Episode #31 - David Elliott
b'In Episode #31 Marx has a conversation with Canadian artist David Elliott\\nDavid Elliott is a staple of the Canadian community of painters, he has been associated with the late seventies and early eighties return to figuration. David was born in Niagara on the Lake and grew up in several towns in Ontario. In this interview he shares the story that he calls the \\u201cEureka moment\\u201d, when he discovered a painting in the London (Ontario) library and everything happened in the arts after that.\\nDavid moved to Montreal to pursue his BFA and MFA degrees at Concordia University where he also was part of the faculty until he retired recently.\\nIn this interview he describes his work and being a professor, he is able to elegantly place his work around many historical references including the music of the moment (Beetles, etc.) and also he shared a long list of artists both Canadian and international that played an important role in his artistic development.\\nHis work is collected in prestigious private and public collections around Canada \\nI am very pleased to be able to share this conversation with David Elliott, it\\u2019s one of those that is packed with great insights and information that artists specifically may not want to miss.\\nThanks for listening!'