The Pearl Lam Podcast | With Damian Elwes

In this episode of The Pearl Lam Podcast, Pearl travels to Los Angeles to meet British artist Damian Elwes. Renowned for his depictions of the studios of creative figures such as Pablo Picasso and Claude Monet, Elwes has built a career marked by both artistic curiosity and historical imagination. After studying at Harvard and an encounter with Keith Haring that inspired him to paint, Elwes debuted works that were exhibited alongside Jean-Michel Basquiat. His career spans diverse chapters, from experimenting with graffiti in New York to years spent living in Colombia. In their conversation, Pearl and Elwes trace these formative experiences and reflect on the journey that brought them together.