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Michael Borkowsky
Sep 28, 20191 min read
Private View Invitation – Perfume as Practice at Centrespace, Bristol
I would like to invite you all to the Private View of my upcoming Perfume as Practice exhibition at Centrespace, Bristol on Friday 4th...
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Michael Borkowsky
Jun 1, 20182 min read
Pondering Platforms Project
Earlier this month I exhibited at Platforms Project, Athens as part of a group exhibition that looked at the contemplation of our solar...
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Michael Borkowsky
Apr 23, 20181 min read
Perfume Portrait #75 – Aimee Ellen
Aimee Ellen 50ml EDT Head – Sweet Orange Heart – Juniper Berry Body – Frankincense Description – The fragrance opens with inviting citrus...
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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 18, 20181 min read
Perfume Portrait #70 – Dave Akehurst
Dave Akehurst 50ml EDT Head – Basil, peppermint Heart – Cypress, ginger Body – Cedarwood Description – A fresh, earthy composition that...
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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
Dec 7, 20171 min read
Perfume Portrait #48 – Red
Red 50ml EDT Head – Grapefruit, tea Tree Heart – Coriander Seed Body – Frankincense Description – This fragrance harnesses medicinal...
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Michael Borkowsky
Dec 4, 20171 min read
Perfume Portrait #47 – Chris Oliver
Chris Oliver 50ml EDT Head – Grapefruit, Tangerine Heart – Lavender Body – Clove Bud, Myrrh Description – Drawing cues from travel, this...
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Michael Borkowsky
Dec 2, 20171 min read
Perfume Portrait #46 – Stacey Warner
Stacey Warner 50ml EDT Head – Elemi, Tangerine Heart – Lavender Body – Vetivert Description – A picture of stillness, this fragrance is a...
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Michael Borkowsky
Nov 28, 20171 min read
Perfume Portrait #44 – Rachel Zan
Rachel Zan 50ml EDT Head – Lemon, Mandarin Heart – Ho Leaf Body – Rosewood, Benzoin Description – Symbolic of a fruit tree, this...
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Michael Borkowsky
Nov 15, 20172 min read
Perfume as Practice at Surface Gallery
This November saw me open my 4th Perfume as Practice solo show – and the first one to be ran outside Sheffield. Perfume as Practice AW17...
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Michael Borkowsky
Oct 10, 20172 min read
Orchard Square Residency – The Story So Far
Perfume as Practice – my current artist’s residency at Orchard Square, Sheffield – affords me one month housed in what is nominally a...
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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
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
Mar 10, 20171 min read
Forthcoming Exhibition Opportunity – Alternative Portraits
Myself and Sharon Mossbeck are preparing an Open Call to artists on the theme of Alternative Portraits. Alternative Portraits will be an...
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Michael Borkowsky
Dec 5, 20161 min read
Perfume Portrait #39 – Elaine
Head – Bergamot Heart – Cypress Body – Dill Weed, Myrrh Description – A symbol of symbiosis. This fragrance celebrates synchronicity by...
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Michael Borkowsky
Dec 3, 20161 min read
Perfume Portrait #36 – Sharon Hall Shipp
Sharon Hall Shipp 50ml EDT Head – Petitgrain Heart – Pine Body – Vetiver, Birch tar Description – All encompassing, with depth and...
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Michael Borkowsky
Dec 3, 20161 min read
Perfume Portrait #35 – John Wilkinson
John Wilkinson 50ml EDT Head – Apple, Cut Grass Heart – Pine Body – Cedarwood Description – Everything you need to comprehend an apple...
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