daniel qualischefski art: October 2009

Friday, October 16, 2009

Exhibitionssss

Here's some details for the group exhibitions I have coming up soon:

Project B

A diverse selection of third-year USQ Visual Arts students.

29 - 30 October 2009
@ Judith Wright Centre of Contemporary Arts
420 Brunswick Street, Fortitude Valley, Brisbane

The works represent the culmination of three years' hard work, evolving from the disciplines of drawing, painting, printmaking, ceramics and spatial construction. The students will talk briefly about their work on the evening of Thursday 29 October from 6.00-7.30pm followed by an opening of the exhibition. Staff and students will also be available for questions from 6.00-8.00pm on Friday 30 October.

Reflex: Graduart

This exhibition is the culmination of three years studying Visual Arts at USQ. Works by third year students will be showcased across a range of media (incl. Ceramics, Spatial Construction, Painting, Printmaking and Drawing) exploring different concepts, processes and materials.

Graduart will be held at two venues, with the official opening at USQ on Friday the 13th November 2009 at 6pm.

Toowoomba Regional Art Gallery
531 Ruthven Street, Toowoomba
30th October - 22nd November
Tues-Sat 10am-4pm
Sun 1-4pm

USQ Art Gallery
University of Southern Queensland
West Street, Toowoomba
13th November - 13 December
Mon-Fri 9am-5pm

Please come along - the exhibitions should be really good. There are some really talented artists that will be included in the shows, with diverse media and visuals.

Friday, October 2, 2009

Tiny Tiny

The smallest of these forms (the white one) is only about 1.5cm diameter.

I'm still really happy with the black form. It's such a beautiful tone and sheen. So. More greys and blacks on their way... I just have to pierce them first!

Until next time,
~Daniel

P.S. Please feel free to leave a comment (negative or positive). I'd love to know what you think about my artwork!

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

Friday, October 16, 2009

Exhibitionssss

Friday, October 2, 2009

Tiny Tiny

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