Body art, in the artist’s opinion the most honest method of artistic expression, has been the leading element of her work (performances made in the 1970s.
Her art rooted also in conceptual art, Natalia LL’s work has often gone beyond all limits or conventions, as well as current trends or fashions. The multiple threads of her work, as well as the use of various media, pose a lot of problems for art critics who find it difficult to position the artist within the context of contemporary art.
Photography, originally regarded by Natalia LL as an antidote to the powerlessness of painting, has always played an important role in her work. In fact, in her first famous work, the cycle Consumer Art, as well as in many others dating from the 70s and 80s, she employed photography.
Later she made enormous paintings, deformed self-portraits on light-sensitive cloth (Mystical and Metaphysical Portraits, 1987 cycle) that combined the essence of photography with that of painting.
Over the years, the established practice of Natalia LL has taken on various shades: in her work she would never adhere to a single solution and has never definitely opted for a single trend. She has seen the limitations of various trends, such as conceptualism, and managed to overcome them and find other solutions, based on her intellect, emotions, and sensitivity.