PAINTING

Gentrification: shifts in urban landscape (2021-present) is the latest work of the artist. For Sukeshi urban landscapes are repositories of personal and collective memories. The artist is exploring ways to render her perspective through the geometric abstraction by applying layers of acrylic, and graphite markings on canvas, burlap and corrugated cardboard. For Sukeshi the geometric shapes form an uncluttered and calm space in these tumultuous times. These works reference photographs and sketches made during the artist’ move to Lawrenceville, Pittsburgh (USA) from Singapore during the height of covid in mid-2020. The process and consequences of gentrification in urban landscape as evidenced by changes in architecture, demographics, and subculture holds an ongoing fascination for her. Her artwork engages in an interplay between the relationship of line, color, form and space. Sukeshi prefers that the meaning of a visual element not be definitive but, rather that it change according to the context and the perception of the viewer.