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Logo for the Milan City Circuit -Rough and Ready version- (Oil on plywood board, 44cm x 63cm x 3.5cm, Dirk Marwig 2015)

Milan City Circuit A new copy

This logo/painting is based on my 2008 painting “Clean State”.

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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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PRESENCE (Oil on hardened cotton bath towel, 81cm x 81cm, Dirk Marwig 2015)

PRESENCE
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Heightened Awareness (Oil on Japan-paper, 32cm x 48cm, Dirk Marwig 2015)

Heightened Awareness

This little painting was in my studio for 2 years. Something was missing and last night in a ‘state of Heightened Awareness’ and without thinking I added 4 highlights and suddenly the painting came alive. Wow. -If look at it

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Failed Escape (Oil on canvas, 153.5cm x 122.5cm, Dirk Marwig 2015)

Failed Escape
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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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Fanfarone Testosterone -side B- (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 B

This entertaining and slightly awkward trait of the primitive “macho” who shows off all his colours during the mating season in order to produce and show himself off has always put a smirkish smile on my face! Still does.

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Untitled Construction 2015 (Cedar and plywood, 113.5cm x 73.5cm x 23.5cm, Dirk Marwig 2015)

Untitled Construction 2015

4 X the Fibonacci sequence of 1,1,2,3,5,8,13 and 21. The interesting beauty of math. The ‘divine angle’ 137.5º was used as reference to cut all the pieces.

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The Deal / El Trato (Cedar wall object, 78cm x 90.5cm x 3.2cm, Dirk Marwig 2014)

The Deal

-Every ‘deal'(trato in spanish) has a detailed, limited framework on which 2 parties(or more) agree upon. The framework has a distinct ‘make-up’ only known to the parties involved – all ‘outsiders’ are excluded. So the framework becomes another- the 3rd

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U.N. (Enamel and high pigment lacquer on plywood, 51cm x 51cm, Dirk Marwig 2014)

U.N.

This painting corresponds to the “Airport” painting : the outline of my irregular heptagon constructed only with the help of the “Golden Rectangle”. The spectator is again involved to connect the invisible lines inside of the ‘outline’. Endless possibilities.

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