About
Since 2007 I’ve been hand printing relief abstract landscapes, still lifes and figurative works from found discarded objects. During my everyday walks, I collect the objects. At the end of the week, I compose relief prints from that week’s cache. Colors seen during my walks determine the palette for each print series. They become a record of that time and place.
I chose to recycle supermarket Styrofoam trays as printing plates. I press the found objects into the tray. I print with Akua non toxic soy-based intaglio inks.
The resulting images are improvisational explorations of line quality, shape relationships, and tonal and color intensities. The juxtaposition of the objects determines what emerges.
You may view and purchase my prints on a wide selection of gift and fine art lines, learn some of the latest news and more about the artist at nadiakorths.com | nadia at nadiakorths dot com | 518.637.1307 | Google artist printmaker Nadia Korths on FB.
Archival images bought directly (25$: includes tax and shipping world wide) from the artist are printed on an 8.5 x 11 in. sheet of archival Ilford Galerie Classic Pearl Paper with archival Epson Claria Hi-Definition dye inks. It is shipped in an archival polypropylene sleeve in a stiff 8.5 x 11 in. envelope within a week of your order. It is personally signed on the back, includes the artist bio, and, when available, the story of the piece.
Bio
Born in Montreal, Canada, Korths graduated from SUNY Plattsburgh with a B.A. in Anthropology in 1981.
Now in her mid 50s, she creates relief prints from found objects pressed into styrofoam trays. She has taken printmaking workshops at Bluseed Studios in Saranac Lake from Larry Poole, Katherine Levin-Lau and Carol Vossler in the last 3 years.
For 2 weeks in Mazatlan, Mexico in January, 2011 she worked with master printmakers Glen Roger in her studio and Lucila Santiago in her open art class at the Mexican School of Art. Other artists shared their expertise and observations as well.
She has since had some one-on-one time with Saranac Lake painter Tim Fortune, multi media artist John LaFalce and printmaker Jess Jeffreys. Since mid-April she has been devouring books on printmaking to learn more about the the techniques and traditions of printmaking.
During college, she enjoyed three semesters of pottery and one of figure drawing. A few years later she learned how to silk-screen at A Women’s Retreat near Warrensburg, NY. She also spent time making rubbings from plants that same year.
She currently resides in Saranac Lake, NY where during her 40s, she created abstract and sculptural works with handmade papers and found objects. Her print reliefs are displayed in the homes of family, friends, artists and others in North America and Europe. Her own yard displays a collection of brass pipe trees and the Rolling Stone tongue made from a rusted bumper draped over a metal culvert standing on end.
She, until recently, worked for two regional agencies, one for more than 15 years and the other for 5 years, providing marketing venues and services to micro-businesses, particularly artisans. Since April 2011 she works for only one agency. She specializes in helping businesses with their marketing and managing their own websites.