Natasha Fortson
Natasha Fortson is a multidisciplinary artist that uses her cultural and environmental influences as a foundational source for her practice. Raised within close proximity to Mexico, the LA born Chicana had the privilege of calling both California and Mexico home. Her direct environment informs her usage of found objects, sustainable materials, or choice of mediums; reciprocally, the integrity of each medium assists in expressing the varying themes in her environment.
She works heavily with tactility, sound, texture, interaction and engagement. Always backed by extensive research and methodical exploration, Fortson prefers open ended deliveries and abstract visual storytelling to convey each piece’s malleability.
Her practice incorporates magnitude in physical scale, depth of concept, and volume and length of explorations. Focusing on texture both in image and material, she has a constant desire to place each medium outside of its ordinary limits, while meticulously assigning subject matter to the most fitting technical process, or combination of processes.
