“I make art primarily for myself and to show my friends so I guess it's important to make art that they can connect to.” Quote by Marcel Dzama
“My main influence are the other members of the Royal Art Lodge, we've drawn together enough that we can't help but influence each other.” ArtEnoughHelpingTogetherInfluenceMembersRoyalLodgesDrawn Together Author:Marcel Dzama
“I've been very influenced by Inuit art especially some drawings and watercolors I've seen.” ArtDrawingWatercolorsInuit Author:Marcel Dzama
“Winnipeg has the largest collection of Inuit art in the world, I believe. They can be quite simple in a great way and often have sparse backgrounds and isolated characters. They often have a really great look to them.” WorldWayBelieveLooksArtCharacterI BelieveSimpleBackgroundsCollectionsIsolatedReally GreatInuitWinnipeg Author:Marcel Dzama
“When I was a school kid I used to read lots of comics. This started me on drawing, I would make my own comics about my teddy bear whose name happened to be Ted.” KidsSchoolUsedNamesMy OwnHappenedBearsDrawingTeddyTeddy Bear Author:Marcel Dzama
“My favorite artists from comics were early ones like Jack Kirby or Steve Ditko who had a real heavy ink style. Captain America, co created by Jack Kirby, was a favorite of mine and I sometimes use an altered version of his costume on some of my characters.” RealSometimesCharacterUseAmericaArtistStyleMinesMy FavoriteHeavyVersionsCaptainsCostumesInkAlteredFavorite Artist Author:Marcel Dzama
“I like all kinds of music but some of my all time favorites are P.I.L., Yoko Ono, T-Rex, and Anton Karas.” KindAll KindsAll TimeAll Time Favorite Author:Marcel Dzama
“The goal to strive for is a poor government but a rich people.” PeopleGovernmentGoalPresidentPoorRichStrivePresidentialRich PeoplePresidents DayInspirational Presidential Author:Andrew Johnson
“P.I.L. has been a favorite of mine since high school especially there metal box album. The guitarist Keith Levine gets some of the best sounds ever to come out of a guitar. The songs are really free form and experimental and have a heavy dub influence.” Has BeensSchoolFormSongSoundInfluenceMinesHigh SchoolGuitarAlbumsBoxesHeavyMetalsGuitaristKeith Author:Marcel Dzama
“Yoko Ono is someone who's music I've discovered more recently. The current cd rereleases of her albums all had bonus tracks recorded just with a tape recorder and I'm really into these at the moment because they have a great intimate feel.” FeelsMomentsTrackCurrentsAlbumsIntimateTapeCdsBonusRecorders Author:Marcel Dzama
“I've been very fortunate in my art career. It's something I would never have expected.” ArtCareersExpectedFortunate Author:Marcel Dzama