Artwork & studies

Visual Art

Stereo Layering, photomontage, studies and proposals explore color, perception and imagined worlds. Earlier work includes Up Here From Down There, the Iraqi Dinar / Bush series and installations. Images and videos introduce these works; the Stereo Layering depth effect is experienced in person.

Bonazuki Rising Gods Love of Nature Taffy Stream Astro Cats Historical Artwork

Stereo Layering

Photomontage, artificial intelligence and physical layering create an illusion of depth on a flat surface. The effect is formed in the viewer’s perception and can only be experienced in person.

Technique, videos & FAQ

Bonazuki

Bonazuki explores optimism about future technologies through curved color planes, warm tones and illuminated physical layers.

Photographs and video introduce the work; they do not reproduce the in-person depth effect.

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Bonazuki · video study.

Rising Gods series banner with orange and green abstract forms

Rising Gods / Abstract Gods

Rising Gods explores ideas about the future through abstract forms and vivid orange and green color.

Rising Gods and Abstract Gods are two names for this same series. Explore the series and its moving study →

Love of Nature

Forest imagery and luminous lettering meet in these early large-format Stereo Layering studies. Love of Nature commissions followed in 2024.

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Taffy Stream

Love of Nature #3 was a 2024 commission for Taffy Stream in Portland.

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Yellow Love commission study with colorful bubbles

Taffy Stream · commission study.

Taffy Stream

Astro Cats

AstroKittens is a proposal by Steven Ochs / Goose Cube Studio for the Feral Cat Coalition of Oregon. Twenty kitten compositions combine cats, cosmic imagery and luminous color. Explore all twenty compositions →

Cosmic kitten illustration from the AstroKittens proposal

AstroKittens · proposal artwork.

AstroKittens proposal · cover.

Color and optical studies

Dots, lines, gradients and curved forms.

Dots and curved lines — Optical study — Dots and curved linesOptical study

Optimism · geometric forms — Optical study — Optimism · geometric formsOptical study

Optimism · flowing lines — Optical study — Optimism · flowing linesOptical study

Gradient cube — Color study — Gradient cubeColor study

Gradient sphere — Color study — Gradient sphereColor study

Bubble in a tube — Color study — Bubble in a tubeColor study

Splash, boats and water

Studies in wave forms, columns and motion.

Boats and triangles — Study — Boats and trianglesStudy

Comets and a wave — Splash study — Comets and a waveSplash study

Rhythms of water — Splash study — Rhythms of waterSplash study

Pink columns and waves — Splash study — Pink columns and wavesSplash study

Green wave and sphere — Splash study — Green wave and sphereSplash study

Columns in the surf — Splash study — Columns in the surfSplash study

Landscape studies

An illuminated avenue and a landscape of repeating forms.

Illuminated tree avenue — Concept study — Illuminated tree avenueConcept study

Vineyard forms — Study — Vineyard formsStudy

Storm and narrative studies

Boats, figures and changing skies.

Storm montage — Narrative study — Storm montageNarrative study

The Virgin — Narrative study — The VirginNarrative study

Cathedral & Lips

Two video studies exploring color, shimmering lines and layered forms.

The Cathedral / Ethereal Corridor

Striped columns and arched canopies form a corridor of color and symmetry. This early layered study focuses on shimmering lines rather than a three-dimensional illusion.

Cathedral · video study.

Lips · video study.

Earlier work & installations

Historical Artwork

Photomontage and Up Here From Down There (2001), the Iraqi Dinar / Bush series, and Amazon installations.

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Lips

Pop-art studies in faces, lettering and geometric color.

Lips and geometric color — Pop-art study — Lips and geometric colorPop-art study

The Cathedral / Ethereal Corridor

Striped columns and arches lead the eye through a luminous corridor. The Cathedral / Ethereal Corridor is an early Stereo Layering experiment focused on sparkling color and shimmering lines. Its effect comes from shimmer rather than the depth illusion in other works.

The Cathedral · corridor — Artwork image — The Cathedral · corridorArtwork image

Doorway · columns and arches — Artwork image — Doorway · columns and archesArtwork image

Cathedral · striped columns — Artwork image — Cathedral · striped columnsArtwork image

Doorway · close view — Layered detail — Doorway · close viewLayered detail

The Cathedral / Ethereal Corridor — Presentation mockup — The Cathedral / Ethereal CorridorPresentation mockup

Corridor · tall format — Presentation mockup — Corridor · tall formatPresentation mockup

Color and form

A close view of overlapping color, circular forms and reflected light.

Color and circular forms — Artwork detail — Color and circular formsArtwork detail

Ethereal Corridor

Ethereal Corridor is a mesmerizing visual journey that invites viewers into a futuristic cathedral of light and symmetry. Striped columns rise to meet arched canopies, leading the eye through a tunnel aglow with iridescent tones and neon vibrancy. This piece is an exploration of perception, where the interplay of color and form creates a sense of depth and movement that dances before the eyes. Each element is meticulously layered, producing a twinkling effect that challenges the brain's interpretation of space. As one of Steven's first Stereo Layered artworks, Ethereal Corridor marks a pioneering foray into testing color and the sparkling effects caused when the mind strives to harmonize lines. While this work doesn't cause the brain to create a 3d effect, the shimmering is the focus.