Kehinde Wiley...What an amazing artist

Some of may or may not know him but, Kehinde Wiley is a visual artist that I am truly inspired by. He's an LA native and currently a visual artist in NY. He received his MFA from Yale University and has submerged himself into art history portrait style paintings. Here are some of my favorites:

Rubin Singleton


Prince Tommaso Francesco of Savoy


Alexander the Great in Variation



Yup..that's LL COOL J!


These images are so powerful, majestic and I am absolutely in love with the portrait usage of urban black and brown men with the mixture of the rich prestigious background with stylistic urban fabrics. It's just pure genius.

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Check out his website to see more Kehinde Wiley