Last weeks ALVC class focused on the Post Modern them "INTERTEXTUALITY", re-read Extract 1 The death of the author on page 44 of your ALVC books and respond to the oil paintings of Kehinde Wiley. How do we make sense of his Kehinde's work? Identify intertextuality in Kehinde's work?
Wiley's mimetic powers are amazing. He's works consist of traditional and contemporary subjects (e.g. victorian style of prints, the modern african american man). Most of his works are in portrait form, from being just random people on the streets of Harlem to people all over the world. Wiley's paintings are extremely beautiful, usually focusing on one or two subjects present his work. It reminds me of the renaissance types of paintings, maybe he drew some of his inspiration from that and also foregin textiles with a lot of Victorian influences. Also popular culture (e.g. the mary-go-round? > I think that’s what it is…, social groups/signs etc).
Kehinde's work relates to this weeks Post Modern theme "PLURALISM" re-read page 50 and discuss how the work relates to this theme?
Ah yes! Pluralism means the equality of artists regardless of age, race, religion etc. I can see how Wiley's work relates to Pluralism because he’s pieces contain something other than what is ‘expected’ of this type of painting style. This style is a very mimetic form of painting found in the renaissance, and all the paintings produced in that era were of white rich men and their belongings. However in Wiley’s work, his subjects are diverse while still keeping to the traditional painting style. Wiley changes our perception of stereotypes and challenges the viewer to accept the idea of the ‘other’ rather than just accepting what you find in ‘the box’ – so to say.
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ReplyDeleteI sense the Postmodern from Kehinde's painting. His painting is really great. He can add the different culture on the one painting . This is so interesting. for his works, the background is the original pattern of various styles of African pattern, but the figures look like hip-hop. it become a strong contrast each other.
Hi, I really agree with you. His works are completly and smoothly contemporary art result from his works gather between very modern culture, known as black american or hip-pop and Middle East culture which contain the shape used so far in history that represent the luxurious.
ReplyDeleteHowever, they have the link between hip-pop and luxurious as we can we this style always inclode dimond or juvery for its acessories.
I really like Wiley's paintings, and you're exactly right when you speak on stereotypes in your last paragraph. Wiley replaces the subject which you would see in an old portrait of some important figure, and replaces them with (usually) an everyday black man from the inner city. He uses his people as the substitute, a people who are rarely seen in that light, and suddenly the painting is seen in a completely different way, even though he has simply replaced the central figure with one of another race. It makes you wonder how you would see yourself if those in power around you were very rarely like you, as it has been for inner city blacks for hundreds of years.
ReplyDeleteI like that you identified how his works relate to intertextuality and how they resemble renaissance style paintings. I find it to be an interesting statement about equality and how things have changed so much over the last few centuries.
ReplyDeleteYeah, Cory again and again
ReplyDeleteI think this work is kind of similar to Barbara Kruger poster in the way of juxtapose something with something. If you look at my blog you will see his painting, he is sitting on the throne, it's intertextual from 'Napoleon on his Imperial Throne Ingres 1806 oil on canvas' I think his idea is based on Why white skin (in Europe period of Renaissance) always get privileged in education, reputation and ect than black skin. And I think now in America there is still a racism of white skin and black skin, so I think what's his idea try to tell us is 'We are all human and there is no different just the skin tone and why we have to separate and divided human into a group class. Oh! I almost forgot his pattern style French rococo it's to remind us viewer to recognized of old style and juxtapose with young black guy in hip-hop style. Maybe what he want to say is black guy can have wealthy and power too or we just want to be better than others just like Barbara Kruger's poster it says, 'We delight in the loss of others'. So these work makes me feel that yes we are but how can we do something about it and i still don't know.
Hi Cory!, his painting styles have been compared and measured up to numerous renowned portrait artists as he creates a mixture of period styles to create work. I find Kahinde Wiley's work is very interesting and out of the ordinary. To create these oil paintings Wiley uses techniques and styles from the past including:
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• Islamic architecture
• West African textile design
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ReplyDeleteWhen I saw this work for the first time it reminded me a lot of the artwork by Stanley Mouse. It's not really similar but somethings that are the quite the same are the poster like similarities to both of them and also the use of pattern in the artwork.
ReplyDeleteI do like what you said in the part about Pluralism. It's very true about the White rich men. It would be a stereo-type now as being able to buy art is much more accessible to buy and make and not so much a high and expensive demand. I like the way this artist has incorporated everyday people off the streets of Harlem to his work. I feel that it makes it more real..