Painter, Sculptor, Visual Artist
· Born in 1968
- Australia
Malcolm Koch
68 Artworks
Malcolm Koch
Australia
« Membrane Art is a doorway to endless possibilities. It’s heavily dependent upon the geometric surface which underpins it, and until it's unraveled, we are blind to all possible outcomes. »
Australian mixed-media artist Malcolm Koch’s signature practice, "Membrane Art", explores how a single physical action made on a severely curved surface produces multiple, integrated expressions once flattened. Working across linen, synthetic membranes, and copper, Koch tightly coils or folds the medium before applying marks in the form of paint, cuts, heat, or chemical reactions. Once released and flattened, what appear as separate, disparate gestures on the plane are revealed as a single, unified action governed by the curve's geometry.
This deep focus on limitation and altered perception stems from Koch's personal history, growing up with a profoundly deaf father and a deaf-blind mother. Within this practice, restriction is transformed into capability; the physical blind spots of the curved surface do not limit the work but forge entirely new ways to construct meaning. Ultimately, the finished flat surface acts as a permanent visual archive of the memory of the curve.
This deep focus on limitation and altered perception stems from Koch's personal history, growing up with a profoundly deaf father and a deaf-blind mother. Within this practice, restriction is transformed into capability; the physical blind spots of the curved surface do not limit the work but forge entirely new ways to construct meaning. Ultimately, the finished flat surface acts as a permanent visual archive of the memory of the curve.
Credentials
- International Exposure
- Favorited by galleries
- Featured in gallery curations
- Works on commission
- Nationality
- Australia
- Born
- 1968
- Mediums
- Painter, Sculptor, Visual Artist
Banksia Art Prize - Nominated- Brisbane, Australia
Milburn Art Prize - Nominated- Brisbane, Australia
Luxembourg Art Prize - Nominated- Luxembourg, Luxembourg
Stanthorpe Art Prize - Nominated- Stanthorpe, Queensland, Australia
Waterhouse Natural Science Art Prize - Nominated- Adelaide, Australia
Waterhouse Natural Science Art Prize - Nominated- Adelaide, Australia
Waterhouse Natural History Art Prize - Nominated- Adelaide, Australia
South Australian Living Artist (SALA Festival) - Nominated- Adelaide, Australia
The Unbent Curve / 44 Nelson Street, Stepney, South Australia, 5069 - Adelaide, Australia
Curling Evolving Unfolding Revealing / Malcolm's studio & gallery, 44 Nelson Street, Stepney - Adelaide, Australia
Copper to the World / Adelaide Convention Centre - Adelaide, Australia
The Copper Project / Membrane Art Gallery, Stepney - Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
Double Story / Membrane Art Gallery, Stepney - Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
Membrane Art / Membrane Art Gallery, Stepney - Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
Flatten the Curve - the New Normal! / Membrane Art Gallery, Stepney - Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
Mirrored Space / Membrane Art Gallery, Stepney - Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
Membrane Art / AP Bond Art Gallery - Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
Visual Entanglement / RiAus FutureSpace Gallery - Adelaide, Australia
Membrane Art / Brick + Mortar Creative - Norwood, Australia
Energy Travels - SALA festival / Angas Travel - Dulwich, South Australia, Australia
Membrane Art / Adelaide Convention Centre - Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
Membrane Art / Brick + Mortar Creative - Norwood, South Australia, Australia
Membrane Art / Tidswell Wines - Norwood, South Australia, Australia
Membrane Art / Barossa Living Gallery - Barossa Valley, South Australia, Australia
Membrane Art / Dare Hair - Hyde Park, Australia
Membrane Art / Clarion Hotel SOHO - Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
Membrane Art / Red Opus Art Space - St Peters, South Australia, Australia
Motion Exhibition / 1/145 Franklin Street - Adelaide, Australia
Milburn Art Prize / Metcalfe Gallery - Brisbane Institute of Art - Brisbane, Australia
Stanthorpe Art Prize / Stanthorpe Regional Art Gallery - Queensland, Australia
Waterhouse Natural Science Art Prize / South Australian Museum - Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
Waterhouse Natural Science Art Prize / National Archives of Australia - Canberra, ACT, Australia
Waterhouse Natural Science Art Prize / South Australian Museum - Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
Waterhouse Natural Science Art Prize / National Archives of Australia - Canberra, ACT, Australia
Waterhouse Natural Science Art Prize / South Australian Museum - Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
Membrane Art / Stephen Sinclair Gallery - Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
Membrane Art / Aptos Cruz Galleries - Stirling, South Australia, Australia
Art the Science- Malcolm Koch
Stories Well Told interview- Under the Surface exhibition
RiAus - Australia's Science Channel- Biological Membranes – Surface, Undulation And Interface
Newstyle Media- Barossa Living Magazine
City Square Rei, Hong Kong SAR China
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