Kehinde Wiley

Kehinde Wiley is a New York City-based portrait painter who is known for his highly naturalistic paintings of African-Americans. He was born in February of 1977. I really enjoy the vibrancy of his art, it’s very visually pleasing to look at. I like how the backgrounds of each piece flows in front of the model making it seem like they are part of the background. The models Kehinde chooses are really powerful in appearance, the stand out against the background and the poses they are in are extremely eye catching and cool. The pieces are just extremely empowering to look at.