My body of work consists of stylized and abstract pieces exploring colors, shapes and forms. Initially, my work focused on portraying the cityscape and landscape in a representational manner that gradually became more abstract as I adjusted my own photos to simplify the images. This led me to create purely abstract pieces using ideas of illusion featuring geometric patterns of curves based on nature and Japanese traditional motifs. My exhibition includes paintings, reliefs, ceramic tiles and sculptures. My vision for presenting this body of work was for others to question how our eyes are easily manipulated with illusions and how shapes, lines and colors create movement.
I used a range of materials and techniques to experiment with optical illusions. I found that clay was one of the best materials to convey my concept, as it created the illusion of receding and protruding easily. So, the majority of my work is three-dimensional or made in relief. The colors also create an illusion of depth or protrusion such as in 2D Landscape or Ceramic Tiles. Ceramic Tiles was inspired by Victor Vasarely who was a pioneer of Optical Art using illusion techniques with how he places colors and shapes.