A Colourful X – Jenna YoNa Bloom

A Colourful X – Jenna YoNa Bloom

Some characters are larger than life and artist Jenna YoNa Bloom demonstrates this with her stencil art.
Her latest project takes the denizens of Kings Cross and transforms them into vibrant works of portraiture.
The subjects of the exhibition, A Colourful X, are as individual as the notorious suburb. They include Reverend Graham Long of the Wayside Chapel, former striptease dancer Elizabeth Burton, and author Louis Nowra. The diversity of people echoes the chameleon nature of their environment and is a testament to the lasting bohemian appeal of the Cross.
Faces, old and young, stare evocatively from the spray painted backgrounds. Each piece tells the story of a breathing soul whose features reveal narratives of inspiration, desperation, love and creativity, emotions which are integral to Sydney and its surrounds.
The street art technique adds to the appeal, as does the familiarity of the visages. Each belongs to the locality, yet transcends the parochial and becomes a part of an overarching story of a community experiencing the vicissitudes of the 21st Century.
A testament to time and history, life and provocation, A Colourful X is sure to be a unique and powerful illustration of one of the city’s most interesting and iconic corners.

Jenna YoNa Bloom. A Colourful X GKJE Gallery 1, Mercure Sydney, Potts Point, Level 2, 226 Victoria Street, Potts Point. April 1-28

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