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Malcolm Koch
Australia
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19 pieces
Artist highlights
- International Exposure
- Favorited by galleries
- Featured in gallery curations
- Works on commission
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Artwork details
- Medium : Oil on Linen
- Other details : Artwork on supported wooden frame. Ready to hang. Framing on request.
- Dimensions : 52x52in
About this artwork
This piece represents the earth’s ancient and pervasive geological forces, that shaped the stunning landscape that humans interact with today. Paint is poured and dried repeatedly, flowing across and through the succession of folded contours. Flattened, the membrane is then painted, adding to the complex, sedimentary-like layers of the artwork.
This work is typical of the pieces I was producing between 2010-2015: To begin, the blank linen surface… is folded into a succession of fixed undulations before paint is poured onto it. Allowing gravity to pull paint from the peaks to the troughs. Finally the surface is flattened and mounted to a frame. Further paint is applied - layering and consuming all natural structures.
Inspired by JMW Turner’s working processes, the yellow spot ’sun’ was the last mark made.
This work is typical of the pieces I was producing between 2010-2015: To begin, the blank linen surface… is folded into a succession of fixed undulations before paint is poured onto it. Allowing gravity to pull paint from the peaks to the troughs. Finally the surface is flattened and mounted to a frame. Further paint is applied - layering and consuming all natural structures.
Inspired by JMW Turner’s working processes, the yellow spot ’sun’ was the last mark made.
Malcolm Koch
Australia
Credentials
- International Exposure
- Favorited by galleries
- Featured in gallery curations
- Works on commission
« 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.
They bought an artwork from this artist
"We are delighted with the artwork. It has far exceeded our expectations and we were pleased with Malcolm's personal words. "
An Art Lover, purchase made in March 2025: "MA17c", Oil on Linen , 43.7x72in
Malcolm Koch
MA31a
$9,630
