A striking optical illusion was created with the placement of well-defined squares in an assortment of colours and sizes, emphasizing the play of geometric shapes. Tang Tuck Kan's paintings were influenced by the Hard-Edge movement that had become popular in the US during the 1960s. The movement was characterised by geometric sections of flat solid colour and clean separation between edges of the forms. Tang Tuck Kan displays his appreciation of form and its spatial relations synthesized into a dynamic expression. Tang Tuck Kan had studied Fine Art in the UK after he was awarded the British Commonwealth Fulbright Scholarship. In 1966, Tang graduated from the prestigious Saint Martin's School of Art in London, UK.