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Preview for: “I Will Always See You” (Chinese ink and gesso on paper, mounted on plywood, 77cm x 55cm, Dirk Marwig 2016)

I Will Always See You

Something fun and new (preview) Photographed in my studio after completion with iPhone: “I Will Always See You” (Chinese ink and gesso on paper, mounted on plywood, 77cm x 55cm, Dirk Marwig 2016) Sometimes ‘things’ just happen when you “give

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This is how I photographed “See Above or Suffer” in my always messy studio: Like a movie Star!

How I photograph a pice copy
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See Above or Suffer (Oil on Japan-paper cut up into strips then mounted on plywood panel-collage-, 48cm x 77.3cm, Dirk Marwig 2016)

See Above or Suffer
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36 pieces from 2015 -Paintings, Objects and ‘Furniture’- A productive year for me. (Dirk Marwig, December 19th 2015)

Dirk Marwig 2015 Works (1)

A good year. Quality and Quantity. 36 pieces (paintings, objects, wood block prints and “furniture”) plus I stopped smoking (cold turkey style) which was probably the most difficult thing I’ve done so far. This is a photo compilation of the

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

Untitled 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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Rewind, Right There! (Oil and ink on Japan-paper mounted on plywood, 47.6cm x 42.8cm, Dirk Marwig 2015)

Rewind, Right There!

Subtle yet Powerful, Calculated yet Spontaneous. Elegant and Beautiful! *It’s a very sad thing that I have to “explain” my work(What happened to Culture and Education?)* -I had this piece literally flying around in my studio for 3 years. Every

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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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Genetic Memory of a Violent Death (Archival ink and oil on thick drawing paper, 35.5cm x 27.9cm, Dirk Marwig 2014)

Genetic Memory of a Violent Death

“Everyone has “Genetic Memory” passed on to them by their ancestors. We can embrace or ignore this fact. This ‘automatic drawing’ depicts one of my frightening genetic memories, a nightmarish vision I frequently have. I have to tell myself: “Don’t

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In the Museum – Gesamteindruck- (Oil, ink and pencil on paper mounted on plywood -collage- , 57.8cm x 52cm, Dirk Marwig 2013)

In the Museum copy (1)

It’s not what you see, it’s what you feel. Gesamteindruck = overall impression.

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Gravitational Pull (Oil and coloured pencil on prepared paper, 22.3cm x 27.5cm, Dirk Marwig 2007)

Gravtitational Pull 1

This little drawing is a gift to my friend Antonio Gregori Arnaiz of Burgos, Spain.

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