Female Icons: Noah Becker Talks To Painter Natasha Wright

 New York based painter Natasha Wright 
  

By NOAH BECKER December, 2019

I had a quick chat with the talented New York based New Zealand born painter Natasha Wright. Her solo show is on at SFA Projects in New York's Lower East Side.

Noah: Hello Natasha.

Natasha: Hi Noah.

Noah: What is your current show about?

Natasha: My current show is based off the feminist art installation, The Sister Chapel. I use this installation as a framework to create my own paintings. My paintings explore female icons, prehistoric female icons and contemporary icons and mythological creatures. I paint them in oil, sand, glitter and black magnum.

It's Complicated, 60 x 60, Oil and charcoal on dyed canvas 

Noah: Where is the show?

Natasha: The show is in the Lower East Side on Chrystie Street at SFA Projects.

Noah: How long is the show up?

Natasha: The show is up for another few weeks. It ends on the 15th of December.

Installation view, Sista Chapel, SFA Project, New York NY

Noah: Are you going to Miami this year?

Natasha: No.

Noah: Have you been to Art Basel?

Natasha: Never been.

Noah: I've been 11 times, it's always epic. How is it that you like use color in your work?

Natasha: I think the color is symbolic in some ways, but I use a lot of flesh tones and pink. I think that's because it's related to the body? I'll play up a color against a dark background, so there's a lot of black in my work as well.

Noah: Great. Well, I look forward to seeing your show. And hope readers enjoy the images in this article. WM