Malcolm Koch

Joined Artfinder: Sept. 2015

Artworks for sale: 10

Australia

About Malcolm Koch

 
 
  • Biography

    'Everything is an event on the skin' – Hermann von Helmholtz.

    Malcolm's curved canvases are worked on as three dimensional objects. However, rather than considering the interplay between solid and space - as a sculptor does, his process returns to the 'flat two dimensional picture plane’ (the switch from 3D to 2D). Working in this way creates reciprocal and distinct marks as a single expression. An aesthetic that is only possible through the use of a curved surface. So, when finally we observe them on a two-dimensional picture plane a different aesthetic emerges. Demonstrating that past events don’t disappear but an alternative purpose and meaning eventuates in the transformation of flattening the profile from one environment to another – setting in motion a further process of deep reflection or meditation.

    Malcolm is inspired by current scientific understanding of our universe and the way nature itself could be. His work aims to reflect a truth about the human condition — that we are tied to a flat universe yet entangled with all its probabilities in the vastness of infinite space.

    An aesthetic thought that he has been evolving since 2004. 

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  • Education

    1986 - 1989

    University of South Australia

  • Awards

    2018

    Waterhouse Natural Science Art Prize

    Finalist

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    2016

    Waterhouse Natural Science Art Prize

    Finalist and highly commended

    2014

    Waterhouse Natural Science Art Prize

    Finalist and highly commended

    2011

    South Australian Living Artist Festival (SALA Festival)

    Finalist — Emerging Artist Award
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    Previous events

    Event: Waterhouse Natural Science Art Prize

    Dates: 8 Jun 2018 - 5 Aug 2018

    Venue: South Australian Museum, Adelaide, South Australia

    Finalist exhibition

    Event: Quantum Brushstrokes

    Dates: 23 Mar 2017 - 23 Apr 2017

    Venue: AP Bond Gallery, Adelaide, South Australia

    Similar to the way other artists might use brushstrokes to create human expressions on the surface of a canvas, quantum brushstrokes are events that occur on curved structures. In this exhbition, I’ve used saw cuts, drill holes and paint pourings on all kinds of curves to try to represent the physical properties found in nature. The curved structures create a framework that allow connections and entangled systems to manifest and evolve. Finally it is flattened out for us to observe.

    Event: Waterhouse Natural Science Art Prize

    Dates: 24 Jun 2016 - 31 Oct 2016

    Venue: South Australian Museum, Adelaide, South Australia

    Finalist and highly commended

    Event: Visual Entanglement

    Dates: 21 Mar 2016 - 3 Jun 2016

    Venue: Royal Institution of Australia, FutureSpace Gallery, Adelaide, South Australia

    Quarks and leptons are the building blocks of matter — I've created a series of drill holes and paint pouring events on curled and wavy structures. These represent the geometry of a particle's properties (expressed by the edges of the negative spaces). The curved structure creates a framework that allows for connections and entangled systems to manifest and evolve before it is flattened out to the 2D-form for observation.

    Event: Under the Surface

    Dates: 1 Aug 2014 - 26 Sep 2014

    Venue: Royal Institution of Australia, RiAus: FutureSpace Gallery, Adelaide

    Using different artistic forms and media, Malcolm Koch joins Christopher and Therese Williams in an exploration of what lies beneath the surface of the world around us.

    Event: Waterhouse Natural Science Art Prize

    Dates: 20 Jun 2014 - 31 Oct 2014

    Venue: South Australian Museum, Adelaide, South Australia

    Finalist and Highly Commended

    Event: Membrane Art

    Dates: 4 Jun 2014 - 31 Jul 2014

    Venue: Centre Artbeat: Adelaide Convention Centre, Adelaide

    A collection of 11 works, featuring 3 works in progress.

    Event: Membrane Art

    Dates: 31 May 2011 - 27 May 2011

    Venue: Red Opus Art Space, Adelaide

    Inaugural solo exhibition

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Education

1986 - 1989

University of South Australia


Awards

2018

Waterhouse Natural Science Art Prize

Finalist

Show more awards Hide

2016

Waterhouse Natural Science Art Prize

Finalist and highly commended

2014

Waterhouse Natural Science Art Prize

Finalist and highly commended

2011

South Australian Living Artist Festival (SALA Festival)

Finalist — Emerging Artist Award

There are no upcoming events

Show previous events Hide previous events

Previous events

Event: Waterhouse Natural Science Art Prize

Dates: 8 Jun 2018 - 5 Aug 2018

Venue: South Australian Museum, Adelaide, South Australia

Finalist exhibition

Event: Quantum Brushstrokes

Dates: 23 Mar 2017 - 23 Apr 2017

Venue: AP Bond Gallery, Adelaide, South Australia

Similar to the way other artists might use brushstrokes to create human expressions on the surface of a canvas, quantum brushstrokes are events that occur on curved structures. In this exhbition, I’ve used saw cuts, drill holes and paint pourings on all kinds of curves to try to represent the physical properties found in nature. The curved structures create a framework that allow connections and entangled systems to manifest and evolve. Finally it is flattened out for us to observe.

Event: Waterhouse Natural Science Art Prize

Dates: 24 Jun 2016 - 31 Oct 2016

Venue: South Australian Museum, Adelaide, South Australia

Finalist and highly commended

Event: Visual Entanglement

Dates: 21 Mar 2016 - 3 Jun 2016

Venue: Royal Institution of Australia, FutureSpace Gallery, Adelaide, South Australia

Quarks and leptons are the building blocks of matter — I've created a series of drill holes and paint pouring events on curled and wavy structures. These represent the geometry of a particle's properties (expressed by the edges of the negative spaces). The curved structure creates a framework that allows for connections and entangled systems to manifest and evolve before it is flattened out to the 2D-form for observation.

Event: Under the Surface

Dates: 1 Aug 2014 - 26 Sep 2014

Venue: Royal Institution of Australia, RiAus: FutureSpace Gallery, Adelaide

Using different artistic forms and media, Malcolm Koch joins Christopher and Therese Williams in an exploration of what lies beneath the surface of the world around us.

Event: Waterhouse Natural Science Art Prize

Dates: 20 Jun 2014 - 31 Oct 2014

Venue: South Australian Museum, Adelaide, South Australia

Finalist and Highly Commended

Event: Membrane Art

Dates: 4 Jun 2014 - 31 Jul 2014

Venue: Centre Artbeat: Adelaide Convention Centre, Adelaide

A collection of 11 works, featuring 3 works in progress.

Event: Membrane Art

Dates: 31 May 2011 - 27 May 2011

Venue: Red Opus Art Space, Adelaide

Inaugural solo exhibition


 

Biography

'Everything is an event on the skin' – Hermann von Helmholtz.

Malcolm's curved canvases are worked on as three dimensional objects. However, rather than considering the interplay between solid and space - as a sculptor does, his process returns to the 'flat two dimensional picture plane’ (the switch from 3D to 2D). Working in this way creates reciprocal and distinct marks as a single expression. An aesthetic that is only possible through the use of a curved surface. So, when finally we observe them on a two-dimensional picture plane a different aesthetic emerges. Demonstrating that past events don’t disappear but an alternative purpose and meaning eventuates in the transformation of flattening the profile from one environment to another – setting in motion a further process of deep reflection or meditation.

Malcolm is inspired by current scientific understanding of our universe and the way nature itself could be. His work aims to reflect a truth about the human condition — that we are tied to a flat universe yet entangled with all its probabilities in the vastness of infinite space.

An aesthetic thought that he has been evolving since 2004.