(OPB2 033) Nadezda Nikolova - Elemental Forms

Elemental Forms is limited to 500 numbered copies, each including a 4x5 inch original print that has been signed by the artist.

Using light, wet plate collodion chemistry, paper cut-outs, cliché verre, and brushes, Nadezda Nikolova creates camera-less compositions in the darkroom through multiple exposures that allude to landscapes, light and atmospheric phenomena, and organic forms found in nature.

Nikolova’s art straddles the line between representation and abstraction; the pared-down visual vocabulary arises from the immediacy of the photogram, placing it in conversation with painting, collage, graphic arts, and sculpture. The compositions range in mood from contemplative stillness to dynamism and movement, employing shape, artifact, gesture, and tonal range to explore balance and rhythm.

Born in 1978 (former Yugoslavia), Nadezda Nikolova studied 19th century phototrophic printing processes at the University of Kentucky and the George Eastman Museum. Prior to becoming a full-time artist, she earned a Bachelor of Science in Natural Resources & Environmental Science and a Master of Policy Analysis & Administration. Her work is exhibited and collected internationally.

Elemental Forms is limited to 500 numbered copies, each including a 4x5 inch original print that has been signed by the artist.

ISBN: 978-1-59005-560-1 Hardcover, 6 x 8 1/2, 16 pages, 12 duotone plates, 1 original signed photograph.