August 7, 2016
Kehinde Wiley talks about his father and his own yearning to be authentically connected to Africa.
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Kehinde Wiley: Barkley Hendricks
August 6, 2016
Kehinde Wiley was influenced early on by such portrait painters as John Singer Sargent and Barkley Hendricks, both represented in VMFA’s permanent collection. Visit today to see Wiley’s work and the earlier masters who influenced him.
Kehinde Wiley: Saints & Icons
August 4, 2016
Why did Kehinde Wiley go from large-scale portraits to small icons painting? And why did he start working in stained glass? In another exclusive VMFA video, Wiley talks about his use of scale and medium.
Kehinde Wiley: Street Casting
August 3, 2016
In another exclusive VMFA video, Kehinde Wiley talks about his piece “Willem van Heythuysen”, which is in VMFA’s permanent collection! Learn about his process of street casting and referencing portraits from art history.
Kehinde Wiley: Early Work
August 2, 2016
Hear Kehinde Wiley tell the incredible story about how a piece of paper on the street forever changed his life and the direction of his art.