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Dana Schutz

(1976) Painter

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Dana Schutz is a painter.

Quick Facts About Dana Schutz

Born: January 1, 1976
Profession: Painter

About Dana Schutz

[Wikidata] American artist (born 1976)... | [Wikipedia] Dana Schutz is an American artist who lives and works in Brooklyn, New York. Schutz is known for her gestural, figurative paintings that often take on specific subjects or narrative situations as a point of departure.

Quotes by Dana Schutz

I often use hypothetical situations to generate information and imagery for paintings and to create a fictional space where a subject can…

Create

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I'm mostly drawn to narratives that are difficult for me to visualize.

Difficult

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I like the feeling of not knowing where to look when you are only performing for one person or watching someone practice.…

Creates

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The distinction between reality and fiction in America seems like it is becoming really blurry. With its religious fanaticism, reality TV programs…

Ages

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There are a lot of artists in Gowanus, and certain things come into your visual vocabulary from living there - the scale…

Almost

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You just have to work really hard and throw everything into it. ... It's really hard to be an artist, and even…

Advice

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That's when I feel really excited about a painting. When it starts to feel real, when it feels like it has a…

About

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I just saw a clip of Maria Bamford. She has a comedy show that was filmed and performed from her bed -…

Bed

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I'm never interested in the painting being a mirror to culture. I think that's really boring. What I'm interested in is painting…

Being

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My paintings are loosely based on meta narratives. The pictures float in and out of pictorial genres. Still life's become personified, portraits…

Alive

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I think that's just part of how it is with making art. Sometimes you're just flooded with ideas, and then other times…

Art

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