About - Natasha Karungi

Artist Statement

I am Karungi Kashushu, a self-taught illustrator from Uganda that uses shapes and colors to tell vibrant stories.
I use digital mediums like adobe illustrator, Photoshop, LightRoom and ProCreate.

1 CRAFT

My work is recognized by the bold and vibrant color schemes, tribal patterns, doodles and geometric shapes. My pieces usually have a lot of detail either in the foreground or background because I want the viewer to be able to discover something new every time they look at my work.

2 STYLE

A lot of my style is influenced by movements in art history like cubism, art nouveau and mosaics, music, dance, poetry, African literature, mythology and social movements.

3 THE CAUSE

I studied fine art in high school and even though I couldn’t pursue it in University, I still remained an artist. I started out with traditional art where I majored in portraits and landscape using mediums like water color, oil pastels, chalk pastels, charcoal and acrylic paint. Later on, I took a graphics design course where I used the knowledge of the adobe products to teach myself how to illustrate. I have then found a love in digital art. In the future, I hope to use my art to inspire younger artists especially in Uganda, to believe that art is a respectable and valid career.