When I was a school kid, I used to read lots of comics. This started me on drawing. I would make my own comics about my teddy bear, whose name happened to be Ted. Marcel Dzama bearcomicdraw Change image and share on social
I make art primarily for myself and to show my friends, so I guess it's important to make art that they can connect to. Marcel Dzama artconnectfriend Change image and share on social
Everyone was saying computers were going to be the future of art; everyone had to do something in this medium. And it was almost some sort of rebellion that I wanted to do these small, intimate drawings. Marcel Dzama artcomputerdrawing share on social
I use dull colors in my drawings because I started out using a root beer base, because it seemed like an interesting idea, and when it turned out that it worked quite well as an ink, I started using other colors that would complement it, like grays from Higgins black writing ink and, more recently, Dr. P.H. Martin's olive green and vermilion. Marcel Dzama basebeerblack share on social
I've always remembered 'Where the Wild Things Are' so clearly, which isn't the case with most other children's books. 'Wild Things' was a favorite from the start. Marcel Dzama bookcasechild Change image and share on social