View Painter Kehinde Wiley Artist UK. As a contemporary descendent of a long line of portraitists, including reynolds, gainsborough, titian, ingres, among others, wiley, engages the signs and visual rhetoric of the heroic, powerful, majestic and the sublime in his representation of. But his latest subjects have been largely unknown to.
He is described as the most successful black american artist since basquiat and, with canvases selling for six figures plus.
Choose your favorite kehinde wiley designs and purchase them as wall art, home decor, phone cases, tote bags, and more! Two paintings from 2012, depicting the biblical story of judith beheading the assyrian general holofernes, began making the rounds online on monday. Wiley's childhood experiences in the south central neighbourhood of los angeles were enriched by his mother's passion for education. Kehinde wiley (born february 28, 1977) is an american portrait painter based in new york city, who is known for his highly naturalistic paintings of african americans, frequently referencing the work of old master paintings.he was commissioned in 2017 to paint a portrait of former president barack obama for the smithsonian national portrait gallery, which has portraits of all previous american.