Astrid Brodtkorb

Astrid Brodtkorb was born in Tinn, Telemark. She resides in Oslo, after having spent several years abroad, living in Brussels, Helsinki, and New York. Astrid is a graduate of Helsinki’s Aalto University; School of Art and Design.
Her prints are made by applying acid-proof lacquer to zinc plates, and then soaking the plates in nitric acid, Brodtkorb says. She explains that the acid etches the naked metal, which subsequently makes the painted motive appear in relief. Once the etching is completed, she washes the acid off and the zinc plate is ready to be coated in paint.
– I use large rubber rolls to apply thin layers of paint on the prepared zinc plate. After applying all the colors I wish to use, I cover the painted plate in clean, moist paper and run it through a press, she says.
– It’s only at this point that the print is truly done and I can observe the result, on paper, for the very first time, she adds.