ᴇᴠɪᴇ
3 years ago @Edit 3 years ago
[Black History Month] [Replurk!] Hi, I wrote up a brief post on Facebook about Kehinde Wiley because there weren't enough artists or LGBTQ+ folks being represented on my timeline, and I invite people to share! Link and screenshots within!
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ᴇᴠɪᴇ
3 years ago
https://images.plurk.com/48eYAkloL7EpdH5XPU7arX.png
ᴇᴠɪᴇ
3 years ago
https://images.plurk.com/1vFvMbaceY6OGdZHgWCx2Y.png
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ᴇᴠɪᴇ
3 years ago
Don't you worry, I'm going to share the art, too!
transilience
3 years ago
SO cool
ᴇᴠɪᴇ
3 years ago
https://images.plurk.com/25zbwvYHiYh2k6tVrWaEAe.png But first, the man himself in the best suit I have ever seen in my life.
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3 years ago
https://images.plurk.com/5DLMkU20SWwHHshVl8LZk6.png President Barack Obama, 2018, oil on canvas
ᴇᴠɪᴇ
3 years ago
https://images.plurk.com/5EPrOJjIBMjRB1ri2QpTHG.png The Virgin Martyr St. Cecelia, 2009; oil on canvas (I couldn't confirm on my phone that this is oil on canvas but I assume so.)
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3 years ago
https://images.plurk.com/4cIP04IxwWB0O5Y03Qx3ip.png Saint Remi, 2014; glass panel in aluminum frame
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3 years ago
https://images.plurk.com/Z6CSthzMO45NCxpLtO6HF.png Officer of the Hussars, 2007; oil on canvas
ᴇᴠɪᴇ
3 years ago
https://images.plurk.com/1PqI7Vegzu5iXRLlOYNeEZ.png Saint Adelaide; 2014, glass panel in aluminum frame
ᴇᴠɪᴇ
3 years ago
https://images.plurk.com/2HQWxyuX1yK4WnTDajAYjf.png Equestrian Portrait of Philip IV, 2017; oil on canvas
ᴇᴠɪᴇ
3 years ago
https://images.plurk.com/6rD4D0BMoGpBr5rGRZwChy.png Mary, Comforter of the Afflicted I, 2016, glass panel in aluminum frame
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3 years ago
https://images.plurk.com/DV2gVQoU0dAkWhlaO4JhY.png The Chancellor Seguier on Horseback; 2005, oil on canvas
ᴇᴠɪᴇ
3 years ago
There's so much more about him that I've found out since posting this all this morning, because I kind of lost track of what he was up to during the pandemic.
transilience
3 years ago
I love how he puts vines EVERYWHERE
ᴇᴠɪᴇ
3 years ago
Oh my god you'll love his floral portraits, then
transilience
3 years ago
I DO
ᴇᴠɪᴇ
3 years ago
But quickly before I pull those up: he recently founded a residency program for artists in Senegal ;.;
ᴇᴠɪᴇ
3 years ago
Hard to find a full shot of this one:
ᴇᴠɪᴇ
3 years ago
https://images.plurk.com/6dH44wPFrgplKhtoSs5De6.png Portrait of Savannah Essah, 2020, oil on canvas
transilience
3 years ago
SO. COOL.
ᴇᴠɪᴇ
3 years ago
https://images.plurk.com/5JgGtG0pllhizAqx0l5HMC.png detail from Portrait of Asia-Imani, Gabriella-Esnae, and Kaya Palmer, 2020, oil on canvas
ᴇᴠɪᴇ
3 years ago
I thought at a glance that this was a photograph.
ᴇᴠɪᴇ
3 years ago
https://images.plurk.com/7B6uX49vIlCDjObcLT9Tk4.png Scale of the painting.
ᴇᴠɪᴇ
3 years ago
Anyway, that is my Ted Talk on Kehinde Wiley, Artist and Badass, and I encourage folks to replurk, contribute more information about Mr. Wiley, other artists, or ask any questions you might have.
ᴇᴠɪᴇ
3 years ago
Please note I am white and only sharing information; as such I will happily cede the floor of any conversation or explanation to people of color.
ᴇᴠɪᴇ
3 years ago
...but also please he's so good please go learn about him and his life. Living legend.
ᴇᴠɪᴇ
3 years ago
I've updated my original post with information about Black Rock Senegal because it deserved a shoutout.
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