susan simonini ― vivid carnival
When Susan Simonini was invited to exhibit in Vivid, there was no hesitation. “It’s right up my alley.” No surprise perhaps, as Susan’s joyful abstracts pulsate with a riot of bright hues. “Colours excite me. They bring me joy.”
Susan recently made a big splash with her first Handmark show, Glimmer. “However, the colours in this exhibition are sweeter – a palette of pinks, reds and oranges that remind me of candy-coloured lollipops and carnivals.”
Take Higher Place, one of the paintings especially created for Vivid. It evokes nostalgia as we revisit the fairs of our childhood and “all the things they have to offer – colour, light, noise, movement, pattern and joy. I hope to harness the revelry of these events.” She does this beautifully.
Image credit: Susan Simonini, Higher place, 2024, Acrylic on polycotton, 100 x 120 cm