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Michael Borkowsky
Apr 22, 20181 min read
Perfume Portrait #74 – Jackie Berridge
Jackie Berridge 50ml EDT Head –  Lemon Heart – Geranium Body – Rosewood, Ylang Ylang Description – A childhood sense of wonder heads this...
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Michael Borkowsky
Apr 15, 20181 min read
Perfume as Practice at Bureau, Blackburn
Perfume as Practice SS18 – my 5th solo show about perfume and it’s capacity for portraiture, is now open at Bureau Centre for the Arts,...
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Michael Borkowsky
Jan 19, 20181 min read
Perfume Portraits #61 – #67 – Created For Orchard Square
This shift in my process intended to reveal the possibilities surrounding interpreting cognitive behaviours and patterns, and whether...
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Michael Borkowsky
Dec 24, 20171 min read
Pefume Portrait #60 – Tim Bennett
Tim Bennett 50ml EDT Head – Cypress Heart – Black Pepper, Pine, Carrot Seed Body – Sandalwood Description – The woody fragrance family...
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Michael Borkowsky
Dec 23, 20171 min read
Perfume Portrait #58 – Clare Townley
Clare Townley 50ml EDT Head – Bergamot Heart – Ginger, Geranium Body – Ylang Ylang, Description – Granny’s perfume but with a kick! A...
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Michael Borkowsky
Dec 23, 20171 min read
Perfume Portrait #57 – Vicky West
Vicky West 50ml EDT Head – Lemon, Lime Heart – Juniper Berry, Ginger, Lavender Body – Rosewood Description – A pure ode to colour, this...
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Michael Borkowsky
Dec 19, 20171 min read
Perfume Portrait #55 – Holly Kerslake
Holly Kerslake 50ml EDT Head – Tangerine, Basil Heart – Ginger, Geranium Body – Ylang Ylang, Myrrh Description – Playful disruptions of a...
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Michael Borkowsky
Dec 17, 20171 min read
Perfume Portrait #53 – Anne Pollitt
Anne Pollitt 50ml EDT Head – Bitter Orange Heart – Geranium Body – Ylang Ylang Description – Structured to echo the tension between...
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Michael Borkowsky
Dec 8, 20171 min read
Perfume Portrait #49 – Hannah Staniforth
Hannah Staniforth 50ml EDT Head – Rosemary, Thyme Heart – Juniper Berry Body – Cedarwood Description – Built on a solid foundation that...
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Michael Borkowsky
Nov 27, 20171 min read
Perfume Portrait #43 – Julianne Chauhan
Julianne Chauhan 50ml EDT Head – Bergamot Heart – Geranium, Camphor Body – Myrrh, Cumin Seed Description – This fragrance weaves a rich...
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Michael Borkowsky
Sep 22, 20171 min read
Call Out to Artists – Why do You Make Art?
***Call out to artists – Why do you make art?*** My upcoming solo exhibition at Surface Gallery, Nottingham, will see me exhibit 20...
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Michael Borkowsky
Sep 9, 20171 min read
Assessing Alternative Portraits
Last night saw the opening of Alternative Portraits – a group exhibition at Access Space, Sheffield devised by myself and Sharon...
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Michael Borkowsky
Aug 22, 20172 min read
A Scented Self Portrait
Through an established process of asking artists ‘Why do you make art?’ then using the response received to inform the use of fragrances,...
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Michael Borkowsky
Jul 3, 20171 min read
Here and Now
I have been invited to submit small scale works for Here and Now – an exhibition at ASC Studios, London- later this month. The exhibition...
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Michael Borkowsky
May 29, 20173 min read
Open Call to Artists – Alternative Portraits
The deadline for this open call has now closed. An Open Call to submit work for an exhibition of Alternative Portraits. Artists Michael...
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Michael Borkowsky
May 16, 20171 min read
Road to Athens #2 – The Horned One
Venturing South, through what was once named Gaul, an antlered figure was encountered. The figure spoke of the wealth that exists in...
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Michael Borkowsky
Apr 29, 20171 min read
Transitions
Yesterday marked the opening of Transitions – a group exhibition and pop-up shop at Exchange Place Studios, Sheffield, that looks at...
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Michael Borkowsky
Apr 10, 20171 min read
Art Sale!
SCI – a collaborative based in Liverpool that I’m part of – are travelling to Athens in May to be part of a group exhibition called...
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Michael Borkowsky
Mar 29, 20171 min read
Exhibition Opportunity – Food Labels at the Ready!
EXHIBITION OPPORTUNITY. I am going to be in a group show in Athens in May as part of a group exhibition called Platforms. In an effort to...
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Michael Borkowsky
Mar 4, 20171 min read
Thinking Fuse
FUSE is an exhibition devised and curated by myself currently running at Access Space until 31st March. Yesterday I hosted the opening...
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