Artist’s statement

This work is a playful interpretation of four cubes balancing on top of each other. Although it is two-dimensional, if you view it from the right angle it creates a three- dimensional feel that shows the depth of each cube. As a silhouette it invites the viewer to adjust between a flat surface and a three-dimensional image that is created in your mind. This is due to the brain’s ability to fill in missing or complete ambiguous information, thus creating an optical illusion of stacked cubes.

Kunstenaar se verklaring

Hierdie is ‘n speelse verwerking van vier kubusse wat bo-op mekaar balanseer. Alhoewel dit tweedimensioneel is, as jy dit van die regte hoek bekyk, skep dit ‘n driedimensionele gevoel wat die diepte van elke kubus vertoon. As ‘n silhoeët lok dit die kyker om tussen ‘n plat oppervlak en ‘n driedimensionele beeld wat in jou kop geskep word, te onderskei. Dit gebeur as gevolg van die brein se vermoë om ontbrekende of dubbelsinnige inligting in te vul om hier ‘n optiese illusie van gestapelde kubusse skep.