Kehinde Wiley

Kehinde Wiley creates portrait paintings of young men found on the streets of Harlem.As time passed he went international creating paintings of people in brazil, india, isreal, and others. Wiley took it old school with his paintings deciding to paint in a style of 15th century icons but as his models young black men. 

ICONICSAINT PAUL , 201422K GOLD LEAF AND OIL ON WOOD PANEL 40 X 24 X 2 INCHES

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PRINCE ALEXANDER NEVSKII , 2014
22K GOLD LEAF AND OIL ON WOOD PANEL 40 X 24 X 2 INCHES