Katie Balas
Artist Statement:
My work is dedicated to natural elements through color and texture. My lines are the backbone of my design. They are structural, define forms, and evoke emotion. I use high intensity colors to generate brilliance, energy and contrast."
Katie Balas knew at an early age that she wanted to be an artist. She went to school for graphic design, excelled in illustration and photography, won student art shows, and worked in the field for over ten years. She was successful in her ventures but found the work was not as gratifying as expressing her own ideas on canvas. It was not until 2003 that Katie began painting again. She was returning to the freedom she had found with her palette of acrylic colors and glazes. Working from her home studio, where she can be a mom, wife and artist, she draws from her experience in graphic design to give balance and consistency to her contemporary painting style. She is known for the impressions she makes in her paintings by meticulously ‘carving’ her visions into the paint. This technique, which is of her own creation, gives her paintings an organic, fossilized look that is very distinct and is the signature style for which she has become recognized for. In January of 2007, Kaizaad Kotwal, art critic for the Columbus Dispatch, described her work as "an intoxicating combination of elements, from the more Spartan Japanese prints to the vivid color-field explorations of modernists such as Mark Rothko".
In January 2008, Art Business News, a communicating solutions magazine for the art marketplace, featured Katie in their ‘Trendsetters - Emerging Artist‘ section.
In just a few years, Katie has created a name for herself and her work with pieces in private and corporate collections across the U.S. and Canada. Her greatest achievement of 2005 was an exclusive contract with TechniGraphic's Corporate headquarters in Wooster, Ohio. She was commissioned for 33 original paintings to be hung throughout the 30,000 square foot building. In 2009, Katie agreed to a commission of 25 more original paintings to make an artistic impact on the interior of TechniGraphics secondary building.
Katie is available for private consultation for commissioned work in residential and corporate spaces.
Katie Balas knew at an early age that she wanted to be an artist. She went to school for graphic design, excelled in illustration and photography, won student art shows, and worked in the field for over ten years. She was successful in her ventures but found the work was not as gratifying as expressing her own ideas on canvas. It was not until 2003 that Katie began painting again. She was returning to the freedom she had found with her palette of acrylic colors and glazes. Working from her home studio, where she can be a mom, wife and artist, she draws from her experience in graphic design to give balance and consistency to her contemporary painting style. She is known for the impressions she makes in her paintings by meticulously ‘carving’ her visions into the paint. This technique, which is of her own creation, gives her paintings an organic, fossilized look that is very distinct and is the signature style for which she has become recognized for. In January of 2007, Kaizaad Kotwal, art critic for the Columbus Dispatch, described her work as "an intoxicating combination of elements, from the more Spartan Japanese prints to the vivid color-field explorations of modernists such as Mark Rothko".
In January 2008, Art Business News, a communicating solutions magazine for the art marketplace, featured Katie in their ‘Trendsetters - Emerging Artist‘ section.
In just a few years, Katie has created a name for herself and her work with pieces in private and corporate collections across the U.S. and Canada. Her greatest achievement of 2005 was an exclusive contract with TechniGraphic's Corporate headquarters in Wooster, Ohio. She was commissioned for 33 original paintings to be hung throughout the 30,000 square foot building. In 2009, Katie agreed to a commission of 25 more original paintings to make an artistic impact on the interior of TechniGraphics secondary building.
Katie is available for private consultation for commissioned work in residential and corporate spaces.
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