{"product_id":"marcel-dzama-mind-games-watercolor","title":"MARCEL DZAMA \"MIND GAMES\" WATERCOLOR, 1996","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ca title=\"Marcel Dzama Caviar20\" href=\"https:\/\/www.caviar20.com\/collections\/marcel-dzama\"\u003eMarcel Dzama\u003c\/a\u003e is one of the most successful contemporary Canadian artists, beloved for his unmistakable version of Surrealism.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBorn in Winnipeg in 1974, Dzama achieved an international reputation by the time he was 30. As one of the founding members of the \u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(204, 204, 204);\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/caviar20.com\/products\/royal-art-lodge-tree\" style=\"color: rgb(204, 204, 204); text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(64, 64, 64); text-decoration: underline;\"\u003eRoyal Art Lodge\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e in the 1990s, Dzama contributed to the renaissance of figurative art both in Canada and beyond.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDzama's works are instantly recognizable for their subject and style. He presents seemingly banal characters or scenes and injects them with menacing, eerie, or twisted details, flirting with the absurd.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOne of Dzama's earliest works, this scene is classic Dzama in its mix of mystery and familiarity. It is unclear whether the woman is putting the puzzle-pieces of the man's head back together, or taking them apart ... Mysterious and only hinting at a narrative, this simple scene encourages viewers to engage deeply with the surreal elements presented, as they attempt to weave together a tangible explanation.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDzama'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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eQuestions about this piece? \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eQuestions about this artwork? \u003ca href=\"mailto:info@caviar20.com\"\u003eContact us\u003c\/a\u003e, call +1.416.704.1720, or \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.caviar20.com\/pages\/contact\"\u003evisit our Toronto gallery\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\"Mind Games\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCanada, 1996\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWatercolor and ink on paper\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSigned recto; Signed, titled, and dated \"dec\/96\" verso\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e14“H 10.5”W (sheet) \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e18\"H 14.25\"W (framed)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eVery good condition\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eNote: This work is from Dzama's \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca rel=\"noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.latimes.com\/archives\/la-xpm-1998-jan-16-ca-8745-story.html\" target=\"_blank\"\u003efirst show\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e in LA at Richard Heller Gallery in 1998, consisting of 500 drawings of this size and style.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Marcel Dzama","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48392958312684,"sku":"09-26","price":4500.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0074\/2712\/files\/Caviar20_Marcel-Dzama-Mind-Games_01.jpg?v=1789832704","url":"https:\/\/www.caviar20.com\/products\/marcel-dzama-mind-games-watercolor","provider":"Caviar20","version":"1.0","type":"link"}