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Perfume Portrait #56 – Marc Willetts

Michael Borkowsky

Dec 21, 2017
1 min

Perfume Portrait #56 – Marc Willetts

Marc Willetts 50ml EDT Head – Peppermint, Grapefruit, Rosemary Heart – Pine Needle, Ginger Body – Cedarwood Description – Piercing citrus and warming oriental notes allows this fragrance to champion an active mind. Yet a sturdy, woody base allows provides a solid foundation for ideas to grow. This fragrance was house at Surface Gallery, Nottingham, from 3rd – 18th November 2017 #ideas #contemporaryart #portraiture #aroma #portrait #culture #foundation #Art #perfume #smell #pe

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Michael Borkowsky

Apr 13, 2016
1 min

Notes on Ideas

Further reflections on Perfume as Practice have lead to the following conclusions: If you think you have a good idea, think of a better one. Only about 2 ideas per year are really good enough to instigate sustained creative activity. Strive for innovation. That is all, initially. #ideas #contemporaryart #culture #fineart #innovation #thoughts

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A Period of Quiet Development

Michael Borkowsky

Apr 10, 2016
2 min

A Period of Quiet Development

Almost three weeks has past since Perfume as Practice – my exhibition at Bank Street Arts – closed. It’s been a reasonably quiet period, comprising chiefly of plotting further navigations into the world of perfumery. Something persistent from the exhibition that I keep mentally revisiting is the idea that, although Perfume as Practice was successful and very well received, I still feel as though I could improve it. It’s just as well, seeing as it was the first time I outwardl

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Research as Advertisements

Michael Borkowsky

Feb 13, 2015
1 min

Research as Advertisements

My research findings towards perfumery have so far proved to be of great value – as a novice to perfumery, it has been fascinating learning the physical properties of perfume, the tension between scent and trying to read scent, understanding how smell works in relation to how we connect with the world and the different ways perfume is considered. Indeed, my findings can be directly and successfully applied to my work – allowing me to make informed decisions towards how to cre

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Bottled Up – Thoughts Towards Turning Ideas into Perfume

Michael Borkowsky

Jan 10, 2015
3 min

Bottled Up – Thoughts Towards Turning Ideas into Perfume

If we think of the reasons why an idea within creative practice remains unfinished, the implications are that the artist thinks the idea cannot be fully realised within any context or space. Possibly because it is too vague an idea, too fragmented, not applicable in relation to other output or perhaps just a little too tired, trite or contrived. At the same time, perfume exists in a space that cannot quite be considered fine art. It exists in a way similar to how craft beer o

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Artists’ Paint Colour #4 – Cups Stacked on Top of Each Other

Michael Borkowsky

Nov 8, 2014
1 min

Artists’ Paint Colour #4 – Cups Stacked on Top of Each Other

Taking ideas from artists and turning them into paint. Each paint is already primed with implications and preconceptions based on the artists’ ideas: This allows you to choose between using the paint as a raw medium, or exploiting the connotations found within the paint. The choice is yours. Colour #4 – Cups Stacked on Top of Each Other With unique texture and a bold, unashamed hue, ‘Cups Stacked On Top Of Each Other’ can always be relied upon. Whether depicting social intera

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Artists’ Paint Colour #3 – Overheard Conversations

Michael Borkowsky

Nov 2, 2014
1 min

Artists’ Paint Colour #3 – Overheard Conversations

Taking ideas from artists and turning them into paint. Each paint is already primed with implications and preconceptions based on the artists’ ideas: This allows you to choose between using the paint as a raw medium, or exploiting the connotations found within the paint. The choice is yours. Colour #3 – Overheard Conversations in Public Spaces Specialist paint with a joyously inconsistent texture and a playful sense of Alchemy, ‘Overheard Conversations in Public Spaces’ celeb

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