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Michael Markwick
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Michael Markwick @michaelmarkwick.bsky.social · Oct 12
#Opening my next Solo #exhibition
in #krakow !

“Mum, do caterpillars go to heaven?”

C U AT SADKA, Kraków
Opening: 17 Oct, 19:00
📍Sadka 12

@easlce.bsky.social
#ecocriticism #originalcontent #abstractart #painting
#Poland #Wystawa #Sztuka #SztukaWspółczesna #contemporaryart
Abstract painting titled “Mum, do caterpillars go to heaven?” (2025), 145 by 120 centimeters. Acrylic, silk, sand, and wood on canvas. The surface appears layered and tactile, with earthy textures and organic forms suggesting transformation and decay. author: Artist Michael Markwick Detail from “Recall” (2023), 145 by 120 centimeters. Mixed media on semi-transparent silk by artist Michael Markwick. The image shows an abstracted skeletal form leaning against a tree, painted in subtle layers on silk. “Unseen Warfare” (2024), 145 × 180 cm. Acrylic, fabric, sand, and paper on canvas by Michael Markwick. Abstract painting with many layered textures and torn surfaces, showing a dynamic shifting environment.
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#Opening my next Solo #exhibition
in #krakow !

“Mum, do caterpillars go to heaven?”

C U AT SADKA, Kraków
Opening: 17 Oct, 19:00
📍Sadka 12

@easlce.bsky.social
#ecocriticism #originalcontent #abstractart #painting
#Poland #Wystawa #Sztuka #SztukaWspółczesna #contemporaryart
Abstract painting titled “Mum, do caterpillars go to heaven?” (2025), 145 by 120 centimeters. Acrylic, silk, sand, and wood on canvas. The surface appears layered and tactile, with earthy textures and organic forms suggesting transformation and decay. author: Artist Michael Markwick Detail from “Recall” (2023), 145 by 120 centimeters. Mixed media on semi-transparent silk by artist Michael Markwick. The image shows an abstracted skeletal form leaning against a tree, painted in subtle layers on silk. “Unseen Warfare” (2024), 145 × 180 cm. Acrylic, fabric, sand, and paper on canvas by Michael Markwick. Abstract painting with many layered textures and torn surfaces, showing a dynamic shifting environment.
October 12, 2025 at 3:36 PM
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Nation Grateful To GOP For Protecting It From TV — theonion.com/nation-grate...

#trump #maga #censorship
Nation Grateful To GOP For Protecting It From TV
WASHINGTON—Thanking the government for defending the public from the terrifying screen in their homes, the American people confirmed Thursday that they were grateful to Republicans for protecting them...
theonion.com
September 21, 2025 at 11:38 AM
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I recently conducted a graduate seminar for students in the Neue Architekturschule Siegen (NAS) painting seminar:“Painting. Pictorial Spaces Between Abstraction and Empathy

michaelmarkwick.com/may-28th-202...

#architekturschulesiegen #artisttalk #painting #studiopractice #artist #lecture
Artist Talk: Painting Between Abstraction And Empathy - Neue Architekturschule Siegen (NAS) | MICHAEL MARKWICK
MICHAEL MARKWICK | May 28th, 2025
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June 8, 2025 at 9:37 AM
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Exhibition: Silvrettatelier Montafon 2024
Künstlerhaus Palais Thurn und Taxis Bregenz
(January 17th – March 2nd, 2025)
www.easlce.eu/exhibition-s...

#kunstlerhausbregenz #bregenz #kunst #art #painting #nature #Exhibition #Montafon #EcoArt #MichaelMarkwick #ContemporaryArt #Environment #EASLCE
Exhibition: Silvrettatelier Montafon 2024 – With Michael Markwick – Künstlerhaus Bregenz – EASLCE
Exhibition: Silvrettatelier Montafon 2024 – With artist Michael Markwick – Künstlerhaus Bregenz works come after an artist-in-residence program, art
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February 28, 2025 at 9:05 AM
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Repression of #dissent #freespeech #discourse

#Idaho #politics #women #minorityvoices #America #republican #Democrat #protest #fascist #fascism
#rights #Repression

youtu.be/-lxu3Ff_s14?...
'Dissent was not being tolerated': Woman forcibly removed from Idaho Republican Town Hall in Coeur d
YouTube video by KTVB
youtu.be
February 25, 2025 at 7:25 AM
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Trump’s Firing Spree at FAA Was Even More Terrible Than He Admitted newrepublic.com/post/191818/... via @newrepublic.com
Trump’s Firing Spree at FAA Was Even More Terrible Than He Admitted
The cuts at the Federal Aviation Administration go far beyond what was previously known.
newrepublic.com
February 23, 2025 at 9:24 AM
Reposted by Michael Markwick
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Constituent: When will you stand up to them and say that is enough?

