“Everything ing is only a Trick” from 2015 -Before and After view from the Dirk Marwig Archives-
*Everything is only a Trick (Free-standing plywood construction with titanium white oil wash, 75cm x 63cm x 14.6cm, Dirk Marwig 2015)
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 look at it long enough(squinting) it even looks “embossed”! “Everything is only a Trick” carries the ‘Golden Section’ as it’s DNA.
Dilettante: A person who cultivates an area of interest, such as the arts, without real commitment or knowledge. In this case: The groomed, posing and ‘vogueing’ hipster standing on a shiny floor at every art gallery opening. He or she is only there to be seen, for the free drinks/cocktails/canapés and to hobnob with the “in”crowd; never to buy a piece, of course. Makes me laugh.
The photo shows both sides of the object/construction.
3 objects (for the intelligent) from 2012 where the subconscious led the way. Fun stuff.
1) Black High Heel Fetish(Model)
(Nylon cable tie construction, 24cm x 24cm x 22cm, Dirk Marwig 2012)
2) NEVERFLAT ESTRELLA (My old basketball flattened out and mounted on plywood with oil paint, 65cm x 62cm x 6cm, Dirk Marwig 2012)
*Estrella” in spanish means “star” … basketball star- in this case! Neverflat means “never flat” -but look at it!
3) Not That One! (Shaped/deformed 12 inch Record -object- + my hand, Dirk Marwig 2012)
*Sometimes, when I used to DJ my ex-wife used to be in the booth with me and she would shout: “Not That One!”-in reference to a record I was about to put on. Hence the object and the title. Memory. The photo of my hand was a hand-selfie to demonstrate the procedure.
*Six simple cuts were applied to the plywood spool (2 discs) to make the components which then were arranged to construct “VOYEUR”. An almost ‘readymade’. It makes me smile because the distilled result is so multi-layered and congruent, something you would not expect.
A logo for “Voyeur Nation” !
I made this bracelet for Margareta as a present for Valentine’s Day 2017. -Kinda’ looks like a knuckle ring- hence “Bloodwood”!
I wonder why I never took a photo of this very cool coffee table. Unfortunately there are many, many pieces of mine that have no documentation at all because I was too lazy to take the photos. I always thought “someone else” would take the photo eventually! How stupid. I photographed the “Z-Hop” today (8 years later) with the new Bloodwood Bracelet on top for size reference.