I had an amazing instructor, Joseph Gotto , who, as a painter, spoke to me as it - he didn't condescend.
I think that artists provide questions, not answers. We provide provocations rather than fully formed objects. - Kehinde Wiley
I think that artists provide questions, not answers. We provide provocations rather than fully formed objects.
- Kehinde Wiley
I think there's something important in going against the grain, and perhaps finding value in things that aren't necessarily institutionally recognize… - Kehinde Wiley
I think there's something important in going against the grain, and perhaps finding value in things that aren't necessarily institutionally recognize…
When you're at your best, you're analyzing yourself and becoming increasingly isolated from a broader narrative. - Kehinde Wiley
When you're at your best, you're analyzing yourself and becoming increasingly isolated from a broader narrative.
There's something really cool about being able to fly to South Africa and watch one of the most talented African footballers wearing a shoe on the fi… - Kehinde Wiley
There's something really cool about being able to fly to South Africa and watch one of the most talented African footballers wearing a shoe on the fi…
The backgrounds by design are a very key part of the conversation, because I want a kind of fight or pressure to exist between the figure and the bac… - Kehinde Wiley
The backgrounds by design are a very key part of the conversation, because I want a kind of fight or pressure to exist between the figure and the bac…
What I love in art is that it takes known combinations and reorders them in a way that sheds light on something that they have never seen before or a… - Kehinde Wiley
What I love in art is that it takes known combinations and reorders them in a way that sheds light on something that they have never seen before or a…
In my work, I want to create an understanding, not about what a painting looks like but about what a painting says. - Kehinde Wiley
In my work, I want to create an understanding, not about what a painting looks like but about what a painting says.
I believe that artists should be part of the culture. I think that my work clearly bears that out. - Kehinde Wiley
I believe that artists should be part of the culture. I think that my work clearly bears that out.
I create something that means something to me, to the world, and try to do my best. I can't fix everything. - Kehinde Wiley
I create something that means something to me, to the world, and try to do my best. I can't fix everything.
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