Rep. Fitzgerald: The end result of the fraud and abuse that has been discovered

Crowd: Booo
February 22, 2025 at 2:49 AM
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Awesome signs in Kreuzberg Berlin pointing out voting for the right #afd "is so 1933." The future is #tolerance and #coexistence no matter where you live. #fightfascism #fascism #news #democracy #antifaschistischen #Antirassismus #berlin #germany #climatejustice
Awesome signs in Kreuzberg Berlin pointing out voting for the right #afd "is so 1933." The future is #tolerance and #coexistence no matter where you live.
February 22, 2025 at 7:23 AM
Reposted by Michael Markwick
jrothst.bsky.social
It seems almost unavoidable at this point that we are headed for a deep, deep recession. Just based on 200K+ federal firings & pullback of contracts, the March employment report (to be released April 4) seems certain to show bigger job losses than any month ever outside of a few in 2008-9 and 2020.
February 19, 2025 at 1:37 AM
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The Nazis traded in German kitsch, and so MAGA will trade in Americana. Last week, Trump posted an AI-generated image of himself as a conductor before the National Orchestra ...”

hyperallergic.com/991223/donal...

#art, #news, #history #nationalism #autocracy #fascism #culture #trump #degenerateart
Donald Trump Brings Back “Degenerate Art”
The president’s obsession with cultural control is evidence of a continued fascist creep, and not just another joke exercise in narcissism.
hyperallergic.com
February 21, 2025 at 11:51 AM
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Check out the Project 2025 tracker.
A disturbing transparent view of what's happening. This breaks down the progress of the maga/republican project. Hint, they are doing pretty well...

www.project2025.observer

#news #project2025 #Politik #politics #trump, #musk
Project 2025 Tracker
Track the progress on Project 2025
www.project2025.observer
February 19, 2025 at 3:44 PM
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I've learned a lot from this article, hoping someone in the WH will see it?

#elonmusk #history #politics

“The things the historians were saying seemed complicated at first, but now it makes sense to me,” said Sen. John Cornyn (R-TX)
theonion.com The Onion @theonion.com · Feb 18
Historians Politely Remind Nation To Check What's Happened In Past Before Making Any Big Decisions
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Historians Politely Remind Nation To Check What's Happened In Past Before Making Any Big Decisions
February 18, 2025 at 6:55 PM
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Thank you, Kroll Berlin, for the safe shipping! This piece was meant to be shown in Berlin, but it’s heading to a private collection in St. Louis instead. I will miss it.

#painting #abstractart, #contemporarypainting, #art #contemporaryart #abstractpainting #collage #skeleton, #artcollector
February 11, 2025 at 8:58 AM
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Details from a new large painting at Künstlerhaus Bregenz on now.

Lichenscape (2024) | 150 x 180 cm (59 1/16 in x 70 7/8 in.) | Acrylic, Sand, Fabric, Paper, Sawdust on Jute

Künstlerhaus Bregenz
18.01.2025 — 02.03.2025
#Bregenz,#exhibition #painting,#abstractart, #modernart,#contemporaryart
January 28, 2025 at 5:14 PM
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My current exhibition room: SILVRETTAATELIER MONTAFON 2024 at Künstlerhaus Bregenz, 18.01.2025–02.03.2025. Created during last year’s SilvrettAtelier residency.

#kuenstlerhausbregenz #bregenz #austria
#painting #abstractpainting #Art
#contemporaryart #abstractart #nature
My room in the current exhibition SILVRETTAATELIER MONTAFON 2024 at Künstlerhaus Bregenz running from 18.01.2025 — 02.03.2025 You will find all new paintings created on and in relation to the artist in residence I was on last year. Higher res photos on my website: http://www.michaelmarkwick.com Artists: Michael Biber | Roland Haas | Michael Markwick | Klara Paterok | Andrea Salzmann | Julia Steiner | Thomas Sterna | Agnieszka Szostek | Irene G. Villanueva #kuenstlerhausbregenz #painting, #michael_markwick,#contemporaryart, #SilvrettAtelier, #abstractpainting, #Art, #drawing #silvrettatelier My room in the current exhibition SILVRETTAATELIER MONTAFON 2024 at Künstlerhaus Bregenz running from 18.01.2025 — 02.03.2025 You will find all new paintings created on and in relation to the artist in residence I was on last year. Higher res photos on my website: http://www.michaelmarkwick.com Artists: Michael Biber | Roland Haas | Michael Markwick | Klara Paterok | Andrea Salzmann | Julia Steiner | Thomas Sterna | Agnieszka Szostek | Irene G. Villanueva #kuenstlerhausbregenz #painting, #michael_markwick,#contemporaryart, #SilvrettAtelier, #abstractpainting, #Art, #drawing #silvrettatelier My room in the current exhibition SILVRETTAATELIER MONTAFON 2024 at Künstlerhaus Bregenz running from 18.01.2025 — 02.03.2025 You will find all new paintings created on and in relation to the artist in residence I was on last year. Higher res photos on my website: http://www.michaelmarkwick.com Artists: Michael Biber | Roland Haas | Michael Markwick | Klara Paterok | Andrea Salzmann | Julia Steiner | Thomas Sterna | Agnieszka Szostek | Irene G. Villanueva #kuenstlerhausbregenz #painting, #michael_markwick,#contemporaryart, #SilvrettAtelier, #abstractpainting, #Art, #drawing #silvrettatelier My room in the current exhibition SILVRETTAATELIER MONTAFON 2024 at Künstlerhaus Bregenz running from 18.01.2025 — 02.03.2025 You will find all new paintings created on and in relation to the artist in residence I was on last year. Higher res photos on my website: http://www.michaelmarkwick.com Artists: Michael Biber | Roland Haas | Michael Markwick | Klara Paterok | Andrea Salzmann | Julia Steiner | Thomas Sterna | Agnieszka Szostek | Irene G. Villanueva #kuenstlerhausbregenz #painting, #michael_markwick,#contemporaryart, #SilvrettAtelier, #abstractpainting, #Art, #drawing #silvrettatelier. #contemporary art
January 27, 2025 at 12:39 PM
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Living in Berlin and watching Elons "salute" was painful, but I've noticed many on other platforms, ah, the tech bro ones... scrambling to water it down. Let's call it out what it is... a #fascist gesture. And it also was designed I am sure to bait us into #outrage. #aoc
acyn.bsky.social Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · Jan 22
AOC: I don’t care what Elon Musk is doing behind the presidential seal, but in this country we hate Nazis. Kind of like a foundational defining thing. Two of the foundational things about American history is that we beat the confederates and we beat the Nazis.
January 22, 2025 at 12:02 PM
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How Trump is pushing at the limits of presidential power in his flurry of executive orders

