Dumas’ primarily paints people, a subject with infinite possibilities that she explores from multiple perspectives depending on her mood. She often gravitates towards disgruntled, anguished and threatening subjects. She is fascinated by taboos, and likes to push boundaries.
Marlene Dumas in her Studio at University of Cape Town (South Africa), Photo by Michael Oblowitz, 1974
Dumas’ primarily paints people, a subject with infinite possibilities that she explores from multiple perspectives depending on her mood. She often gravitates towards disgruntled, anguished and threatening subjects. She is fascinated by taboos, and likes to push boundaries.