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Kehinde Wiley Honors the Power and Beauty of Everyday People

Kehinde Wiley rose to stardom as the master painter behind President Barack Obama’s portrait at the Smithsonian National Portrait Gallery in Washington D.C. In St. Louis, he’s unveiled a new series at the Saint Louis Art Museum. The subjects behind Wiley’s paintings originate from a trip to North St. Louis and Ferguson in 2017, where Wiley and his team street cast models for the series. The everyday men and women memorialized in his grand, large-scale paintings look immensely familiar. Wiley lauds the work as being a “celebration of 21st century culture.” When he spoke with the models, he requested that they wear clothing in which they felt comfortable – that reflected their own personal style. So the models wore camouflage and Nike t-shirts. They wore jean shorts and midriff tops with tattoos fully on display. However, the poses they assume hold a different kind of familiarity. As part of this project, Wiley took inspiration from masterworks within the museum&#8217;s collection, so these everyday people take on the roles once reserved for the wealthy and the white. The portraits reflect a personal narrative, both of the subjects and the artist himself.

Kehinde Wiley, master painter behind President Obama’s portrait at the Smithsonian, unveils a new series at the Saint Louis Art Museum where he places people he met in  grand, large-scale paintings.

Kehinde Wiley Commemorates the Power and Beauty of Everyday People

Kehinde Wiley rose to stardom as the master painter behind President Barack Obama’s portrait at the Smithsonian National Portrait Gallery in Washington D.C. In St. Louis, he’s unveiled a new series at the Saint Louis Art Museum. The subjects behind Wiley’s paintings originate from a trip to North St. Louis and Ferguson in 2017, where Wiley and his team street cast models for the series. The everyday men and women memorialized in his grand, large-scale paintings look immensely familiar. Wiley lauds the work as being a “celebration of 21st century culture.” When he spoke with the models, he requested that they wear clothing in which they felt comfortable – that reflected their own personal style. So, the models wore camouflage and Nike t-shirts. They wore jean shorts and midriff tops with tattoos fully on display. However, the poses they assume hold a different kind of familiarity. As part of this project, Wiley took inspiration from masterworks within the museum&#8217;s collection, so these everyday people take on the roles once reserved for the wealthy and the white. The portraits reflect a personal narrative, both of the subjects and the artist himself.

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