Marie Hagerty

….what really makes these works so effective is the optical trickery they employ. By the subtle shading of the squares and a clever manipulation of the black lines separating them, Hagerty creates a beguiling impression of three dimensionality. As you stand there, each plane seems to push out from the one 'behind' it, so that each painting has it's own aura of quiet movement and mystery.'

Sebastian Smee, Extract from Sydney Morning Herald, Metro, June 5th 1998.