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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)

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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Deconstructed preview of the new plywood object: “Everything is only a Trick” , Dirk Marwig 2015

Deconstructed preview of the new plywood object: “Everything is only a Trick”. I will post the photo of the finished object when I have it. *Unlike many artists of my ‘caliber’: I always do absolutely everything myself. No paid helpers,

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

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)

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Human Vault (Oil and Bic-pen on canvas, 51cm x 82.5cm, Dirk Marwig 2015)

The “Human Vault”… Dark, Deceptive and Sexy  -I love to work with Bic-pens. It’s fun and the smeary blue ink has a special quality that I like perfect for this drawing/painting.  Again the DNA of the painting is based on

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La Castellana (High pigment lacquer on cardboard mounted on plywood, 70.2cm x 35,2cm, Dirk Marwig 2015)

Another memory of Madrid(Spain) where I lived for 16 years. “El Paseo de la Castellana” is the central big multi-lane avenue in Madrid running north-south/south-north(like Park Avenue in New York City) ending(or beginning) at the 2 major train stations Atocha

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Dyslexika-Separation-Rejection -side view,looking down- (Plywood, Plexiglass + String construction, 80cm x 58cm x 29cm, Dirk Marwig 2014)

New Photo of: Dyslexika-Separation-Rejection -side view,looking down- (Plywood, Plexiglass + String construction, 80cm x 58cm x 29cm, Dirk Marwig 2014) * This strange object depicts the title: Dyslexia-Separation-Rejection.(I wrote “DYSLEXIKA”…) -The story of my life, since I’m dyslexic. But this

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Cartography, Organic, Random -Super detail- (Oil on plywood, 94.5cm x 75.7cm, Dirk Marwig 2013)

I’m showing a super close-up of the lower left overpopulated area close to the sea Of the painting from 2013 “Cartography, Organic, Random”. Originally I wanted to cover the whole painting with over-populated zones but that would have taken the

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Apollo (Oil on Japan-paper mounted on wood panel, 72.2cm x 63.6cm, Dirk Marwig 2015)

Mankind has NEVER left planet Earth. It’s a nice dream but physically not possible. “Man on the moon” is a big government HOAX! Painting is it’s own language combining all knowledge (consciously and subconsciously) which the artist has to offer

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T.W.I.R.P. -3 angles- (Cedar-and Bloodwood, titanium white wood-oil wash, 88cm x 31.5cm x 14cm, Dirk Marwig 2015)

T.W.I.R.P. stands for: True Wisdom In Relative Paradigms. -Everything can be viewed in a different way (just like changing the lens of the the camera the subject suddenly changes it’s appearance and is replaced by a new one. One appearance

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