Kehinde Wiley

"On Top of The World"
Oil on Canvas
6'x5'
2008





"Dogon Couple"
Oil on Canvas
8'x7'
2008





"The Three Graces"
Oil and Enamel on Canvas
8'x10'
2005






"Portrait of A Venetian Ambassador, Aged 59 II"
Oil on Canvas
2006
6'x8'






"The Apostle Peter"
Oil and Enamel on Canvas
8'x10'
2006


Of my recently discovered favorites, Kehinde Wiley, creates decorative portraits true to human's nature. He makes old sentiments palpable to today's society, by often replicating scenes form classical paintings and inserting contemporary characters to play the roles of saints and biblical personas. Keep up with this one.