Michael Borkowsky

Artist and Perfumer of the People. The bass player for @fronteer_art and co-owner of Fronteer Gallery, Sheffield. #perfumerofthepeople

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Can someone recommend a coin-based board game that isn't based on war?

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I've popped one of my paintings into our 'Meet the Locals' exhibition at Fronteer Gallery. It's in great company 🎨👍🏻

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For those that don't know, as well as my own practice, I also co-run Fronteer Gallery in Sheffield. Over the last few weeks we have been very busy with The Fronteer Open 2024, our annual exhibition and art prize

You can catch The Fronteer Open at Fronteer Gallery until 7th Dec

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Here's my effort for the upcoming 'Darkness' show at Fronteer Gallery. It's a development of an idea I had about 5 years ago, concerning how perfumery and astronomy aren't that different when you get down to it; they both study something we can't quite fathom. 🔬🌚🎨

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Work in progress. The constellation slides are all complete, to an extent, but some of the constellations need a little reworking. 🎨

This lot will be winging their way to @Fronteer_Art for the 'Darkness' exhibition, which is coming later this month. 🔬

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Work in progress. The telescope and the microscope are pretty similar when you think about it. 🔭🔬🎨

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I've been busy moving studios over the last few months, so I haven't been making much. Happily I've found a few hours to start cooking a few things up today though 👀

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I've put one in a frame 🖼️🖼️🖼️

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I'm in this! 🎉

Is anyone else I know in it too?

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On the flip side of my previous post containing exhibition-ready paintings, here's 4 unfinished paintings in my 'A Problem Shared is a Problem Halved' that need some extra attention.

They'll be ready one day! 🎨

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Took the time in between exhibitions at Fronteer Gallery to pop all of my current 'A Problem Shared is a Problem Halved' work on a wall, just to see what they look like together. I'm pretty happy with the result.

A solo show is on the cards for 2025 🎨🎨🎨

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Spent this morning delivering a perfume workshop at @Fronteer_Art ✨🎨

Thank you for coming everyone! Hope you enjoy your unique and highly personal scented creations 🙏🙏🙏

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If I'm not making candles, I'm making these 🖌️🖌️🖌️

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Today I continue creating candles in response to the news. Prominent in the headlines today are whooping cough, Israel and Eurovision, and recession. How will I design scented candles around such stories? I'll figure it out!

Fronteer Gallery is open 10-3 Friday - Sunday.

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Keeping Scents of Our Time up to date with a pair of candles about today's headlines. The red candle is about local elections and the green candle is about the Government's broken climate promises. News so fresh the wax hasn't even set yet! 🗞️🗞️🗞️

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I will be making scented candles in response to the news at Fronteer Gallery for OpenUp Sheffield. Join me for a glimpse into the world of candles, the news and the scents behind the stories.

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'Scents of Our Time' is in full swing at @Fronteer_Art!

During @openupsheffield I will be making a series of scented candles in situ in response to news events. Come and talk to me about candles, the news and the candles behind the news.

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My latest 'Scents of Our Time' exhibition opens tomorrow! The exhibition sees me make candles in response to news stories, and takes you through the process of how a fledging news story becomes a burning news candle.

https://t.co/ngbTAy6eF4

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Coming soon to Fronteer Gallery 👀

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Here's the recent interview I did about my artistic career. We talk about my time at uni, my initial foray into scent based artwork, my time looking at perfumery and my more recent work. You can view it here:

https://t.co/5KZe4Y7pYh