Stillness at Dusk Emily Berger The John Moores Painting Prize

The John Moores Painting Prize

the patterns

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

and the interrelationships between forces and elements in the physical world

His emotional state and level of focus play an important part in the execution and its result

Stillness at Dusk Emily Berger The John Moores Painting PrizeThis 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