Marcel Dzama Quotes

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.

I've been very influenced by Inuit art especially some drawings and watercolors I've seen.

I had always loved Joseph Cornell and wanted to do something with dioramas.

I made a tin man costume with tin foil and furnace parts because I thought it would help me be more heartless.

The muted color scheme allows the occasional brighter yellow or red to pop out on the wall in a show, which I like.

I've been very fortunate in my art career. It's something I would never have expected.

I wouldn't consider myself an outsider artist because I have a university degree in painting.

I'm not a trained dancer in the slightest.

The process of the body changing and making a whole human fascinates me.

I like all kinds of music but some of my all time favorites are P.I.L., Yoko Ono, T-Rex, and Anton Karas.

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.

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.

I actually prefer the silent black and white version of the Wizard Of Oz from the 20's.