C$1,800
The painting was inspired while at an artist residency in Japan in the Spring of 2025. The three figures were my housemates, 2 musicians and a young black painter from New York. I chose to paint them as a record of their differences in garment choices. One, chose to find a local designer creating pieces of natural material of significant cost, but lasting quality. She was well aware of the planetary cost of fast fashion. Another chose cheap throwaway garments from a well-known cheap franchise store nearby. Finally, the young man visited second-hand vintage stores that sold primarily western clothing from the US.
| Technique: | Acrylic on Belguin Linen |
| Edition: | Original, one of a kind artwork |
| Unframed Size: | 32in x 39in |
| Frame: | Not framed |
| Weight: | 7.7lbs (estimated) |
Kenna Barradell
Pender Island, British Columbia
Kenna Barradell is a multimedia artist whose creations paint vivid narratives reflecting the events and attitudes prevalent within communities and society—a form of social commentary inviting discussion about difficult social and political issues. The majority of her works are large-scale acrylic paintings on linen.
"Ideas about community and social life inspire me to paint. The painting comes together as I work on the canvas completely from my imagination, very much like an author who writes fiction develops characters as she writes."