Untitled Watercolor Painting on Paper by Tim Nordin, Framed

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Tim Nordin
Untitled Watercolor Painting on Paper by Tim Nordin, Framed
1975

About the Item

"Mark Series, Untitled," an original watercolor on paper by Tim Nordin, is a piece for the true collector. Nordin's use of color, texture, and pattern speaks to a unique technique of his own. This masterful original artwork pairs marvelously with its custom conservation frame and is perfect for those who have an affinity for abstracts, op art, and color-rich works of art. In the image bank are two photos of Nordin, one in his studio circa 1980, and one with fellow artist and friend Jeff Koons (on right). Nordin’s words on his Sumi Brush Mark Series: “Most paintings are composed of marks, but in these paintings the artist has chosen to deal with the most basic and fundamental one, the static mark. Each mark is made by a single touch of the brush to the canvas. The arrangement of the marks results from a series of prior decisions as to the structure and order. The marks are ordered but each mark has an individuality inherent to it. In these series of paintings each mark is of equal importance, while the sum of the marks equals still more. It is this combination of structure and marks which creates a unique experience. It is a most direct and honest statement.” Excerpt from Essay by Suzanne Muchnic, art critic and writer for the LA Times from 1978-2009, in Nordin’s 1982 Palm Springs Desert Museum Exhibition Catalog: “Nordin laid down marks in an even clearer grid than he had in his Sumi Brush Open Mark Series and he introduced new complexities of color within single marks. Elongated marks of former works became teardrops, pointed at the top, bulbous at the bottom. Each functioned almost as a painting within a painting, flowing from a relatively dark peak to a light halo or band to a split base with rounded contours. Colors in these marks can best be described as dualities with separations of black-green or black-blue. The shape of Nordin’s Japanese brush and the pressure he applied in setting down marks dictated the size and contours of the marks, but colors were carefully selected and ordered by the artist. The marks glow like jewels against white ground, their transparent hues appearing wet and radiant.” Artist: TIM NORDIN (1945-) Title: MARK SERIES, UNTITLED Medium & Surface: ORIGINAL WATERCOLOR ON PAPER (framed) Signed: HAND SIGNED AND DATED BY ARTIST LOWER RIGHT Year Created: 1975 Country of Creation: UNITED STATES Image Area Dimensions: 8.25 x 10.5 INCHES Paper Dimensions: 10.75 x 13 INCHES Frame Dimensions:* 19.5 x 21.5 x 0.875 INCHES *This work of art is being sold framed. Additional Info: HIGHLY COLLECTIBLE WORK BY TIM NORDIN. THIS WORK IS FROM HIS MARK SERIES. THIS WORK WAS FEATURED IN NORDIN'S 1982 EXHIBITION AT THE PALM SPRINGS DESERT MUSEUM. INCLUDES CUSTOM, CONSERVATION FRAME WITH ARCHIVAL MATERIALS. Provenance: COLLECTION OF MR. AND MRS. RICARDO SANCHEZ, ACQUIRED DIRECTLY FROM THE ARTIST Artist Info/Bio: ARTIST BIOGRAPHY DOCUMENT AND EXCERPTS COPIED FROM 1982 PALM SPRINGS DESERT MUSEUM EXHIBITION CATALOG ARE INCLUDED Documentation: CERTIFICATE OF AUTHENTICITY IS INCLUDED About the Artist: Tim Nordin, an American painter, is well known for his use of unusual mediums, such as vinyl and plastic. Nordin was born in 1945, traveling extensively in his early years before finally settling in California. There, he studied fine arts at Cerritos College, and completed his studies at California State University. He then went on to obtain a master’s degree from Claremont Graduate School, concentrating on printing. While he made many distinguished prints throughout his career, he had a passion for painting, and began experiment extensively with different techniques and mediums. Finding the canvas too flexible, he glued it to wood, which then led to his first series on Plexiglass in the seventies. Focusing on non-objective art, his technique was characterized by floating, bubbling and fluid organic shapes, forcing tension between the forms and the background in contrast with them. While his work was influenced largely by Rothko, at first glance seen to be similar to Optical Art, it remains largely individual, utilizing his own original conventions. The originality creates a structure that is complex, yet seemingly simple. A controlled and intellectual manipulation that allows Nordin to avoid imperfections which would otherwise be a distraction to his order. A painter of vagueness, and transparency, Tim Nordin explores the spirituality of action and organization. The early cell forms, fluid and transparent, eventually become denser, and reach a gradual, logical but emotional maturity. Nordin’s works have been exhibited extensively throughout the country and continue to be distributed widely. Excerpt from Essay by Suzanne Muchnic, art critic and writer for the LA Times from 1978-2009, in Nordin’s 1982 Palm Springs Desert Museum Exhibition Catalog: “The lineage of [Nordin’s] art is richly endowed with ideas absorbed from the lessons of everything from Impressionism to Color-Field painting. Aside from the soft-edged pillows of color inspired by Mark Rothko and coagulated configurations reminiscent of some of Sam Francis’ work, influences are oblique and assimilated to the point that they feel like intertwined roots. A complex genealogy contains Impressionists’ light, bright palettes and unblended strokes, Josef Albers’ color consciousness, Abstract Expressionists’ realization of the power of a single mark and Color-Field painters’ insistence upon the entire picture plane as image without central focus. Once engaged in this train of thought, one is tempted to link Nordin’s later paintings to Op Art, but his optical shifts have none of the racy theatrics or mechanical precision of Op. Neither do they have the casual flamboyance of pattern painting inspired by fabric designs and other commercially produced motifs. Nordin’s marks are single strokes made directly from one touch of the brush. His color is neither a decorative accessory nor an emotional trigger but a building block with inherent power.”

Creator:
Tim Nordin (1945)
Creation Year:
1975
Dimensions:
Height: 21.5 in (54.61 cm)Width: 19.5 in (49.53 cm)Depth: 0.875 in (2.23 cm)
Medium:
Watercolor
Movement & Style:
Abstract
Period:
1970-1979
Framing:
Frame Included
Framing Options Available
Condition:
This work is in great condition consistent with age, framed, and ready to hang. If you would like to change the frame to better match your style or environment, please contact us for Custom Archival Framing options.
Gallery Location:
Encino, CA
Reference Number:
1stDibs: LU146427686982