This painting illustrates the principal of the tempting unknown. The observer's eye is drawn across the adjacent canvases by the cord, which sneakily dips behind walls that are strategically placed to heighten curiosity.

"I purposely put a wall," said artist Jason Huebsch, 27. "So you can't see whatever is there."

To Huebsch, whose name means "pretty" in German, paintings are best when they are stripped down to their most basic components. As a minimalist he chooses to focus on color, shape and line.

He balances the reds and blues with earth tones that keep the large areas of color from being too overwhelming and distracting to the eye. The blocky and balanced colors are reminiscent of early minimalists like Mondrian, but Huebsch adds his own unique flair with hallways.

"You're always walking around in hallways, at work or here, they disappear around corners but you know they keep going," Huebsch said.

He spent the last semester working on the pieces in his upcoming BFA thesis exhibition. The paintings start out as rough sketches and then are developed further. The colors are chosen after the form is established.

One of the main stylistic influences on his work is graphic arts because that was Huebsch's original artistic leaning. He wanted to try computer art until he started taking painting classes and really enjoyed them. His earlier pieces were much busier with more subjects and no specific inspiration. The change to minimalism was the result of Huebsch wanting to hone his fundamental skills, like perspective and balance.

"He does some interesting things with the values of relative light and darkness," said art professor and department head Todd Sherman. "He has been thinking more and more formally as he progressed through this study of his."

So what lies around the corner?

According to Huebsch, "There is something there, but nothing in particular."