Marcel Dzama: Welcome to Winnipeg

by Marcel Dzama

An unusual, wacky, obscure and completely bizarre body of work, drawn in a 1940s influenced figurative poster style; this is the subtly off-set art of Marcel Dzama. This catalogue accompanying an exhibition at the Rizziero Arte Gallery consists of two sections – drawings on thick mat Naples yellow paper, and cartoon-like sketches (with much more text around the drawings) printed on quality mat laminated paper. Each section could be the beginning of the book (turn it over to start from the other end).

64 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 2004

About the author

Marcel Dzama is a Canadian contemporary artist known for his surrealistic, colourful depictions of characters and creatures.
He uses a wide variety of materials to create his artworks. He works in collage, paint, sculpture, film, and other mediums.
His work has been exhibited in a number of prominent museums in Europe and North America, including the Museum of Modern Art in New York and the Richard Heller Gallery in California.
Dzama has also illustrated album covers and a children's book, Bed, Bed, Bed, for the band They Might Be Giants.

Reviews

[Elatia · Rating 4 out of 5]

part personal sketchbook, part series. wonderlust imagery created with simple lines and rootbeer.