Marcel Dzama
14 Jan - 13 Mar 2010
MARCEL DZAMA
"Delila's Dance"
14 of January - 13 of March, 2010
Marcel Dzama (1974, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada) presents his second solo exhibition in Spain, and first in Galería Helga de Alvear. His drawings, endowed with a unique and personal imagery, have become extremely popular in the past few years.Marcel Dzama's world is rooted in the history of traditional illustration, with visual references which refer us to the classics from the decades of the 20's and 30's of the last century. Nevertheless, it is as if the artist were presenting us with a perverse version of these. He has created a personal, perfectly identifiable iconography, with recurring characters who perform rather difficult to discern actions, creating an atmosphere, an aura, full of humour, irony, anxiety and absurdity.
"Delila's Dance"
14 of January - 13 of March, 2010
Marcel Dzama (1974, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada) presents his second solo exhibition in Spain, and first in Galería Helga de Alvear. His drawings, endowed with a unique and personal imagery, have become extremely popular in the past few years.Marcel Dzama's world is rooted in the history of traditional illustration, with visual references which refer us to the classics from the decades of the 20's and 30's of the last century. Nevertheless, it is as if the artist were presenting us with a perverse version of these. He has created a personal, perfectly identifiable iconography, with recurring characters who perform rather difficult to discern actions, creating an atmosphere, an aura, full of humour, irony, anxiety and absurdity.