NY Series (Etchings) Orient Blue

Marina Adams

2022

An aquatint print that presents a single, painterly cobalt‑blue form—Marina Adams uses the intaglio process to probe color, edge, and organic shape.

You’re first struck by a bold, rounded blue mass whose soft internal gradations, subtle veining, and slightly faceted, irregular edges make the color feel both luminous and tactile against the pale paper.

By treating aquatint like a painting, Adams bridges printmaking and abstraction—reviving tonal intaglio techniques to extend mid‑century color‑field concerns into contemporary practice.

Palette

Exhibitions

An International Survey of Recent Painting and Sculpture

1984

American Prints from the International Program

1971

American Prints, 1960–1985

1987

Committed to Print

1988