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On use of elephant dung in controversial pieces such as "Holy Virgin Mary":
It's what people really want from black artists. We're the voodoo king, the voodoo queen, the witch doctor, the drug dealer, the magicien de la terre. The exotic, the decorative. I'm giving them all of that, but it's packaged slightly differently.

Chris Ofili

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Look in the mirror. The face that pins you with its double gaze reveals a chastening secret. You are looking into a predator's eyes. Most predators have eyes set right on the front of their heads, so they can use binocular vision to sight and track their prey.
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Chris Ofili

Chris Ofili

Born: October 10, 1968 (age 56)
Bio: Christopher Ofili, CBE is a British Turner Prize-winning painter who is best known for his paintings incorporating elephant dung. He was one of the Young British Artists.
Known for:
  1. The Holy Virgin Mary (1996)
  2. No Woman No Cry (1998)
  3. Painting With Shit On It (1993)

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