{"id":72310,"date":"2025-05-19T13:07:01","date_gmt":"2025-05-19T10:07:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cycladic.gr\/back-1994-torso-c-1998-long-neck-fragment-c-1998-anguish-2000-jesus-looking-for-his-cross-1994-trapped-2001-the-conversation-in-the-garden-of-eden-c-1998-head-2019\/"},"modified":"2025-05-20T14:29:54","modified_gmt":"2025-05-20T11:29:54","slug":"8-works-on-paper","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/cycladic.gr\/en\/8-works-on-paper\/","title":{"rendered":"Works on paper"},"content":{"rendered":"<section class=\"section HeaderBlock \">\n  <header>\n  <h1 class=\"title\">Works on paper<\/h1>    <\/header>      \n  \n  <\/section>\n\n\n\n\n<section class=\"section ContentBlock\" >\n    \n  <div class=\"main mobileFirst\">\n    <div class=\"left \">\n                        <div class=\"mainText\">\n<p><em>Back<\/em> (1994) \u2022 <em>Torso<\/em> (c. 1998) \u2022 <em>Long Neck (fragment)<\/em> (c. 1998) \u2022 <em>Anguish<\/em> (2000) \u2022 <em>Jesus looking for his cross<\/em> (1994) \u2022 <em>Trapped<\/em> (2001) \u2022 <em>The Conversation in the Garden of Eden<\/em> (c. 1998) \u2022 <em>Head<\/em> (2019)<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>I never had a desire for a camera. I loved to play and draw in the sand.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Drawing has always played a central role in Dumas\u2019s life and career. As a medium, it has held its own unique place in her artistic practice and has never been about preparing for the production of a painting. 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