ARTWORK
Selected Works by JENNA X
Tupac “2pac” Amaru Shakur
Acrylic paint on canvas board
11″ x 14″ ,
28cm x 35.5cm
2024
This portrait was created through an immersive process of studying Tupac’s interviews, music and public presence. Rather than focusing solely on likeness, the piece explores identity, emotional depth and the contrast between vulnerability and strength within public perception. Through portraiture, I aim to capture not just how a person looked, but how they felt and how they continue to exist within cultural memory.
Elvis Aaron Presley
Acrylic paint on canvas board
12″ x 16″ ,
30cm x 40cm
2025
While creating this portrait, I became interested in the relationship between performance, identity and public image. By immersing myself in archival footage, interviews and live performances, I explored the contrast between Elvis as a cultural symbol and the individual behind that image. Through portraiture, I use familiar faces to examine how identity can become shaped, projected and preserved through popular culture.
“Dexter” Michael C Hall
Acrylic paint on canvas board
12″ x 16″ ,
30cm x 40cm
2024
This portrait was created through an immersive process of rewatching the series alongside interviews with Michael C Hall discussing the psychological development of the character. Painted at night while listening to the Dexter theme soundtrack, the piece explores themes of duality, concealment and the complexity of human identity.
Acrylic paint and marker on canvas board
“Joker” Joaquin Phoenix
Acrylic paint and marker on canvas board
11″ x 14″ ,
28cm x 35.5cm
2024
This portrait was created through an immersive process of studying Joaquin Phoenix’s performance alongside the psychological and emotional themes within the film. While painting, I became deeply interested in the conflict between internal suffering and public perception, particularly the way emotional distress can be misunderstood, judged or transformed into spectacle by society.
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