
Lauramarie Pepsin Art Galleries
Photography
Studio

Grant-Valkaria
Micco
Sebastian
One image, two truths.
I love shooting black and white when it's windy. Light & shadow bouncing all over. Smudgy non-distinct images. A slow exposure. Some shot with a 16 stop neutral density filter ND4.5, aka the super stopper. Ribbons of leaves, foliage & bokehs ,appears to be a multiple exposure. The result is purely abstract. When I was in college I was told that my ink drawings in this style resembled the work of the great Victor Vasarely, who was a Hungarian-French artist, who is widely accepted as a "grandfather" and leader of the Op art movement. To this day I still love creating these OP-Art images. I call them Windy-FX.
Ambiguous illusions are optical designs that present two or more distinct, stable interpretations. The physical stimulus remains unchanged, yet the brain experiences spontaneous perceptual reversals. This phenomenon is driven by multistable perception, where the visual system switches back and forth between competing interpretations.
Beyond the Lens: Where Photography Meets Op Art
To me, a camera is much more than a device to record reality; it is a paintbrush. My work steps out of the traditional photographic boundary and into the realm of conceptual art and ambiguous illusions.
Using specialized 16-stop filters and long exposure techniques during heavy winds, I manipulate motion to create purely abstract, ribbon-like textures and complex bokehs. Stripped of color, these black-and-white images mimic multiple exposures but are captured in a single, fluid moment. Heavily inspired by the geometric, eye-tricking illusions of Victor Vasarely, my "Windy-FX" series invites you to look closer, question your perspective, and see the invisible forces of nature come alive.
"My work exists in the space between what is there and what you think you see. By destabilizing familiar forms, I invite you to negotiate meaning. The art is not on the canvas; it happens inside your brain."
"I create visual enigmas that challenge the threshold between reality and imagination."
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Do not trust first glances.
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Shift your physical perspective.
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Discovering the second narrative.
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Static frames that vibrate, shifting shape the longer you stare.
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Duality, memory, and perception.
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Art that questions reality.
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The contrast creates shapes that emerge and disappear based entirely on where you focus.
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I create visual riddles.
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Watch the smudgy, blurred leaves organize into flowing, rhythmic ribbons.
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Certainty is an illusion.
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Disrupting your default perception.
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Foreground bokeh and background foliage bleeding together, erasing all depth perception.
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Ribbons of light that appear as multiple exposures, but exist in a single moment.

















































