daniel qualischefski art: June 2009

Friday, June 26, 2009

two dimensional

So I've been doing a few little experiments with representing my piercing in two dimensional format (eg dots of ink on paper, then letting it run). Not exactly sure where it is going but it's fun! It's a relief to do some drawing / painting... after having focussed (albeit happily) most of the year on ceramics and other 3D forms.

Still waiting on the photos of ceramic work, but will post some soon of 2D work.

Keep it real. Word.

Saturday, June 13, 2009

Vanilla and Caramel. Delicious.

Here is an example of the white pierced form and the caramel-coloured one (both clear glazed - the white is Blackwattle earthenware paperclay, and the caramel is Clayworks earthenware paperclay).

I think they compliment each other well.

More photos soon. Be patient.

Friday, June 12, 2009

It Never Rains, It Pours

Doesn't it always seem that everything happens at once?!
I have all my prac assessment and two major assignments due in the next 9 days.
Woohoo!

I am quietly confident with my prac work though - it all seems to be coming together, luckily. The pierced forms are looking better now that I have a whole heap glazed - as a group they are quite impressive. Spread amidst them are some nice caramel-coloured ones too (just a different paperclay body, still with the clear glaze). It's just playing around with presentation at the moment though - I think they look best as a large-ish group.

Another thing I haven't mentioned is that some of the larger pierced forms have a hole in the bottom (they are all hollow) that will house a nice soft-yellowy-coloured light. In the right darkness the effect is quite nice - it sparkles as you move around it, because not all of the holes go all the way through.

I will hopefully upload some more photos soon too - perhaps after this crazyperiodofbusytimes. And I am getting some professional photos done too, so fingers crossed they turn out excellently! Some of my non-ceramic work will be getting photographed too, so I'll have to have a speel about that soon too!

'Til next time
Goodpie.

Thursday, June 4, 2009

Almost Over

Get in quick people.
This Saturday will be the last Saturday that the Attic Art Space exhibition 'The Invention of Gravity' will be on display. There are some really great artworks on display - including ceramic work by myself and Cass Edney.
Go check it out. You know you want to.

http://www.atticartspace.com/

Artist Statement

I am often drawn to processes of creating that are meticulous and repetitive, building up forms from minute details. As such, I consider the time I spend detailing and creating an artwork important to its conceptual basis and to its resolution – metaphorically imbuing a sense of time and quietness into a work and subsequently inviting reflection and time from the viewer.

I find working with clay especially rewarding due to the inherent evolution from idea to fired end product. My current ceramic work is comprised of porcelain forms that are laboriously hand-pierced; each new penetration altering the holes made before it, and in a way imbuing life into the forms. These forms are intended to feel familiar to the viewer – their organic form and pierced ‘faces’ referencing human characteristics and the physicality of the body. The placement of these forms is accordingly paramount, reflecting subtle individual and familial relationships, and concepts of isolation, rejection and loneliness. These relationships and themes are emphasised through the titles of the artworks, often implying direct dialogue.

As an extension to the ceramic works, I have developed painted paper artworks, exploring similar themes in different ways. I have been looking at the interplay between organic enamel and aerosol forms – on one level as representative of human characteristics and relationships concerning attraction and repulsion, and on another level as a means for a wider visual interaction. Within this second level I have been exploring abstract two-dimensional landscapes and skyscapes. I have become more involved with this imagery particularly since my addition of oil paint and mineral turpentine mass forms – a visual element that provides a base for the other forms to work from. These mass forms also suggest a darkness that is balanced by the gathering / attracted white enamel forms. My paper works also hold areas of intense repetition in the form of organic dot matrixes, adding visual intrigue upon closer inspection. The imagery of these works is generally expansive and abstract, exploiting negative space to enhance the isolation of the forms, yet also furthering relationships and interactions.

Ultimately then, I endeavour to establish and explore subtle visual and conceptual relationships, interactions and implied dialogue between forms.

Daniel Qualischefski, March 2011