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

Posted on November 28, 2015 by admin — No Comments ↓

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

Posted on November 2, 2015 by admin — No Comments ↓

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)

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

Posted on September 18, 2015 by admin — No Comments ↓

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

Posted on September 2, 2015 by admin — No Comments ↓

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

Posted on September 1, 2015 by admin — No Comments ↓
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“TOTALLY REMOVED”-unfinished version- Dirk Marwig 2014 (Special Lacquer on plywood mounted on wood panel, 91.5cm x 91.5cm)

Posted on August 9, 2014 by admin — No Comments ↓

“TOTALLY REMOVED” Dirk Marwig 2014 (Special Lacquer on plywood mounted on wood panel, 91.5cm x 91.5cm) photographed in the Vancouver, Canada Studio, Sat.Aug 8th 2014, 2:17am) “Totally Removed” is what I made from the destroyed “FLOP OBECT”. It’s not quite…

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Hommage to Defiance-side view- (Lacquered plywood construction with plexi-glass base, 44cm x 47.3cm x 7.5cm, Dirk Marwig 2014)

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

-This object is based entirely on the “Golden Rectangle”. The ‘Golden Section’ or the ‘Divine Section’ can be seen clearly if you look at where the red lines intersect. Also notice how the red lines run perfectly parallel and perpendicular…

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Hommage to Defiance -semi side view- (Lacquered plywood construction with plexi-glass base, 44cm x 47.3cm x 7.5cm, Dirk Marwig 2014)

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

Using the “Golden Rectangle” and the the “Golden Section” I built this new object, giving ‘minimalism’ that extra little ‘twist’ of the defiance of gravity. Eat your heart out, Donald Judd!

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Inspector (3643 plastic straws, Ash and plywood, 56.8cm x 38.3cm x 7,4cm, Dirk Marwig 2014)

Posted on June 18, 2014 by admin — No Comments ↓

“I love the idea of encasing and compressing plastic into a wooden structure. This piece (Inspector) gives the illusion of an architectural floor-plan being magnified or closely inspected.”

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