Marlene Dumas (b. 1953, South Africa) is a painter whose work lingers on the deep connection between expressive, sensual and erotic qualities of painting and the challenges conceptual art presents to common sense, taboos and social norms. Dumas, who lives and works in Amsterdam, chooses to paint the controversial and stretch the limits of the image beyond its painterly properties. Dumas’ paintings are usually based on photographic images she either creates or finds. Works by Dumas have been shown in numerous exhibitions in major international museums. A retrospective exhibition of her work was recently on show in Basel, London and Amsterdam.
Related exhibition: The Towering Inferno, Prima Facie
Further information: http://www.marlenedumas.nl/
Marlene Dumas, Love Talk, 1994, Watercolour and ink on paper
Marlene Dumas, The Curtain, 1994, Oil on canvas
Marlene Dumas, My Plek (My Place), 2000, Oil on canvas
Marlene Dumas, Untitled, 1991 – 1992, Indian ink and watercolour on paper
Marlene Dumas, That Type of Girl, 1989, Ink Wash and watercolour on paper
Marlene Dumas, 1. Self-portrait with a Hangover, 2. Portrait of A.M. van Kerckhoven, 1991, Watercolour and ink on paper
Marlene Dumas, Het Gesprek (The Conversation), 1993, Oil on canvas
Marlene Dumas, Imaginary 1, 2002, Oil on canvas
Marlene Dumas, Magdelena from the Back, 1996 – 1999, Ink and Chalk on Paper
Marlene Dumas, Living on your Knees, 2010, Oil on linen