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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...

Michael Borkowsky
Apr 22, 20181 min read
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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,...

Michael Borkowsky
Apr 15, 20181 min read
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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...

Michael Borkowsky
Jan 19, 20181 min read
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Pefume Portrait #60 – Tim Bennett
Tim Bennett 50ml EDT Head – Cypress Heart – Black Pepper, Pine, Carrot Seed Body – Sandalwood Description – The woody fragrance family...

Michael Borkowsky
Dec 24, 20171 min read
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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...

Michael Borkowsky
Dec 23, 20171 min read
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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...

Michael Borkowsky
Dec 23, 20171 min read
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Perfume Portrait #55 – Holly Kerslake
Holly Kerslake 50ml EDT Head – Tangerine, Basil Heart – Ginger, Geranium Body – Ylang Ylang, Myrrh Description – Playful disruptions of a...

Michael Borkowsky
Dec 19, 20171 min read
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Perfume Portrait #53 – Anne Pollitt
Anne Pollitt 50ml EDT Head – Bitter Orange Heart – Geranium Body – Ylang Ylang Description – Structured to echo the tension between...

Michael Borkowsky
Dec 17, 20171 min read
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Perfume Portrait #49 – Hannah Staniforth
Hannah Staniforth 50ml EDT Head – Rosemary, Thyme Heart – Juniper Berry Body – Cedarwood Description – Built on a solid foundation that...

Michael Borkowsky
Dec 9, 20171 min read
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Perfume Portrait #43 – Julianne Chauhan
Julianne Chauhan 50ml EDT Head – Bergamot Heart – Geranium, Camphor Body – Myrrh, Cumin Seed Description – This fragrance weaves a rich...

Michael Borkowsky
Nov 27, 20171 min read
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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...

Michael Borkowsky
Sep 22, 20171 min read
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Assessing Alternative Portraits
Last night saw the opening of Alternative Portraits – a group exhibition at Access Space, Sheffield devised by myself and Sharon...

Michael Borkowsky
Sep 9, 20171 min read
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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,...

Michael Borkowsky
Aug 22, 20172 min read
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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...

Michael Borkowsky
Jul 3, 20171 min read
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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...

Michael Borkowsky
May 29, 20173 min read
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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...

Michael Borkowsky
May 16, 20171 min read
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Transitions
Yesterday marked the opening of Transitions – a group exhibition and pop-up shop at Exchange Place Studios, Sheffield, that looks at...

Michael Borkowsky
Apr 29, 20171 min read
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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...

Michael Borkowsky
Apr 10, 20171 min read
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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...

Michael Borkowsky
Mar 29, 20171 min read
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Thinking Fuse
FUSE is an exhibition devised and curated by myself currently running at Access Space until 31st March. Yesterday I hosted the opening...

Michael Borkowsky
Mar 4, 20171 min read
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