Marlene Dumas quotes

There is no beauty, if it doesn't show some of the terribleness of life. (Marlene Dumas)
I have always been interested in how you can depict suffering without being heavy-handed. View quote
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I moved to Holland because I wanted to see American art. View quote
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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. And then critics say, 'Oh, that's a bad drawing!' Well, I didn't say it was so wonderful. View quote
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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. View quote
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I do think that I'm not good at making pretty things. It doesn't come so naturally for me. View quote
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Art... struggles with all the aspects of life... it works with a terrible beauty. View quote
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There are these painterly things that happen while I'm working. View quote
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I think I am probably a lot like my father. View quote
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I'm always so sick of myself after a show. View quote
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