MARCEL DZAMA "TOO TIRED, SHELLY" DRAWING, 2000. Marcel Dzama art softened shapes

softened shapes

which also features iconic layered washes of paint

The illuminated rose is supported by a monochromatic stem and is offset by a stark black background

Dan Christensen (1942-2007) is widely recognized as one of America’s foremost color abstractionists

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MARCEL DZAMA "TOO TIRED, SHELLY" DRAWING, 2000. Marcel Dzama art softened shapesWith his unmistakable version of contemporary Surrealism, Marcel Dzama is one of the most successful contemporary 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 while simultaneously putting Winnipeg on the map as a center for Canadian creativity. Dzama's works are