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Loose (Oil on ‘Japan-paper’, 32cm x 23.5cm, Dirk Marwig 2007)

TIED-UP copy
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Crazy Horse (Plywood construction, 55cm x 66.5cm x 22cm, Dirk Marwig 12.12.2012 !!)

Crazy Horse SQ

Art and the Political Statement: Crazy Horse *In my childhood my family lived close to the Crazy Horse Memorial near Rapid City,  South Dakota, U.S.A. This monument dedicated to Crazy Horse, the great Sioux Warrior impressed me as a boy,

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Vector-ian Beauty(Plywood, Rosewood and Zebrawood construction 47cm x 37.8cm x 20.2cm, Dirk Marwig 2012)

vectorian beauty

Art, Architecture and Authenticity. The Result of Experimentation: All 4 plywood pieces have exactly the same length.They are just bent in 4 different ways. Vector-ian Beauty is what happend. Simplicity. Playing around has its reward. Curiosity and Intuition mixed with Math.

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Primal Code Construction (Cedar wood ,29.5cm x 29.5cm x 6.5cm, Dirk Marwig 2012)

Primal Code Construction sq
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Not That One! (Shaped/deformed 12 inch Record -object- , Dirk Marwig 2012)

Not That One A

Sometimes, when I used to DJ my ex-wife used to be in the booth with me and she would shout: “Not That One!”-in reference to a record I was about to put on. Hence the object and the title. Memory.

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METAPHOR (Cedar,Plywood,Nylon”Zap-straps”+Oil, 53cm x 55cm x 16.5cm, Dirk Marwig 2012)

Metaphor

For this object I chose the “Hermés” logo because I like the letter “H”. Hermés in greek mythology, is the messenger of the ‘Gods’. If you examine my work closer, you will come across the “H”(letter or symbol) frequently. The

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RANDOM EROSION Winter (Plywood, resin and oil, 29cm x 36.3cm x 14cm, Dirk Marwig 2012)

RANDOM EROSION
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FLOW LIGHT OBJECT (Plexi-Glass, fluorescent light, 34cm x 75cm x 13cm, Dirk Marwig 1997)

FLOW LIGHT OBJECT

*The only tools I used to make this object were: a pencil, a screw driver, a ruler, a few clamps, a heat gun(to bend the shape), a drill, a multiple speed jig saw and fine sand-paper. The plexi-glass was found

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ARCHAEOLOGICAL NW (Plywood construction, enamel and oil, 69.5cm x 36.5cm x 27cm, Dirk Marwig 2012)

Archaeological NW 1

Archaeological North West. Future-Past. Timeless.

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BRUCE ALWAYS POPS UP AGAIN! (Plywood construction with cotton cloth and oil, 42cm x 49.5cm x 1.7cm, Dirk Marwig 2012)

Bruce Always Pops Up Again

Bruce Lee always formed a big part of my life: the martial artist but much more the philosopher. I dedicated this object to him. Kitsch transformed. “Be like water” is one of Bruce Lee’s most famous quotes- I always try!

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