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Dusan Damian Cary Elwes (born 10 August 1960) is a British artist with studios in Los Angeles and the Colombian rainforest. His paintings explore themes such as the cycle of life and creativity.
Damian Elwes makes paintings and art prints of artists' studios. He chooses moments in time when an artist is at their most inventive.
Damian Elwes is a British/American contemporary artist. In his colorful paintings of artist studios he examines the process of creative geniuses. Seeing artworks in the places where they were created allows a different understanding from seeing those artworks in museums.
Jun 17, 2024 · Author, art historian and curator Fred Hoffman breaks down the singular practice of his long-time acquaintance Damian Elwes, and enlightens the reader as to how a single-minded artistic approach such as Elwes’ can elicit multifaceted results, transcending the material environments he depicts.
Damian Elwes presents his latest solo exhibition, Studio Visit, at Unit, featuring paintings inspired by the studios of iconic artists.
PICASSO’S VILLA LA CALIFORNIE (2006–2018) was exhibited at Musée en Herbe in Paris in 2018. Visitors could walk from room to room to witness the extent of Pablo Picasso's creativity in April, 1956. Over 100,000 people visited the show. PICASSO’S STUDIO (BATEAU LAVOIR, 1907) acrylic on canvas, 18 x 20in/46 x56cm, 2022.
Damian Elwes (b. 1960) received his B.A. in Literature and Arts from Harvard University. Elwes’s artistic practice focuses on capturing the sublimity of the creative experience by painting artists’ studios, transporting viewers into the worlds of creative geniuses and commemorating spaces that no longer exist.
