THE LESTER PRIZE | ILLUMINE_ALUMNI COLLECTION
Shining a light on our celebrated finalists: we explore what motivates them to make art, the stories they tell and the themes they pursue.
Ep 05
Artist Name: Natasha Ber
Finalist: 2019
Artist quote: “I paint because I want to—and I need to. It's part of the way I communicate my thoughts. I can't speak while I paint, so it leads me to believe painting is the way to say something without actually saying it. To be honest, I’ve never liked words anyway!”
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Feature Artwork | Natasha Ber Thirty-two 2019. Oil on paper, 30 x 40 cm
Cover Artwork | Hamid Abbasi Helia (detail) 2015. Oil on canvas, 138 x 100 cm.
Photography | Courtesy of the artist
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