David Holden
Artist member since 2018
ProToronto , Ontario
David uses his own personal objects and symbols of his past to examine ideas of nostalgia. Names of his childhood friends and baseball cards from the 1970’s, Sony walkman’s from the 1980’s, views from early traffic cameras in the late 1990’s; he has used all of these images in various forms to reflect on the passing of time and how we choose to record it.
Inside the Studio
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Why is art important to you?
Good for the soul.
What do you listen to when you work?
WNYC/NPR podcasts
Beverage of choice
French Breakfast tea
When did you start making art, and why?
As a child
Favourite medium
Oil on canvas
Your favourite spot in Toronto right now
Leslieville
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