Kehinde Wiley: A New Republic
"Through the process of "street casting," Wiley invites individuals, often strangers he encounters on the street, to sit for portraits. In this collaborative process, the model chooses a reproduction of a painting from a book and reenacts the pose of the painting’s figure. By inviting the subjects to select a work of art, Wiley gives them a measure of control over the way they're portrayed."
I love everything about Mr. Wiley's work: the deep reds, the bold prints, the contemporarily-clothed men and women adopting classical poses from Western art. And the scale! Most of these pieces appear to be life-sized, or larger. They're really impressive.
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