PAINTING

 

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 the serendipitous connections made during the artist’ move to Lawrenceville, Pittsburgh (USA) from Singapore during the height of covid in mid-2020.

The process and consequences of  redevelopment in urban landscape as evidenced by changes in architecture, demographics, and subculture holds an ongoing fascination for the artist. 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 perception of the viewer. By distilling cityscapes into abstract geometric forms, Sukeshi subverts the traditional genre of landscape painting, challenging the viewer’s expectations of the work of art and inviting new interpretations of the ordinary and everyday.