daniel qualischefski art: December 2009

Wednesday, December 30, 2009

Side Step

The 'holidays' have kept me pretty busy lately, and have for the most part kept me out of the ceramics studio. But I have made a few smaller forms in blacks/ greys/ whites to make necklaces.

So I've been experimenting with making more two-dimensional artworks again, using black spray paint and stitching cotton onto paper. It's a bit of a departure from my ceramics works visually, but I think they have some similarities in concept and process.

I've been spraying on first, which relies a lot on chance I guess (much like working with clay in the early forming process) - but still trying to some degree to manipulate the design. I then work out placement for where I will stitch (in similar shapes to my ceramic forms), and repetitivly pierce holes for this, then stitch through the designs. I'm pretty happy with the end results - obviously they still need work, but I am enjoying trying something different for the time being.

I hope the holidays are keeping you well, until next time,

Have a happy new year!

Daniel

Tuesday, December 15, 2009

Take Off Your Colours

So it's been a while.
And the Graduart exhibition at USQ has just wrapped up.
But over the coming weeks 'The Best of Graduart' will be on display still, with different artworks from some of the same artists [myself included].

And the good news keeps coming... I finally have photos for assessment / that last exhibition.

The artwork was titled "Take Off Your Colours", referencing the idea of the grey area in pain and annoyance. This was a continuation of the piercing concept; that inflicting and receiving pain / holes can be hurtful, but also the repetition can be cathartic. The grey areas then, can be deciding, for instance, when pain is necessary and even beneficial.

All going well I will have more news and photos coming soon - I hope to make some more smaller forms for necklaces in the next few weeks.

Along with preparations for Christmas and New Years, and life's other little joys and annoyances, I'm sure I will be kept busy! And hopefully motivated and ready to make some more artwork!

See you when? Then.

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

Wednesday, December 30, 2009

Side Step

Tuesday, December 15, 2009

Take Off Your Colours

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