NOC is a one-man gallery representing the work of contemporary artist and painter Moritz Borkowski.
Moritz Borkowski’s work examines the material residues of artistic labor through objects that accompany the act of painting. My Smartphone Needs a Fresh Paint is a series of smartphones whose screens and surfaces carry selfie oil paintings—images that capture both the presence of the artist and the device’s function as witness, tool, and extension of the body. By applying a traditional medium to a contemporary communication object, the series stages a tension between slow, tactile production and the speed of digital self-representation.
My Shoes Are Sticky presents the footwear used by the artist while painting. Over time, these shoes accumulate layers of pigment, dust, and adhesive residue from the studio floor, forming accidental compositions shaped by movement rather than intention. Displayed outside their utilitarian context, they become records of duration, repetition, and physical engagement. Together, the works transform ordinary personal items into artifacts that document process, presence, and the often overlooked physicality of creative practice.
In his paintings, Borkowski works through a process-oriented, layered approach in which marks, surfaces, and material buildup develop over time rather than through a single resolved gesture. Paint is applied, reworked, and allowed to accumulate, making the image a record of decisions, interruptions, and revisions. This method emphasizes painting as an extended physical activity in which the final image retains traces of the actions that produced it.