daniel qualischefski art: January 2011

Saturday, January 1, 2011

HAPPY NEW YE[ART]

After an eventful few weeks of Christmas with family + friends, I am looking forward to making a fresh start in 2011 with some new artworks. After finishing my honours degree in 2010 (which was largely directed towards theory and my dissertation topic 'The Place of Skill in Contemporary Australian Art'), I will hopefully be focussing more time on the practical side of my practice this year, and on getting more exposure in exhibitions.

I am having an exhibition at the Toowoomba Regional Art Gallery from May to June, so I will soon be making paper works for that. My proposal for the exhibition was based on the title 'sky is falling', so while I will be creating similar visuals to my previous works, I will also focussing on more apocalyptic themes.

I also hope to extend my ceramic works this year, looking at different sized forms and pushing the boundaries of their presentation, while still maintaining the implied dialogue and the physical relationships between the forms that are inherent to their meaning and to the viewer's interpretation.

Watch this space (along with my facebook fan page) for my experiments, ideas and new works. Also, if you are interested in purchasing any of my ceramic necklace pieces, feel free to visit my etsy page. One day soon I will also be updating my page with non-necklace artworks for purchase.
Alternatively, you can alway contact me by commenting here or on facebook, or by emailing me at qualischefski@gmail.com with any enquiries.

Daniel

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

Saturday, January 1, 2011

HAPPY NEW YE[ART]

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