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“TOTALLY REMOVED”-unfinished version- Dirk Marwig 2014 (Special Lacquer on plywood mounted on wood panel, 91.5cm x 91.5cm)

Raw in the Studio

“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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FLOP OBJECT “Dyslexic Geometry”, July 2014. Self-destructed plywood construction, Dirk Marwig July 2014

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“FLOP OBJECT” of July 2014 This plywood object: ‘Dyslexic Geometry’ was completely ruined when I glued the last piece.(Too much weight was put on one side during the clamping process and it exploded!) I took these pics the night before

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ZWISCHENWELT “In-between World” detail A (Oil on canvas, 100cm x 81cm, Dirk Marwig, Madrid 1993)

ZWISCHENWELT  detail A

This is a detail of “Zwischenwelt” from 1993. I think that it is appropriate to publish this painting again for this reason: I find it interesting that all these airplanes in the past few days, weeks and months have gone

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Resonance (Oil on Japan-Paper mounted off centre on white plywood square, 48.3cm x 48.3cm, Dirk Marwig 2011)

Resonance New!

This is a gift to Nadim Amar. This little painting was in my “unfinished work” box for 3 years until I mounted it on a square (painted white) piece of plywood (but not in the centre) just like you see

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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)

IMGP9365 - Version 2 – Version 3

-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)

Hommage to Defiance semi AA

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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Time = Energy Model (Falsecypress, plywood, plexi-glass and waxed string, 70.5cm x 45cm x 10.5cm, Dirk Marwig 2014)

Time=Energy semi front view

Time = Energy Model (Falsecypress, plywood, plexiglass and waxed string, 70.5cm x 45cm x 10.5cm, Dirk Marwig 2014) “I have always been obsessed with the concept of “Time”(‘Zeit’, in German)- Its behavior and inconsistencies. I believe that ‘Time’ is Energy

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Time = Energy Model (Falsecypress, plywood, plexi-glass and waxed string, 70.5cm x 45cm x 10.5cm, Dirk Marwig 2014)

Time=Energy front view

(Time = Energy Model seen from the front-slightly looking from above) This piece really relaxes me. I cannot put into words how it makes me feel. Mesmerizing. Timeless, possibly.

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Margareta’s Birthday Bracelet and Ring (Plywood, Plexi-glass and Cable Tie “Jewelry”, Dirk Marwig 2014)

Margareta's Birthday Bracelet + Ring

Happy Birthday,Margareta! Alles Liebe zum Geburtstag! I love mixing plexi-glass with plywood- it’s a great combination. I hope that you like it!

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Wanna Dance? Quieres Bailar? (Foam Rubber, glue ,gesso, oil and plywood, 107cm x 45cm x 45cm, Dirk Marwig 2014)

Wanna Dance?  : Quieres Bailar?

I’m sure this is a situation that many of us have encountered:…in a club, out of your mind and suddenly someone asks you to to dance…you look at them and they look like this! hahaha. You think: “I must switch

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