In 2018 Damian Elwes was invited to exhibit his paintings of artist studios at the Musée en Herbe in Paris.
Basquiat's Studio, 2016 (PRINTS are in SHOP top right)
Jeff Koons' Studio, 2016, acrylic on canvas, 66 x 66 in/168 x 168 cm
Warhol's Factory, 2004, acrylic on canvas, 62 x 72 in
Picasso's Studio, 2007, gouache on board, 18 x 23 in
Kusama Fan
Keith Haring's Studio, 2016 (PRINT IN SHOP)
IPHONE portraits of all the artists
Georgia O'Keeffe's Home, 2016, gouache on board, 47.3 x 70.3cm
Over 100,000 visitors saw the exhibition
Matisse's Studio, 2005, 66 x 66in/168 x 168cm (PRINT in SHOP)
Calder's Home, 2016, 68 x 68in/172 x 172cm
Frida Kahlo's Studio, 2007, acrylic on canvas, 147.3 x 147.3 cm
Dali's Studio, 2007, gouache on board, 50.5 cm x 67.8 cm
The show was very interactive including a life size VR painting of Brancusi’s Sculpture Studio and Duchamp's Wheel. This bicycle wheel references more than 30 different Duchamp artworks. Children were constantly playing with it.
Anish Kapoor's Studio, 2016, gouache on board, 43 cm x 55 cm
Picasso's Studio at Rue Grand Agustins, 2018, (Damian painted this on the day before the exhibition opening because soon afterwards this space was turned into a hotel.)
Hockney's Studio while Painting Paper Pools, 2016, acrylic on canvas, 66 x 66 in/168 x 168 cm
Each morning a different school from Paris visited the show. Children were given Sherlock Holmes hats and a magnifying glasses. They examined the paintings to help find the artist’s palette.
Ai Wei Wei's Studio, 2015, gouache on board, 49 cm x 66 cm
The exhibition featured a panoramic painting of the ground floor of Picasso’s Villa in Cannes as it was in January, 1956.
Cézanne's Studio, 2007, gouache on board, 18.25 x 26.5 inches
Gift Shop
Damian with Paris School Children