiz Amanda March 11 2020 Local start up Rodasurf plans to debut surfing to Austin streets FOX 7 Austin Retrieved November 21 2021 RodaSurf Brings Innovation and New Meaning to Keep Austin Weird Electric surfboard for the street debuts March 14 PRWeb Retrieved November 21 2021 a b 34 In Custody In Connection With Austin Based Drug Distribution Operation www justice gov December 15 2014 Retrieved November 21 2021 Huber Mary March 1 2018 Austin attorney arrested after assaulting man smashing car in road rage incident affidavit says statesman Retrieved June 21 2022 a href Template Cite web html title Template Cite web cite web a CS1 maint multiple 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