AUITISM Youth Painting Exhibition Highlights Special Needs Child Talent
Pauh Putra, Jan. 25 - Autism Hub for Educational Resources and Training (A-Heart)Universiti Malaysia Perlis (UniMAP) held a painting exhibition entitled The Exploration Journey: An Art Exhibition by Kirtantaw Subramanian here, today.
The exhibition proves that children with autism have a particularly special talent of their own even if they differ from normal children.
UniMAP Vice-Chancellor, Brigadier General Datuk Prof Emeritus Dr Kamarudin Hussin said the exhibition held at the Tuanku Syed Faizuddin Putra Library gallery (PTSFP) aimed at increasing awareness and concern among UniMAP and the Perlis community towards talents showcased by people who are autistic.
"The exhibition highlights the talents of an autistic youth, Kirtanraw Subramnian, who managed to produce 60 paintings including abstract and potrait.
"The main objective of this exhibition is to motivate parents, families and communities about special needs children's talents and encourage them to always fully support the talents of each of these children," he said after the Special Needs Children Celebration Program in PTSFP Auditorium.
The program was also graced with the presence of The Crowning Princess of Perlis, Her Royal Highness Tuanku Lailatul Shahreen Akashah Khalil as the Pro-Chancellor of UniMAP and the royal patron of A-HEART.
Kirtanraw, 22, who hails from Sungai Petani Kedah began painting since seven years old and is interested in pencil drawing sketching and oil-based paintings.
To date, Kirtanraw had successfully produced almost 100 paintings of various sizes and most of the paintings are created from imagination.
Among the local and international exhibition showcasing paintings by Kirtanraw is the 2014 Solo Exhibition Theme Exploration in Penang, 2014 Art Exhibition in Sungai Petani Mall, 2013 Art Exhibtion in Blackwood Cafe Sungai Petani, 2013 Animals Kingdom Art Exhibition, 2015 Vetri Festival of Art Exhibition in Pondichery India and 2015 Art Exhibition at Solaris Publika Dutamas White Box.
The paintings on display are also available for sale to visitors.
