There is a particular kind of quiet confidence in artwork that does not need to announce itself.

It holds the wall. It changes the rhythm of a room. It gives you something to return to.

That was very much in my mind when four of my works were presented at REKA Design Week 2026, curated by ELSE Gallery. Created on wood and built around geometry, pattern, natural material and carefully considered colour, the works sit somewhere between painting and object , designed to be lived with as much as looked at.

The four works are Ruang Antara, Ruang Bersilang, and the diptych Between Pattern and Form.

Together, they explore something I keep returning to in my practice: what happens in the space between structure and spontaneity, geometry and nature, order and movement.

Ruang Antara, The Space Between

Ruang Antara is about the spaces we notice when we stop looking only at what is immediately in front of us.

The composition is constructed through layers of geometric forms, directional lines and natural wood grain. Turquoise, teal, deep blue, warm timber, metallic accents and pale surfaces create a sense of movement without overwhelming the structure.

The geometry gives the work its architecture.

The wood gives it its warmth.

And the spaces between the forms allow the eye to breathe.

I deliberately leave parts of the timber visible. For me, the grain is not simply a background. It is part of the work. It brings an element of time, imperfection and materiality into a composition that could otherwise become too precise.

That balance is important.

Ruang Antara is ultimately about space physical, visual and emotional. The pause between one form and another. The distance between lines. The space we occupy before moving towards something else.

It is a piece that can command attention without demanding it.

Ruang Bersilang,Where Forms Meet

If Ruang Antara considers the spaces between things, Ruang Bersilang looks at what happens when those elements begin to meet.

Here, geometry becomes more layered and rhythmic. Repeated lines, diamonds, chevrons and intersecting forms create a composition that reveals itself gradually.

There is a strong sense of symmetry, but it isn’t rigid.

The natural variations in the wood prevent the geometry from feeling mechanical. Colour enters selectively greens, navy, white and touches of pink creating moments of interruption within the larger structure.

The result is a work that changes depending on how closely you look.

From a distance, it reads as a strong geometric statement.

Up close, there are smaller systems within the larger one: lines crossing lines, patterns meeting patterns, small shapes echoing larger ones.

That is where the title Ruang Bersilang comes in spaces crossing, forms intersecting, ideas overlapping.

It is particularly suited to a space where the artwork can be viewed from different distances, allowing those details to emerge naturally over time.

Between Pattern and Form — A Diptych

The diptych brings the conversation into another register.

Placed together, the two works create a dialogue between pattern and form.

Both share a visual vocabulary geometric planes, architectural lines, botanical elements, natural wood and a restrained palette of blues, creams, gold and darker tones. Yet they are not mirror images.

One moves through a more expansive, organic composition of foliage and geometric fragments.

The other introduces a stronger central structure, with circular forms and intersecting planes creating a sense of balance and tension.

The botanical elements are important here.

They soften the geometry without diminishing it.

I am interested in this meeting point where a leaf can sit comfortably beside a hard-edged geometric form, where an organic line can interrupt an architectural one, and where pattern becomes something more than decoration.

It becomes structure.

Together, the two works are intended to be read as a pair, but each has enough presence to stand independently.

That makes the diptych particularly interesting for interiors: together, they create a larger visual statement; separately, each can anchor its own wall or space.

Made for spaces that matter

These works reflect where my practice is heading.

I am increasingly interested in making art that belongs in considered spaces homes, hospitality environments, offices, private collections and interiors where the artwork is given room to exist rather than simply decorate.

There is a certain restraint I look for.

I want the work to be distinctive without being loud.

Detailed without becoming visually busy.

Contemporary without losing the warmth of the material.

And, above all, something that can remain interesting after the first impression has passed.

That is perhaps why working on wood has become so important to me. The material brings an inherent warmth and tactility that canvas doesn’t quite offer. The grain remains visible beneath the geometry, making every piece slightly different and grounding the contemporary forms in something natural.

Four works. Four interpretations of space.

At REKA, these pieces were seen within a design environment alongside architecture, interiors, furniture and material-driven ideas.

That felt particularly fitting.

Because these are not works I imagine living in isolation.

I imagine them above a console in a quiet entrance.

Over a dining table.

In a refined living room.

In a boutique hospitality space.

In an office where the walls don’t need another generic print, but something with presence and personality.

These are statement pieces but quiet ones.

The kind that become part of the room rather than compete with it.

Available for collectors & commissions

The four works presented at REKA Design Week are part of my original artwork practice and are available to collectors, subject to availability.

I am also open for private and interior commissions.

If you’re an interior designer, architect, collector, developer or homeowner looking for an original work created specifically for a space, I’m happy to discuss scale, palette, composition and placement.

For enquiries and commissions, get in touch with me.

Original art. Considered spaces. Made to live with you.