▁work ▁needed ▁and ▁a ▁place ▁from ▁which ▁it ▁could ▁expand . ▁Pre viously ▁her ▁images ▁were ▁beautiful ▁but ▁con g ested , ▁over shadow ed ▁by ▁her ▁pain st aking ▁and ▁obs ess ive ▁method ology . ▁One ▁would ▁simply ▁mar vel ▁that ▁anyone ▁could ▁create ▁such ▁fine ▁and ▁intr icate ▁work ▁free hand , ▁especially ▁with ▁a ▁material ▁as ▁m und ane ▁as ▁ac ry lic ▁paint . ▁Further , ▁the ▁emphas is ▁was ▁on ▁a ▁kernel - like ▁center ▁that ▁brought ▁the ▁eye ▁from ▁the ▁outside ▁in , ▁whereas ▁now ▁the ▁horizon ▁line ▁allows ▁the ▁nucle us ▁to ▁burst ▁forth ▁in ▁bur geon ing ▁wh or ls ▁that ▁imply ▁galaxies ▁outside ▁the ▁picture ▁plane ." ▁▁ ▁In ▁a ▁ 2 0 0 7 ▁article ▁" The ▁New ▁Ab stra ction " ▁in ▁AR T news , ▁Barbara ▁A . ▁Mac Ad am ▁c ites ▁T aken aga ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁Chris ▁Martin ▁( art ist ), ▁Larry ▁Po ons , ▁and ▁others , ▁as ▁part ▁of ▁a ▁general ▁return ▁to ▁abstract ▁painting . ▁ ▁Her ▁compos itions ▁that ▁use ▁d ots ▁to ▁form ▁various ▁waves ▁and ▁patterns ▁have ▁drawn ▁favor able ▁compar isons ▁to ▁the ▁work ▁of ▁Y ay oi ▁K us ama . ▁In ▁a ▁review ▁of ▁T aken aga ' s ▁paint ings ▁in ▁The ▁New ▁York ▁Sun , ▁art ▁critic ▁Franklin ▁Eins pr unch ▁arch ly ▁writes : ▁" Th ink ▁Y ay oi ▁K us ama , ▁but ▁with ▁less ▁obs ess ive - comp uls ive