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ZAP-GAP CHAIR by Dirk Marwig (Plywood and Cable Tie Chair with plexi-glass inlay, deconstructed preview Nov. 28th 2015)

ZAP-GAP DECONSTRUCTED

I usually do not make furniture but this was a kind of test for me. In this preview pic you can see the deconstructed version of my new “ZAP-GAP”chair held together only with the help of 48 cable ties. Rock

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FUCK ORGANIZED RELIGION combined with POLITICAL and $$$$ interests(of any kind or sort)

I’m so sad that the WORLD has not changed i.e.,Paris. Mankind has not evolved. FUCK ORGANIZED RELIGION combined with POLITICAL and $$$$ interests(of any kind or sort). All I can do is continue my work in order to inspire the

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Dirk Marwig “GAP CHAIR” 2015 (High density plywood, wood glue and wood oil, 92.5cm x 42.8cm x 59cm, Dirk Marwig 2015)

GAP CHAIR Dirk Marwig 2015

This is my third “GAP CHAIR”. With an extremely simple,solid construction and ergonomically perfected this new version is relatively easy to be reproduced(that’s why this design has a ‘Patent Pending’ on it). My designs have been copied/exploited numerous times without

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Ski-tvelt Chair (Old skis with hardwood, dimensions similar to my other “Rietvelt” chair versions, Dirk Marwig 1997)

Ski-tvelt 2 pics

This “Rietvelt Zig Zag Chair” version was made from old skis that a neighbour in Madrid gave to me. My gallery was the ‘Nikolaus Fischer’ Gallery so the ski chair with the “Fischer”skis made sense! You could actually sit on

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Rietvelt Zig Zag Chair Dirk Marwig Version No.7 (High density plywood, maple, wood glue and wood oil, 90cmcm x 43.5cm x 59.5cm, Dirk Marwig 2015)

Rietveld No.7_2 angles

This is the 7th ‘Rietvelt Zig-Zag chair’ that I’ve made. Since all my other versions are scattered about in Spain and there isn’t a single one in my house, I decided to take the time and make one for my

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Everything is only a Trick (Free-standing plywood construction with titanium white oil wash, 75cm x 63cm x 14.6cm, Dirk Marwig 2015)

Everything is only a Trick A

Here’s the ‘Trick’ : This object is perfectly balanced from the inside and that’s why it stands on any hard and level surface the way you see it in the photo. It won’t fall unless you push it. -If you

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Deconstructed preview of the new plywood object: “Everything is only a Trick” , Dirk Marwig 2015

Preview

Deconstructed preview of the new plywood object: “Everything is only a Trick”. I will post the photo of the finished object when I have it. *Unlike many artists of my ‘caliber’: I always do absolutely everything myself. No paid helpers,

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Thoughts on ART (Sep. 2015)

I do not like to confuse anyone or to simply entertain. The concept of “smart art” does not exist in my realm- I leave that to the ad-agencies who bamboozle the masses in order to maintain the “Status quo” which,

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Untitled 2010 (Archival ink and oil on Japan-paper, 96cm x 24cm, Dirk Marwig 2010)

Untitled 2010

I just found this photo of “Untitled 2010” in my discarded photo files. Interesting. It was a gift to my brother Jerry Marwig.

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Pieces using cardboard as the main ingredient. (Dirk Marwig from 2012 to 2015)

Pieces using Cardbord

6 pieces using cardboard as the main ingredient. Clockwise from top left: 1) Fanfarone Testosterone -both sides- (Cardboard construction with plywood inlay and encasing and bloodwood base; colour: oil and high pigment lacquer, 191cm x 83cm x 20cm, Dirk Marwig

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