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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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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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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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Life (High pigment lacquer on cardboard mounted on plywood, 28cm x 35cm, Dirk Marwig 2015)

Untitled (August 2015)
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Headdress for the Divine Benevolent -side view- (Wearable plywood object with nylon string and high pigment lacquer, 78cm x 75cm x 82cm, Dirk Marwig 2015)

Headdress new Side view

This is the side view of “Headdress for the Divine Benevolent”. It’s like the shoe of Cinderella: it will fit only the person to whom it is intended. I made this for my girl-friend for her birthday, only to wear

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Headdress for the Divine Benevolent -5 angles- (Wearable plywood object with nylon string and high pigment lacquer, 78cm x 75cm x 82cm, Dirk Marwig 2015)

Headdress series 2-6

Here are just 5 angles of this cool headdress. There are so many more. To wear it you must be a divine benevolent or at least aspire to be one!

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Mexican American Friendship Initiation Award -M.A.F.I.A.- (Plywood construction, high pigment lacquer, 75cm x 46cm x 14cm, Dirk Marwig 2014)

Mexican American Friendship Initiation Award

These photographs show the object from both sides, profile view. I had fun doing this one! Again, classic minimalism but with my twist.

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Dyslexika-Separation-Rejection -view no.3-(Plywood, Plexiglass + String construction, 80cm x 58cm x 29cm, Dirk Marwig 2014)

Dyslexika 3

This object has so many different angles which are cool. I just opted for 3… -Any way you look at “Dyslexika”,it will always surprise you!

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Dyslexika-Separation-Rejection -view No.2- (Plywood, Plexiglass + String construction, 80cm x 58cm x 29cm, Dirk Marwig 2014)

Dyslexika 4
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The Constructivist-study- (Oil on hardened cardboard on plywood, 30.5cm x 43cm, Dirk Marwig 2014)

The Constructivist

“This small painting is a study for a much larger painting. I hardly ever do a study but with this particular composition i needed to figure out the exact position of each element. My idea was to interlock 2 ‘Question

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