I’m thrilled to announce my work, From The Ashes, has been shortlisted in this prestigious Art Prize. The Stanthorpe Art Prize is an Australian national prize open to all artist in 6 various categories, including 3D composite.
From the Ashes. By Malcolm Koch: 63h x 113w x 4d cm
Drill holes and oxidisation on copper sheets. Coated with a micro-crystalline wax polish. Mounted to a 3mm aluminium composite panel with 9mm spacing. Shadow boxed frame.
Artist Statement
This piece uses oxidised staining and interconnected drill holes to create a textured atmosphere that refers to a harrowing bushfire event. Each sculptural mark conveys energy through the interplay of shadows and puncture marks. A total of ten waves of expressions are present; one set of the nine expressions is reflected in the supplementary relief-piece, which represents our sense of belonging. It is a reminder that we are able to rise above the desecration of a location.
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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