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Americano (Oil on wood panel, 66cm x 66cm, Dirk Marwig 2017)

Posted on September 22, 2017 by admin
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Bench (Reclaimed fir with construction plywood and coloured plywood inlay, oil stain and wax, 43.3cm high, 136.5cm long, 52cm deep, Dirk Marwig 2016)

Posted on February 10, 2016 by admin

Ever since I’ve stopped smoking I’ve been making more ‘practical’ or ‘useful’ things than ever before within a short time-span (chairs, lamps and now out of all things a “bench”) -I don’t know if this is good (it certainly is…

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See Above or Suffer (Oil on Japan-paper cut up into strips then mounted on plywood panel-collage-, 48cm x 77.3cm, Dirk Marwig 2016)

Posted on February 3, 2016 by admin
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Ski-tvelt Chair (Old skis with hardwood, dimensions similar to my other “Rietvelt” chair versions, Dirk Marwig 1997)

Posted on October 7, 2015 by admin — No Comments ↓

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)

Posted on October 7, 2015 by admin — No Comments ↓

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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Thoughts on ART (Sep. 2015)

Posted on September 3, 2015 by admin — No Comments ↓

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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Dirk Marwig: The Fool. (Selfie with plywood hat, 2014)

Posted on April 24, 2015 by admin — No Comments ↓

You can see the red wine marks around my mouth. Cheers!

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Moose Coffee Table (Plywood, tennis string and glass, 32cm x 104cm x 86cm, Dirk Marwig 2008)

Posted on March 10, 2015 by admin — No Comments ↓

This table was made from plywood rest cuts I had flying around in my studio.

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The Dance of Captivity ( 6 wooden coat hangers cut through the centre then reassembled, gold leaf and glue, 50cm x 94cm, Dirk Marwig 2014)

Posted on May 3, 2014 by admin — No Comments ↓

Three dancing girls or ballerinas that also look like a piece of barbed wire. This ‘Dance of Captivity’ can be used as a metaphor for many situations in life. It could also be a good logo for the North Korean…

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A Landscape for the Pyromaniac (Oil on plywood, 23cm x 59.3cm, Dirk Marwig 2014)

Posted on May 2, 2014 by admin — No Comments ↓

My mother always told me when I was young : “Why don’t you just paint landscapes? People would buy them and you could make lots of money.” -Well here’s a landscape for you! 🙂 This painting shows the view of…

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