Trained as an architect and art historian, Viva Hanu channels her background into expressive paintings. Unrestrained by traditional techniques, she employs an intuitive abstraction style, creating both rhythmic, pixel-like structures and softer pieces with a fluid appeal from layers of saturated pigments. Her use of color and texture crafts moods, memories, and splendidly tactile experiences. Her work, a poetic invitation to slow down, arouses emotions of calm, joy, and wonder, offering an emotional refuge to its viewers.