About Malcolm Koch
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Education
1986 - 1989
University of South Australia
Awards
2024
Stanthorpe Art Prize
2018
Waterhouse Natural Science Art Prize
2016
Waterhouse Natural Science Art Prize
2014
Waterhouse Natural Science Art Prize
2011
South Australian Living Artist Festival (SALA Festival)
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Event: Stanthorpe Art Prize
Dates: 1 Oct 2024 - 10 Nov 2024
Finalist exhibition
Event: The Copper Project
Dates: 1 Aug 2024 - 31 Oct 2024
South Australian Living Artist Festival (SALA)
Event: Copper To The World
Dates: 18 Jun 2024 - 20 Jun 2024
Australia’s largest copper conference
Event: The Copper Project
Dates: 1 Aug 2023 - 31 Aug 2023
South Australian Living Artist Festival (SALA)
Event: Double Story
Dates: 1 Aug 2022 - 31 Aug 2022
South Australian Living Artist Festival (SALA)
Event: Membrane Art
Dates: 1 Aug 2021 - 31 Aug 2021
South Australian Living Artist Festival (SALA)
Event: Flatten the curve - the new normal!
Dates: 1 Aug 2020 - 31 Aug 2020
South Australian Living Artist Festival
Event: Waterhouse Natural Science Art Prize
Dates: 8 Jun 2018 - 5 Aug 2018
Finalist exhibition
Event: Quantum Brushstrokes
Dates: 23 Mar 2017 - 23 Apr 2017
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
Finalist and highly commended
Event: Visual Entanglement
Dates: 21 Mar 2016 - 3 Jun 2016
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
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
Finalist and Highly Commended
Event: Membrane Art
Dates: 4 Jun 2014 - 31 Jul 2014
A collection of 11 works, featuring 3 works in progress.
Event: Membrane Art
Dates: 31 May 2011 - 27 May 2011
Inaugural solo exhibition
Biography
My curved 'canvases' are treated as three-dimensional objects. However, rather than approaching the relationship between solidity and space like a sculptor would, I aim to return to the "flat two-dimensional picture plane." Why is this important?
Nature loves curves. To connect as closely with nature as possible, since we are all part of the same energy, curves challenge us to move beyond linear thinking. This type of thinking often simplifies our daily decisions into straightforward cause-and-effect scenarios. In contrast, curves allow us to explore the ambiguity between the present and the future. The tension inherent in a curve, when juxtaposed with the comfort of a flat plane, invites us on a transformative, nonlinear journey. This journey encourages deeper reflection and meditation on our observations.
Since 2004, I've been evolving this aesthetic thought.
