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Kehinde Wiley

painter

1977

Kehinde Wiley is an American portrait painter based in New York City. He is known for his naturalistic paintings of Black subjects that reference the work of Old Master paintings. In 2017, Wiley was commissioned to paint former U.S. President Barack Obama's portrait for the National Portrait Gallery of the Smithsonian Institution. The Columbus Museum of Art hosted an exhibition of his work in 2007 and describes his paintings as "heroic portraits which address the image and status of young African-American men in contemporary culture."

All Quotes by Kehinde Wiley

“If you look at the paintings that I love in art history, these are the paintings where great, powerful men are being celebrated on the big walls of museums throughout the world. What feels really strange is not to be able to see a reflection of myself in that world.”
— Kehinde Wiley
“Artists should be able to thrive and allow their ideas to flourish as much as those in biotechnology or finance.”
— Kehinde Wiley
“The beauty of art is that it allows you to slow down, and for a moment, things that once seemed unfamiliar become precious to you.”
— Kehinde Wiley
“Artists should be able to thrive and allow their ideas to flourish as much as those in biotechnology or finance.”
— Kehinde Wiley
“Art is about changing what we see in our everyday lives and representing it in such a way that it gives us hope.”
— Kehinde Wiley
“The beauty of art is that it allows you to slow down, and for a moment, things that once seemed unfamiliar become precious to you.”
— Kehinde Wiley
“Art is about changing what we see in our everyday lives and representing it in such a way that it gives us hope.”
— Kehinde Wiley
“If art can be at the service of anything, it's about letting us see a state of grace for those people who rarely get to be able to be seen that way.”
— Kehinde Wiley