Georgia Tacey
Craigieburn artist Suganya Kannan has unveiled her very first exhibition.
Layers of Perception is currently on display at the Sunbury Hume Global Learning Centre, with each piece shifting perception through depth, movement and sensory exploration.
Kannan said this exhibition has been something she has wanted to do since childhood.
“I’ve been dreaming of this day for a very long time,” she said.
“The first time I saw my art on display, it felt very surreal because I never thought the day would really come.
Kannan has always loved art, however she recently reconnected with it during the lockdowns.
“It was a huge relief from what was happening outside,” she said.
“I found myself gravitating back towards art which gave me a lot of support in my early years… it was helpful to reconnect with creativity.”
Kannan spent a month, working everyday after her full-time job in IT to create the 24 artworks on display.
“I tried to do one painting a day or sometimes it used to move between a few days for it to dry but every day there was something happening in the studio,” she said.
In her exhibition, Kannan used acrylics, high-flow mediums and textured elements to capture the beauty of coastlines, organic forms and natural landscapes.
Using fluid blues and earthy tones, alongside bold contrasts with gold accents, the paintings balance tranquillity with energy, in an exhibition that invites viewers to feel, connect and experience art.
“I want viewers to find their own stories in the texture, colour and the different forms,” Ms Kannan said.
“If someone walks away feeling moved, or curious or even simply connected that means the job was well done.”
Layers of Perception is on display now, at the Sunbury Hume Global Learning Centre, until Sunday, July 20.
