Love Is A Many Gendered Thing
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Title
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Love Is A Many Gendered Thing
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Type
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2021
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Creator
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Kenny, Brian
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Date
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2021
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Description
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In the beautiful city of Providence Rhode Island, I recently completed another permanent outdoor public mural, coming in at 1700 square feet, and three stories high! Through the efforts of The Avenue Concept, a Providence mural arts organization, I was connected to Open Door Health, a clinic specifically catering to the LGBTQAI+ community and was asked to create a mural on the largest outdoor facade of its brand new location, in my popular ‘line drawing’ style. For this project, I chose to create portraits of primarily Providence residents that span the queer and gender spectrums, as well as portraits of important nationally known Transgender icons. Set against a fluid interpretation of the Transgender flag, I wove the together the 14 portraits with symbols and imagery of transformation, gender fluidity, queer affirmation, and local flora and fauna. The result is “Love is a Many Gendered Thing”; a dynamic and life affirming tapestry of real people whose queer beauty and gender uniqueness I am honored and humbled to offer more positive visibility to the world.
PEOPLE FEATURED IN THE MURAL
(*- deceased):
Alice Firefly (she/them) (non-binary) (Providence)
*Chris Harris (he/him) (cis man) (Providence)
*Cristina Hayworth (she/her) (trans woman) (NYC)
Elle Moxley (she/her) (trans woman) (NYC/LA)
iO Tillet Wright (he/him) (trans man)(NYC/LA)
Kayden Marz (he/him) (trans man) (Providence)
Matt Garza (they/them) (non-binary) (Providence)
Nick Platzer (he/him) (cis man) (Providence)
Nielle Taylor (they/them) (non-binary) (Providence)
Richie De Filippo (he/him) (cis man) (Providence)
Shey Rivera Rios (they/them) (non-binary)(Providence)
*Sylvia Rivera (she/her) (trans woman) (NYC)
*Tatiana Jones (she/her) (trans woman) (Providence)
and myself (he/him) (NYC)
-Brian Kenny, artist
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Description source
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Format
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image/jpeg
2500 × 1668 pixels
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Language
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English
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Place
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Providence, Rhode Island
Open Door Health (LGBT clinic)
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Extent
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1.3 MB
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Identifier
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_DSC9298
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Relation
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The Avenue Concept (a non-profit Providence public arts organization)
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Subject
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public art
mural paintings (visual works)
Gender diversity
Gender expression
Non-binary people
Trans
Trans inclusivity
Trans joy
Trans men
Trans women
Transgender activism
Transgender art
Genderfluid people
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Temporal Coverage
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2021
