“I made a tin man costume with tin foil and furnace parts because I thought it would help me be more heartless.” Quote by Marcel Dzama
“I use dull colors in my drawings because I started out using a root beer base because it seemed like an interesting idea and when it turned out that it worked quite well as an ink I started using other colors that would compliment it.” WellsIdeasUseInterestingColorRootsDrawingBeerDullComplimentInkInteresting IdeasRoot Beer Author:Marcel Dzama
“The muted color scheme allows the occasional brighter yellow or red to pop out on the wall in a show, which I like.” ShowsColorWallRedPopsYellowSchemesOccasionalBrighter Author:Marcel Dzama
“I actually prefer the silent black and white version of the Wizard Of Oz from the 20's.” BlackWhiteSilentVersionsBlack And WhiteWizards Author:Marcel Dzama
“I wouldn't consider myself an outsider artist because I have a university degree in painting.” ArtistPaintingDegreesUniversityOutsidersUniversity Degrees Author:Marcel Dzama
“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.” ArtImportantShowsMy Friends Author: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