All in this together

Just a quick post; one of my newest 2D works.




Daniel Qualischefski, Alone Together, 2010, enamel, permanent marker and spray paint on colourfix paper, 50 x 70cm.

I think they are coming along nicely... still just refining the visuals and the concept. The dots are very time consuming (thousands, all hand dotted!), but worth it I think. There is something very engaging about the repetitive I think, even if it isn't entirely evident that it has been hand crafted.

Busy Bee

Well I've been pretty busy lately - organising and making all the art for my next solo exhibition!


Magnetic Arrest
Ceramics + 2D works by Daniel Qualischefski
Exhibition Opening 7-10pm Friday 7th May 2010
Attic Art Space: Upstairs 249 Margaret St, Toowoomba QLD
Exhibition continues Saturdays 8th, 15th, 22nd May 2010 from 12noon-2pm.

So in my newest work I've been exploring the relationships between the ceramic forms more; how the viewer 'reads' what is presented, and the metaphorical dialogue that is created between adjacent forms. I'm also making whites and light grey forms primarily, strengthening the visual subtleties and hopefully being more visually appealing, as well as feeling more familiar to the viewer.

In terms of my 2D work (paintings, stitched, dotted pen work etc) I have been looking at similar human relationships, again through visual tension and dialogues. I've been experimenting with enamel and spray paint, I think it is coming along nicely. The stitched works are still the strongest I think - especially in terms of the tension and dialogue. The dot works are reminiscent of the ceramic works - intense and repetitive.

On a side note, a quote from Ricky Swallow recently struck a cord with me, I think it is particularly relevant to the time-consuming nature of my work.

“The time invested in a piece is somehow contained or embalmed in the object in the final result, and also contributes to the time an audience can spend with a piece.”

I love the quiet, contemplative nature of Swallow's work, and ultimately the beauty of his hand-crafted forms. I'm obviously researching a lot of other artists for my honours dissertation, including Del Kathryn Barton, but I just thought that was a nice quote for you all. My dissertation at this stage is looking at the place of skill and laborious processes in contemporary art.

Hopefully I'll get into blogging more again soon, amidst the process of creating and exploring.

And I shall eventually post photos from Magnetic Arrest on my facebook Daniel Qualischefski Art page, if not here as well.

:-) Happy blogging and making

Daniel

Back in the habit

It has taken a little while this year, but I am slowly getting back into making art. I've started my honours degree, so I am trying to focus on my theory and dissertation, but making art is definitely helping me get through.

In terms of my ceramic forms, I am trying to focus more on the individual groupings, and forming visual readings of these and their relationships - through the titles, colour and placement. I will be making more subtle greys and whites, as I think this is more familiar and inviting. I am also looking more conceptually at repetiton as catharsis, rather than the piercing as pain element. I am exploring repetition in my current 2D painted/drawn works as well, using repeated dots in organic circles, in contrast to spray painted areas.

Photos to come sometime soon hopefully.

Also, I've got an art fan page on Facebook now, which might be an easier way to keep up with how my art is progressing. I'll definitely keep this blog going as well though.
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Daniel-Qualischefski-Art/100690633304946?ref=ts

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