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The Exhibitionist (Plywood construction, 40.8cm x 49cm x 5cm, Dirk Marwig 2016)

the-exhibitionist-a

This little object just makes me laugh. The glorification of the random pervert! VoilĂ .

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Manolo-Litho (Cedar and plywood construction with enamel, 164cm x 43cm x 24.5cm, Dirk Marwig 2015)

Manolo-Litho

My art always seems to look like comic or cartoon-ish versions of ideas that I carry with me all the time. I often ask myself the question if what I do is the work of an imbecile or the opposite.

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Meth-A-Matic/Chief Thief -3 different angles- (Plywood construction with enamel and oil, 85cm x 19cm x 16.9cm, Dirk Marwig 2015)

Meth-A-Matic

Crooks,large and small taking the loot and making a run for it.

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Fanfarone Testosterone -side A- (Cardboard construction with plywood inlay and encasing and bloodwood base; colour: oil and high pigment lacquer, 191cm x 83cm x 20cm, Dirk Marwig 2015)

Fanfarone Testosterone side A

Two primitive “machos” showing what they’ve got (to each other!). This male behaviour pattern cracks me up.

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The Place of Lovely Ideas (-wall object- plywood construction with oil and string, 51cm x 72.5cm x 3.5cm, Dirk Marwig 2015)

The Place of Lovely Ideas

* When I finish a piece like this one I feel very lucky. It unlocks something special. It is full of contradictions that play together and therefore reach another level altogether. The cycle of Contradiction and Juxtaposition working their magic.

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

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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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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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