Kehinde Wiley creates paradigm shift in the art world

New York-based artist Kehinde Wiley did not see himself reflected on the walls of the world's great museums, so he set out to create classical-style paintings featuring men and women of color, often echoing masterworks. Rita Braver meets with the artist and tours a new exhibition of his work.

[@helaholmes2977]

Imagine having ur mug shot painted

[@muffa9125]

Yeah, jussie's , with a sea of maga hats as a background

[@TheModernInvestor]

His paintings are BEAUTIFUL !

[@Alchevibewithfurbabies]

I love his work. As an artist 🎨 I appreciate his work

[@levmoses742]

❤❤❤ Was at the San Francisco show last week. So grateful for how he allows Spirit to flow through him and bring us so much beauty.

[@genobourn7423]

It's amazing ...the critics voice their opinion but most of them cannot create a great piece of art like this!

[@artistrybybelabug6479]

Fabulous... I'm so inspired. One day.... the world will see me too..

[@tamaradottree1212]

Great job!! Excellent research and information.

[@kalilavalezina]

What an incredible talent! I'd love to see his works in person, I bet they're even more stunning.

[@truthbetold4024]

i love his work amazing just saw it for the first time this week in person

[@SherrieB7979]

truth betold Go look at his work in person of black women holding white women’s severed heads!

[@ovh992]

You know the art is good when art critics hate it.

[@giginapjac]

Where are the portraits of black women holding severed white women's heads?

[@RevoltOfAges]

Do you mean the portraits based on the story of Judith in the Old Testament? Those paintings are just as classically inspired and just as artful as the rest of his work, but with all due respect, I don't think you really care about that. You just want something to be offended by.

[@giginapjac]

Jeff Lebowski I guess you can justify anything when it suits you liberals.

[@giginapjac]

The "original" paintings weren't white women holding black women's heads! And don't talk like "the book of Judith" is in the St. James Bible, it isn't. It is considered "non-historical ", so get over yourself trying to justify this racist and his violent racist POOR painting COPIES!!

[@missl849]

someone is triggered.... why don't you do some research before crying rascist.

[@martiniusafricanus1558]

Happy we have his exhibit here in Richmond Virginia!

[@taccora]

YES, I JUST came from the exhibit today and it was amazing!

[@onlinedudeman]

LOL..

[@orion7873]

Yeah, Richmond is really going downhill.

[@artconde6801]

he paints the background??really patience..i like it!

[@louhawk559]

Love Wiley's hyperrealism..

[@eg-g]

This is not hyperrealism, it is just realism.

[@louise-yo7kz]

Love his work

[@willvice3998]

Wow i never knew my research would bring me here! i saw one of his paintings in the Raleigh art museum😃

[@gracejones5368]

You have to see this work in person. Pictures just can't cpture the humanity!!!

[@julianesquibel2611]

Awesome

[@lm4836]

Huge fan❤

[@lestudio76]

He's been around awhile. He isn't new and upcoming.

[@mizbyrd]

+lestudio76 Yeah ive known about his work for about 10 years!

[@zencronimax7636]

lestudio76 he’s only getting this much attention for the Obama portraits he created

[@missybphoto]

Looking forward to seeing this exhibit.

[@samanthajustice5098]

Commissioned to paint Obama's portrait! 🙌🏽

[@MR-ky8lt]

Larry Sinclair's testimony about Barry.....watch it

[@hypolitej]

Yes the power structure in the art world can try to denigrate this amazing artist by calling his work cartoonish.but celebrate some of the cartoonish junk they call Impressionism.

[@thebabscast5154]

Hahahahaha

[@timothyfoster4447]

Beautiful

[@elizabethhurtado2829]

❤

[@internetcomment4440]

He’s really talented

[@asemirg]

Wow, in Empire

[@zonkster909]

If this had been a white painter painting white women holding the severed heads of black women his "art" would not even be part of the discussion here.

[@RevoltOfAges]

You do realize that the beheading painting is titled "Judith and Holofernes" and is a direct reference to the biblical story of Judith in the Old Testament, right? Or are you just being sanctimonious without actually researching the painting you're talking about?

[@Ryan-kb8ui]

Thus is the famous double standard

[@Essenciawata]

If a white painter painted what you mentioned it would represent something different, duh.

[@spratscat]

John Johnson That's why it's called a double-standard, genius.

[@Howtonaturally]

zonkster909 There are numerous pieces of art throughout history where not only black people are depicted hung, being enslaved, tortured, killed etc, but also Europeans themselves hanging, decapitating, enslaving, torturing, killing each other. These pieces are of course significant memoirs of your past in museums to expressive pieces by the artists themselves all over the world. You are allowed to show your history and express yourselves but of course your white privilege kicks in when it's the other way around.

[@mizzobjectiveone3819]

They let him set up a studio in Senegal? Hmmm

[@dr.nefariosballs9883]

Wow, a cow made of butter. My girls would love it. In fact, the first sentence Caroline ever said was "I like butter"

[@samanthaconverse2380]

Whatever force??? Lol....he knows exactly what force enables him........The evil one

[@jeremyboykin7348]

Praise for a monuement on either side shows why this country is going where it is going. Too many people sitting around worried about statues. Too many people holding on to hatred simply because they have personally failed so miserably in life that thats all they have... Pathetic...

[@europeisthebestloveisblind5524]

I think is realistic and beautiful artist tries to show

[@domminicmcintyre4959]

Nice art paintings can you teach my page is domminic McIntyre drawing

[@Makonen442]

The minute the assistant is doing the painting Alongside the artist...the art work lacks integrity. The artist work must be pure of only his or her touch.

[@Makonen442]

@@ectoskeletal you can admire. But it still lacks integrity if there are added hands other than the artist doing the painting.

[@Makonen442]

@@ectoskeletal not an opinion. It is a EDUCATING OPINION. That is a difference. I did not discredit Mr.Wiley's art. Not once. You are assuming and using confirmation bias to stretch your imagination.

[@atenification]

yuk

[@robertcapawana1300]

GO TRUMP

[@violetrose1260]

I really appreciate the inclusion of female representation, but worry that it might be mistaken as sexualization by changing their clothing to something that elevates their perceived status. Just a thought...

[@Jay-iu4st]

Wattefock

[@argeancomics3291]

Take some photos of stereotyped black people, cut ir out in photoshop, put it over a flowery pattern fabric, reproduce it in large scale and... voilá: a Kehinde Wiley is done.

[@leststoner]

I know, I don't know how people are impressed by this.

[@termikesmike]

this is why ‘real men’ don’t like art ( all that ‘beheading ‘ )

[@SI-cd7xs]

Imposing black peoppe on European art doesn’t raise question it’s just apart of the the regular erasure of Europeans in every facet from both their own cultural spaces and historical narratives.

[@wslagter]

Skilfull craftsmanship but don’t call this art but rather kitsch

[@andrewmorris9499]

Nice wallpaper. No paradigm shift here.

[@dukeofkerry4509]

His work on obama looks like a puzzle box.

[@letusmakemaninourvanity1366]

That's because it's full of snakes, dead sheep and reptiles

[@christopheradams7942]

@@letusmakemaninourvanity1366 and poison ivy

[@sonorasenora5911]

Artist freemason nephilim bloodline...selah

[@GrumpyYank26]

What a patronizing and racist interviewer. Yuk.

[@56tinman56]

I'll pass thank you

[@boojiboy2289]

Racist?

[@perditachavez]

this is some street art level, but really happy for him, he made it

[@mindfireart7843]

Street art? Can you expand on that?