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Upon first glance, Tyice’s paintings seem to be pure abstractions. She incorporates large blocks of colors stratified with linear arrangements of line and form. In some paintings, the color blocks exist as the dominant structure, whilst alternatively in others, the linear arrangements are dominant. The viewer can decipher figurative references, upon closer inspection, although it is not plainly obvious. This again alludes to the autobiographical nature of her pieces, rooted in humanism as reflected in her titles.
The colors and shapes utilized in Asian and Japanese art resonate as distinct and beautiful effigies to Tyice. She incorporates traditional techniques such as the application of text alongside image, the use of fine brush strokes, blocks of color, and a strong linear affability. These appropriations enhance her paintings as Natasha redefines the modes in which they are used making them inherently her own.
“Her paintings revel in the traditions of famous action painters such as Jackson Pollock, Willem de Kooning, and
Franz Kline.”
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Included in the paintings are text excerpts of the artist’s poetry qualifying her paintings as a lyrical reflex. She provides the viewer with the unique opportunity to experience the painting on several levels: as purely a visual experience as well as one rooted in semantics. The text does not necessarily inform the image on a linear level, but instead acts as an additional layer through which the viewer must sift and draw meaning from. Tyice’s writings are annotated one-sentence snippets incorporated into the paintings similar to the way painted line on a canvas would be. They do not flow from left to right as traditional text would; On the contrary, her text flows with the curvatures and contours of painted lines. By doing so, Tyice comments on painting and text as parallel modes of expression, drawing attention to the formalist notions attached to painting, and undermining them as antiquated ideologies.
Tyice paints as a reflection of herself, albeit unconsciously. She aims that others can be touched by her creativity inspiring them to come into contact with their collective unconscious as she has. Her paintings operate upon the already established paradigms set forth by art movements of yore, yet Tyice brings new unexpected elements to the table with the addition of lyrical text, carefully interwoven to allow the viewer to experience her paintings with both the right and left side of the brain. Tyice Natasha is a visual lyricist, her paintings are her poetry.
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