Barbara Nark is a photographer who grew up on a two family farm in Schoharie County, New York. She started taking photos at the age of five after receiving an Eastman Kodak Brownie as a gift from her parents. Growing up on a farm Barbara gained many skills, namely: mechanics, carpentry, soldering, painting and eventually stone masonry. Each has added a new dimension to her creativity. She also attributes her great appreciation and deep connection to her surroundings from hours spent in the fields. Barbara Nark now resides in Fulton, New York.
Photography
Awards:
Third place, Catskill Mountain Guide photo contest, “Amish Boy at Farm Auction”, 2009
Second place, Catskill Mountain Guide photo contest, “D&H Workers”, 2002
Published:
Catskill Mountain Guide Magazine, “Briars at Sawyer Hollow” 2009, “Amish Boy at Farm Auction”, 2009, “Corn” 2008, “D&H Workers”, 2002
Education:
Associates of Art, Cazenovia College, Cazenovia, New York, 1979
Events:
Roxbury Arts Group Community Photography Show, September 2010
Sharon Springs Harvest Festival, October 2010
Blenheim Bridge Art Walk, July 2009
Tri County Arts Side Walk Art, September 2008
Commissioned:
Michael Sellers, Jazz instrument collection, 2008-2010, (ongoing)
Projects:
Reproduction work, Neil Driscoll, 2005-2010, (ongoing)
Album-promotional work, Horseshoe Lounge Playboys, 2010
Album-promotional work, John Scarpulla, “Blue Ruin”, 2009
Promotional headshots, The Theater project of Schoharie County, 2008-2009
Other interests:
Musician, fiddler
Art, Worked in pastels, watercolor, and stone
Crosscountry skiing, kayaking
Artist statement:
As a photographer my interests are engulfed in and endless number of subjects. Many visuals draw me towards them for numerous reasons. Whether it is light, shadows, color, forms, line, pattern, movement or raw emotion, I am instinctively pulled, inspired and driven.
A large body of my work is of water. Water’s spirit and energy constantly changes allowing for shooting to be continually interesting and the outcome often puzzling. I am also interested in working with extremes, through which depth can be given to otherwise flat images. It brings a new clarity to subjects, thus creating interesting abstracts.
Bringing about the uniqueness in subjects is individual to the artist. Whether it is taking pieces of photos and creating something so far from its original, or capturing a still life with the essence of soul, my creative desire is continually driven by inspiration.
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