Some information about the artist:
Kehinde Wiley’s paintings incorporate a range of historical and vernacular styles, from French Rococo to today’s urban street. Wiley collapses history and style into a unique contemporary vision. He describes his approach as “interrogating the notion of the master painter, at once critical and complicit.” He makes figurative paintings that “quote historical sources and position young black men within that field [of power].”
Spend a few minutes investigating the works of Kehinde Wiley. Try to locate Baroque or French Rococo images that he may have been drawing on for original poses. What kind of message does Wiley’s work convey to you personally? Using images and words, create a post that explains your reaction to his work.
Also, free to use them to create an avatar if you haven’t done so already, or to try to re-create your own Kehinde Wiley-inspired pose (to post to your blog).
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