This series of small abstract works marks an intentional pivot toward a quieter, more distilled visual language within my practice. While abstraction has long been an undercurrent in my work, these pieces function as focused studies—experiments in form, rhythm, and restraint. Stripped of overt iconography and narrative references, they lean into the materiality of laser-cut acrylic and the tensions created through industrial hardware and layered color. These works are not departures but extensions—exploring how abstraction can hold emotional weight, cultural residue, and spatial complexity even in the absence of easily legible symbols. In a moment defined by noise and acceleration, this body of work explores stillness, nuance, and the poetics of reduction.

Untitled (Chicken Wing) introduces a burst of bright orange energy—its jagged, flared form tipping into playful aggression. The piece evokes the shape and gesture of a wing mid-flap or mid-bite, drawing on visual and cultural cues without ever tipping fully into figuration. Its edges are serrated, almost flame-like, while the layered octagonal forms near the center recall sauce, bone, or grip—depending on the viewer’s point of entry. Both familiar and absurd, the work gestures toward humor, hunger, and heat, reframing a loaded cultural signifier through abstraction. It’s a sharp, punchy object that balances affection with critique, and pleasure with edge.