2012
Terence Nance, 2012
Oil on canvas 72" x 55"
Kehinde Wiley
By applying the visual vocabulary and conventions of glorification, history, wealth and
prestige to the subject matter drawn from the urban fabric, the subjects and stylistic references
for his paintings are juxtaposed inversions of each other, forcing ambiguity and provocative
perplexity to pervade his imagery.
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JAMAICA
Sir Brooke Boothby , 2013
Oil on Canvas 108 x 68 inches
Kehinde Wiley
By applying the visual vocabulary and conventions of glorification, history, wealth and
prestige to the subject matter drawn from the urban fabric, the subjects and stylistic references
for his paintings are juxtaposed inversions of each other, forcing ambiguity and provocative
perplexity to pervade his imagery.
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HAITI
Louis XIV of France , 2014
Oil on linen 60 x 48 inches
Kehinde Wiley
By applying the visual vocabulary and conventions of glorification, history, wealth and
prestige to the subject matter drawn from the urban fabric, the subjects and stylistic references
for his paintings are juxtaposed inversions of each other, forcing ambiguity and provocative
perplexity to pervade his imagery.
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AN ECONOMY OF GRACE
Ena Johnson, 2012
Oil on canvas 70" x 60"
Kehinde Wiley
By applying the visual vocabulary and conventions of glorification, history, wealth and
prestige to the subject matter drawn from the urban fabric, the subjects and stylistic references
for his paintings are juxtaposed inversions of each other, forcing ambiguity and provocative
perplexity to pervade his imagery.
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AN ECONOMY OF GRACE
Mrs. Siddons, 2012
Oil on linen 72" x 60"
Kehinde Wiley
By applying the visual vocabulary and conventions of glorification, history, wealth and
prestige to the subject matter drawn from the urban fabric, the subjects and stylistic references
for his paintings are juxtaposed inversions of each other, forcing ambiguity and provocative
perplexity to pervade his imagery.
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JAMAICA
Portrait of Richo Gable , 2013
Oil on Canvas 24 x 20 inches
Kehinde Wiley
By applying the visual vocabulary and conventions of glorification, history, wealth and
prestige to the subject matter drawn from the urban fabric, the subjects and stylistic references
for his paintings are juxtaposed inversions of each other, forcing ambiguity and provocative
perplexity to pervade his imagery.
(http://kehindewiley.com/about/)
