“I've been very influenced by Inuit art especially some drawings and watercolors I've seen.” Quote by 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
“After finishing art school I was applying to stores like Home Depot and Walmart. You know, places where you have to take a urine test before you get your minimum wage. Even those places wouldn't hire me. So I was lucky when I got included in a group show at the Richard Heller gallery that kind of started my art career.” KnowsKindArtShowsHomeSchoolCareersGroupsLuckyTestsStoresMinimumGalleryFinishingMinimum WageArt SchoolWalmart Author:Marcel Dzama
“Anytime you've got something that can take you into the political realm then you've opened up the conversation a lot.” PoliticalConversationRealms Author:Steven Soderbergh