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Kehinde Wiley (born February 28, 1977) is an American portrait painter based in New York City. He is known for his naturalistic paintings of Black people that reference the work of Old Master paintings. In 2017, Wiley was commissioned to paint former President Barack Obama's portrait for the Smithsonian National Portrait Gallery.
Los Angeles native and New York based visual artist, Kehinde Wiley has firmly situated himself within art history’s portrait painting tradition.
Kehinde Wiley is a young, African-American painter who is quite literally changing the face(s) of portraiture with his sensitive, vibrant, and political portrayals of black folk, ranging from teenagers he meets on the streets, to fellow contemporary artists, and even former President Barack Obama.
May 9, 2024 · Kehinde Wiley (born February 28, 1977, Los Angeles, California, U.S.) is an American artist best known for portraits that feature African Americans in the traditional settings of Old Master paintings.
Kehinde Wiley (b. 1977, Los Angeles) is an American artist best known for his portraits that render people of color in the traditional settings of Old Master paintings.
Dec 26, 2022 · Soliciting pedestrians in the Matongé neighborhood of Brussels, Kehinde Wiley, forty-five, looked more like a sidewalk canvasser than he did a world-famous artist. He sidled up to strangers in...
Kehinde Wiley is a contemporary African-American painter known for his distinctive portraits. View Kehinde Wiley’s 367 artworks on artnet. Find an in-depth biography, exhibitions, original artworks for sale, the latest news, and sold auction prices.
Kehinde Wiley (b. 1977) is an artist known for his naturalistic paintings of black people. Wiley was born in Los Angles, California, to a Nigerian father and African American mother. Wiley took an interest in art when his mother enrolled him in after-school art classes.
Oct 24, 2023 · Kehinde Wiley, the art world’s rule-breaker extraordinaire, is like the superhero of contemporary art. His special power? Taking old-school classical portraiture and giving it an ultra-cool modern makeover. We’re talking huge, bold, in-your-face portraits that will rock your world.
Feb 12, 2021 · The selection of Barack Obama’s portraitist, Kehinde Wiley —an artist who recontextualizes classical European portraiture by inserting contemporary people of color into vividly lush backdrops—signaled that the 44th president’s depiction would radically depart from his forebears.
