Stillness at Dusk Emily Berger the patterns

the patterns

Her process results in abstract paintings

Integral to her process is an exploration of the small and large ways relationships can “shift

forms and textures hauntingly allude to the world of nature and recognizable things

The John Moores Painting Prize

Stillness at Dusk Emily Berger the patternsThis work is a sophisticated example of Postmodern Tonalism, where the boundary between a traditional landscape and pure abstraction almost entirely dissolves. Executed in oil and mixed media on canvas, it carries a luminous, atmospheric quality that feels both ancient and urgent. Her works illustrate her masterful control of light perceived through pigment, creating a space that feels deeply quiet yet politically charged by the fragility of the