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Quark Tunnels

Other Media, Ready to hang

102cm (W) x 76cm (H) x 3cm (D)

  • Original · Handmade
Malcolm Koch Verified artist
Adelaide‚ South Australia
26 works sold

A$3,150

Artwork Description

Quarks are part of the building blocks of matter — I've created a series of drill hole events on a curled up structure to represent the geometry of a particle's properties (expressed by the edges of the negative spaces). The curved structure creates a framework that allows for connections and entangled systems to manifest before unraveling to reveal it in the two dimensional form.

Artist Bio

My curved 'canvases' are treated as three-dimensional objects. However, rather than approaching the relationship between solidity and space like a sculptor would, I aim to return to the "flat two-dimensional picture plane." Why is this important?

Nature loves curves. To connect as closely with nature as possible, since we are all part of the same energy, curves challenge us to move beyond linear thinking. This type of thinking often simplifies our daily decisions into straightforward cause-and-effect scenarios. In contrast, curves allow us to explore the ambiguity between the present and the future. The tension inherent in a curve, when juxtaposed with the comfort of a flat plane, invites us on a transformative, nonlinear journey. This journey encourages deeper reflection and meditation on our observations.

Since 2004, I've been evolving this aesthetic thought.