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“I'm fully capable of multitasking certain conceptual concerns within the work.”

Quote by Kehinde Wiley

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Kehinde Wiley is a renowned contemporary painter known for his modern interpretations of traditional portraiture. His works typically depict portraits of African Americans, Latinos, and other minorities, blending elements of history, culture, and pop culture. Born in 1977, Wiley's work has had a profound impact on the art world. more

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“I love the idea of engaging religious sentiment and how that vocabulary has evolved over time.”

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“I love the of dealing with the homoerotic versus the idea of dealing with certain tropes with regards to black masculinity in the world, propensity towards sports, antisocial behavior, hypersexuality - all of these sort of non-truths that I don't exist in but that I see as being fixed in the world's imagination.”

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“I think that at its best, painting can be an act of juggling perceptions, a hall of mirrors. And it can be a bit confusing and scattering. But as the artist, as the man behind the velvet rope who controls the smoke and the mirrors and the way that things move in the painted space, what I want to do is to try my best to be a good witness.”

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“What it is is a type of editorialization, you know? This is self-portraiture. This is what you think about the world we live in.”

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Author:Kehinde Wiley

“So much of the hubris that surrounded conceptual art in the 1950s through '70s was that it had this arrogant presupposition that pointing in and of itself was a creative act. It never rigorously politically and socially analyzed the fact that the luxury to point is something that so many people throughout the world don't have.”

People World Art Facts Creative Luxury Arrogant Pointing Hubris Conceptual Art

Author:Kehinde Wiley

“It never really understood its own situational luxury. And I think that by and large the privilege of being Kehinde Wiley in the 21st century, making these high-priced luxury goods, traveling the world, pointing at these people, behooves me to have a point of view and to say something about it.”

People Thinking World Views Century Understood Privilege Point Of View Luxury Goods 21st Century Pointing Luxury Goods

Author:Kehinde Wiley

“I think didactic art is boring. I mean, I love it in terms of, like, some of the historical precedents that I've learned from. You needed that. We needed those building blocks in terms of - you know, when I look at a great Barbara Kruger, for example, and you're thinking about, you know, the woman's position in society - you know, she found a way of making it beautiful, but at the same time it's very sort of preachy, you know what I mean?”

“For me, I wanted to create something that's much more driven by a type of selfishness, a type of decadence.”

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Author:Kehinde Wiley

“Believing that navel-gazing in and of itself can transform itself into something that means something for society. I mean, we are communicative creatures. We desire to sort of understand each other's experiences and points of view. Storytelling is what painting, literature, filmmaking is all about.”

Believe Mean Desire Literature Views Painting Creatures Point Of View Storytelling Filmmaking Gazing Navel Navel Gazing

Author:Kehinde Wiley

“When you're at your best, you're analyzing yourself and becoming increasingly isolated from a broader narrative.”

Becoming Narrative Isolated Analyzing

Author:Kehinde Wiley