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Marcel DzamaWho's That Girlcirca 2000s
circa 2000s
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With his unmistakable version of contemporary Surrealism, Marcel Dzama is one of the most successful Canadian artists.
Born in Winnipeg in 1974, Dzama had an international reputation by the time he was 30.
In the 1990s, as one of the founding members of the Royal Art Lodge, Dzama contributed to the renaissance of figurative art and simultaneously put Winnipeg on the map as a center for Canadian creativity.
Dzama's works are instantly recognizable for their subject and style. He often takes banal scenes or characters and injects them with menacing, eerie, or twisted details that can border on the absurd, yet with a touch of fun.
In this untitled work (aka “Who's That Girl”) we find a snickering group huddled together as they point toward a topless woman standing ahead with her back turned. Their unsettling laughter reveals a mix of amusement, discomfort, and perhaps even cruelty. A sense of unease pervades the scene as the vulnerable woman shifts her eyes away, her face filled with concern and dismay.
Like the best of Dzama's work, the viewer is drawn in with obscure clues and asked to assemble a narrative or just enjoy his wacky imagination.
Dzama's work can be found in a host of prestigious public and private collections including Paris' Centre Georges Pompidou, The Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York, the MoMA, Le Musée d’art contemporain de Montréal. He is particularly favored by celebrity collectors including Brad Pitt, Jim Carrey, and Steve Martin.
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Untitled ("Who's That Girl")
Canada, c. 2000s
Ink and mixed media on paper
Signed by artist on bottom right
23.25"H 17.75"W (work)
28.25"H 22.75"W (framed)
Very good condition
- Creator:Marcel Dzama (1974, Canadian)
- Creation Year:circa 2000s
- Dimensions:Height: 23.25 in (59.06 cm)Width: 17.75 in (45.09 cm)
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- Condition:Very good condition.
- Gallery Location:Toronto, CA
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