▁three ▁years ▁to ▁put ▁off ▁her ▁unw anted ▁suit ors . ▁In ▁a ▁similar ▁fashion , ▁T aken aga ' s ▁process ▁both ▁marks ▁time ▁and ▁slow s ▁it ▁down , ▁allowing ▁it ▁to ▁move ▁for wards ▁and ▁backwards ▁much ▁like ▁the ▁sense ▁of ▁space ▁in ▁her ▁paint ings , ▁which ▁takes ▁us ▁spin ning ▁deep ▁into ▁the ▁cos mos ▁or ▁right ▁back ▁to ▁the ▁work ' s ▁surface , ▁ev oking ▁both ▁beg inn ings ▁and ▁end ings ." ▁▁ ▁T aken aga ▁has ▁been ▁influenced ▁by ▁artists ▁such ▁as ▁Charles ▁B urch field ▁and ▁Roger ▁Brown ▁( art ist ), ▁among ▁others . ▁ ▁Crit ical ▁reception ▁Crit ics ▁often ▁refer ▁to ▁T aken aga ' s ▁style ▁as ▁" ps ych ed el ic ." ▁ ▁In ▁reference ▁to ▁this ▁Carol ▁Die hl ▁writes , ▁" T aken aga ’ s ▁work ▁has ▁been ▁described ▁as ▁psych ed el ic , ▁but ▁that ▁implies ▁a ▁loss ▁of ▁control , ▁where ▁these ▁paint ings ▁are ▁the ▁result ▁of ▁ac ute ▁attention . ▁While ▁they ▁no ▁doubt ▁o we ▁much ▁to ▁the ▁preced ents ▁of ▁Op ▁art ▁and ▁Pattern ▁and ▁Dec oration , ▁T aken aga ’ s ▁repet itive ▁forms , ▁like ▁Ross ▁Ble ck ner ’ s , ▁insp ire ▁more ▁myst ical ▁interpretation . ▁If ▁her ▁id ios ync r atic ▁images ▁can ▁be ▁said ▁to ▁res emble ▁anything , ▁it ▁is ▁van ▁G og h ’ s ▁The ▁Star ry ▁Night , ▁with ▁its ▁sw irls ▁of ▁cel