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9 quotes by Marlene Dumas

Marlene Dumas Born (1953-08-03) 3 August 1953 (age 61) Cape Town, South Africa Education Michaelis School of Fine Art, de Ateliers Known for Painting Awards Rolf Schock Prize in Visual Arts (2011) Website www.marlenedumas.nl Marlene Dumas (born 3 August 1953) is a South African born artist and painter who lives and works in Amsterdam, the Netherlands. In the past Dumas produced paintings, collages, drawings, prints and installations....
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The best works do not necessarily get to auction. I like to draw, so maybe I give you a little drawing. And then eventually it ends up at auction.... →

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I do think that I'm not good at making pretty things. It doesn't come so naturally for me.

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I have always been interested in how you can depict suffering without being heavy-handed.

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I never learned to ride a bicycle, and it is too late now. I never learned to drive. I never learned to swim.

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I'm always so sick of myself after a show.

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There are these painterly things that happen while I'm working.

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I don't go to a psychiatrist. I don't go to a gym. I run away from my accountant, I run away from my dentist. They are all supposed to help... →

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I moved to Holland because I wanted to see American art.

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I think I am probably a lot like my father.

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