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This is what i used to look like in New york when i was 25 years old!- Dirk Marwig

“This is what i used to look like in New york when i was 25 years old! Getting old is a bitch,right? This summer my mother(Margot Marwig) gave me a folder with pics that i used to send her, basically

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Introduction to an interview with Dirk Marwig By Ulysses Belz (Madrid, Spain, June 1999) -in German-

DIRK MARWIG “Was der Mensch mit den Haenden bearbeitet, sieht am Ende immer organisch aus.” Ein Gespraech mit Ulysses Belz, Madrid, 28. Juni 1999. Dirk Marwig (Bochum 1960) hat seinen Objektegarten zur Zeit in die Ausstellungsraeume des Goethe-Instituts Madrid verlegt.

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TWISTER in my Studio Madrid, 1996 (Plywood object/construction, 298cm x 41cm x 41cm, Dirk Marwig 1996)

“I just found this photo. It’s of the object “Twister” photographed in my Madrid studio in 1996. It was still unfinished here in this pic -I later rubbed red chalk onto every 2nd plywood disc to give it more of

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6 New Technique bracelets (Walnut-, Maple- and Cherrywood, Cable ties, Dirk Marwig 2013)

“I made ‘fashion jewelry’ to sell in my 20’s when I was living in New York City. Now I only make a few pieces here and there for the people I love. It’s also a way for me to try

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Flyer for the “Ice-Bear” or “Klapse” club in Frankfurt-October 1982 (Ink on cardboard, Dirk Marwig 1982)

-Those were the days when all publicity images was still hand drawn or simply just photographed, the days before computer images- a long time ago! This is a flyer I did when I was 22 (for the club I worked

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In general: People do not think, THEY REACT.

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Lift Geometry (Archival ink + oil on Japan -paper, 24 cm x 32 cm, Dirk Marwig 2013)

This drawing was a Christmas gift(2013) to the first(1st) person who contacted me. It was Bryan Wells of Edmonton,Canada. He is a smart man. Thank you for visiting my site and for your appreciation!

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Klondike semi side view (Maplewood, 29.5cm x 55.5cm x 3.4cm, Dirk Marwig 2013)

“This is the semi-side-top view of Klondike- here you can see very well the “positive-negative 3/4 flip” effect. I named it “Klondike” for that same reason: The positive to negative transition- most people went to the Klondike with high hopes(positive)

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Klondike (Maplewood, 29.5cm x 55.5cm x 3.4cm, Dirk Marwig 2013)

“I cut 336 ‘golden ratio’ rhombi, laying them out in sets of 3, then distributing them into 16 columns and 7 rows (according to thickness), then reversed 1/3 of 4 rows(thin to thick) and when the 5th row came along

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El Mundo Fantastico (Archival ink on thick drawing paper, 27.8cm x 35.5cm, Dirk Marwig 2013)

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