I’m honoured to be a part of the Motion Exhibition, which showcases 80 South Australian makers and designers for Adelaide Design Week, an event that aims to be a regular part of the calendar.
Click to see this painting in motion. Double Story No:1 by Malcolm Koch. Medium: Oil paint on JPP synthetic 905gsm. Double-mounted to a mm Tasmanian Oak wooden frame. Framed size, 78h cm x 103w cm.
Artist Statement
Whether you need to warm up or cool down, the choice is yours!
Not getting the whole picture in one go is part of the human condition. This work offers a glimpse of the whole — but we can only observe the work from one side at a time. Describing something that’s the same for both sides, regardless of which side you‘re on. Even knowing there’s another, there is a realisation that our inability to engage with its entirety is real. Nevertheless, it is through the inverse (reciprocal expressions) that truth is revealed — there are two sides to every story, yet, it is all one.
My abstract paintings feature mark-making on curved surfaces rather than flat picture planes. Once unfurled, these blind markings aim to reflect our natural environment. This non-linear journey challenges our perceptions and encourages a deeper reflection on nature and its processes.
Motion Exhibition
Motion Exhibition
every*where: Adelaide Design Week
1/145 Franklin St, Adelaide, South Australia
Wednesday—Sunday, 20—24 August, 12—5pm
About Malcolm Koch‘s art
Malcolm’s abstract copper art works are in a style that he calls “Membrane Art”. A working practice that is characterised by mark makings on curved structures rather than on a flat picture plane. The surface geometry underpins the aesthetic of each piece. So the drilling, saw cuts, patina (staining) processes were all developed through the practice of allowing the curved surface geometry to play a part in creating distinctive expressions before the transformation of flattening the profile. An aesthetic thought that he has been evolving since 2004.
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Malcolm’s work has had over 20 solo exhibitions and numerous group exhibitions, including at RiAus (FutureSpace Gallery) which had two exhibitions: Visual Entanglement in 2016 and Under the Surface in 2014. His work is in numerous private and corporate collections in Australia and overseas. He has been a three time finalist in the Waterhouse Natural Science Art Prize. WNSAP–previously accepted entries, and a finalist in the Stanthorpe Art Prize and the South Australian Living Arts festival.This entry was posted in Malcolm Koch, On display on by Malcolm Koch. Edit This entry was posted in Exhibition, Malcolm Koch, On display and tagged Motion Exhibition Malcolm Koch, Edit