An example from 1995 of how my mind processes geometry. I see this image of one of my earlier works and wonder how I managed this. This one seems so simple but if you try to reconstruct it exactly the way it appears, the mind starts to boil! The result transcends simple geometry.
‘Untitled’ 1995 (Oil chalk and watercolour on thick paper, 49.5cm x 67.5cm, Dirk Marwig 1995)
This painting looks like as if it has been photographed close-up style with a ‘wide angle macro’ lens. But it’s not. This is what the painting actually looks like when photographed from a straight-on position. The irregular pentagon shape is composed out of 2 golden rectangles of different dimensions separated by a square and connected by the longer diagonal(lower right to upper left). This is a little mind game I like to play and to surprise myself with.
This was fun to photograph. It has so many cool angles because of the ‘shape’ and ‘bend’ given to the plywood. On top of that the distorted lines with 2 external “flight points” which correspond to the ‘essence’ or flow of the shape. This piece is based on the distillation of “Associations” connected to the ‘Mediterranean’, my way of seeing, of course. Timeless!
Beauty = the Best Humanity has to offer(in all categories). Thank you.
Overpopulation. Way too much.
This photo shows the entire painting: The “outside” edges are perfectly ‘squared’ but the ‘paper part’ is “off” on purpose.
Something fun and new (preview)
Photographed in my studio after completion with iPhone:
“I Will Always See You” (Chinese ink and gesso on paper, mounted on plywood,
77cm x 55cm, Dirk Marwig 2016)
Sometimes ‘things’ just happen when you “give in” and enjoy the moment.
This one is difficult to explain. It just happened. It freaks me out. Just look at it for a while and you’ll know why.
-We always see ‘things’ but are not aware of what exactly we are witnessing until we see “it” again in retrospect (i.e.: later in a photo, for example). This happened here.