www.nytimes.com/2025/01/22/u...
Trump Asserts a Muscular Vision of Presidential Power on First Day Back (Gift Article)
In a flurry of unilateral executive actions, Mr. Trump revived disputed claims of broad presidential authority from his first term — and made some new ones. Court battles seem likely.
www.nytimes.com
January 22, 2025 at 11:49 AM
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SilvrettAtelier Montafon 2024 @Künstlerhaus Bregenz

17/02/25 19:00

Artists:

Michael Biber
Roland Haas
Michael Markwick*
Klara Paterok
Andrea Salzmann
Julia Steiner
Thomas Sterna
Agnieszka Szostek
Irene G. Villanueva
#exhibition #künstlerhausbregenz
#art,#painting #contemporarypainting #Bregenz
Michael Markwick installing paintings
January 16, 2025 at 8:22 PM
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#nature #migration #Anthropocene

www.vox.com/down-to-eart...
Are we living through the end of wildlife migrations?
From squirrels to newts, many animals have lost an incredible ability to roam vast distances. But researchers say there’s hope.
www.vox.com
December 26, 2024 at 5:14 PM
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Yes, this is leisure reading for me...

www.quantamagazine.org/fish-have-a-...

#microbiome
#fish
#leisurereading
#science
Fish Have a Brain Microbiome. Could Humans Have One Too? | Quanta Magazine
The discovery that other vertebrates have healthy, microbial brains is fueling the still controversial possibility that we might have them as well.
www.quantamagazine.org
December 5, 2024 at 8:22 PM
Reposted by Michael Markwick
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🇺🇦🇪🇺
"Love your neighbor as yourself." (Mt. 22:39)
November 19, 2024 at 10:55 AM
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Details from a new large painting with layers of paint, sand, fabric, paper, and sawdust on Jute.

Lichenscape (2024)
150 x 180 cm (59 1/16 in x 70 7/8 in.)
Acrylic, Sand, Fabric, Paper, Sawdust on Jute

#abstractpainting #painting #contemporaryart #lichen #nature #abstractart #Art #modern
Detail from Painting: Lichenscape (2024) Media: Acrylic, Sand, Fabric, Paper, Sawdust on Jute Artist: Michael Markwick Detail from Painting: Lichenscape (2024) Media: Acrylic, Sand, Fabric, Paper, Sawdust on Jute Artist: Michael Markwick Detail from Painting: Lichenscape (2024) Media: Acrylic, Sand, Fabric, Paper, Sawdust on Jute Artist: Michael Markwick
December 2, 2024 at 11:42 AM
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If you haven't stopped using X, please do. It will continue to be, and greatly weaponized in the months ahead. If you want to keep your account to protect your handle I understand. Let's leave Elon with an empty bot platform.

#Twitter, #x, #socialmedia

www.theverge.com/2024/11/22/2...
Elon Musk is directing harassment toward individual federal workers
An old tactic returns.
www.theverge.com
November 23, 2024 at 12:05 PM
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A small work on paper from the residency in Montofon for the Bregenz, Austria show. Opening, Jan 17th, 2025

Title: Hidden Sun
Year: 2024
Dimensions: 48 x 36 cm
Medium: Acrylic and Pastel on Paper

#painting, #michael_markwick,#contemporaryart, #SilvrettAtelier, #Art, #drawing, #eclipse
Painting Title: Hidden Sun Year: 2024 Dimensions: 48 x 36 cm Medium: Acrylic and Pastel on Paper Artist: Michael Markwick
November 19, 2024 at 10:52 AM