- How do we make sense of Kihinde's work? Identify intertextuality in Kihinde's work.
Wiley collaborates his styles and ideas from a range of time periods such as the Renaissance, French rococo, West African textile designs, Islamic architecture and to urban hip-hop. He embraces the style of hip-hop culture which he shows in his paintings, and appear to be based around the style and concepts of the Renaissance paintings. "His painting style has been compared to that of such traditional portraitists as Reynolds, Gainsborough, Titian and Ingres." (Kehinde Wiley, n.d.)
- Kehinde's work relates to this weeks Post Modern theme "PLURALISM" re-read page 50 and discuss how the work relates to this theme.
Pluralism in art refers to the nature of artforms and artists as diverse. The cultural context of art is all encompassing in its respect for the art of the world's cultures. Inclusion of individuals of differing ethnicities, genders, ideologies, abilities, ages, religions, economic status and educational levels is valued. Pluralism honours differences within and between equitable groups while seeing their commonalities."
Wiley's paintings takes away the boundaries that is created within our societies about the different hierachies that we have in our world today, he features black/ brown men in his paintings with a renaissance and british like style in the background to contrast both concepts, while still mainting to keep the idea of the street-like, hip hop culture. "By applying the visual vocabulary and conventions of glorification, history, wealth and prestige to the subject matter drawn from the urban fabric, the subjects and stylistic references for his paintings are juxtaposed inversions of each other, forcing ambiguity and provocative perplexity to pervade his imagery." (Kehinde Wiley Studios n.d.)
References:
Cadwell, B. (1999) Cultural Context. Retrieved August 25th, 2010, from http://www.public.iastate.edu/~design/ART/NAB/PluArt.html Kehinde Wiley Studios (n.d.). Retrieved August 25th, 2010, from http://www.kehindewiley.com/main.html
Kehinde Wiley (n.d.). Retrieved August 25th, 2010, from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kehinde_Wiley
You have some good information about his work and those he has been compared to. I like the way he has drawn from historic portraiture and has applied similar aspects to the people of today; placing vaule on his culture by painting them in the way lords and wealthy men of the past had been painted. I like his use of bright colours and how he has encorporated some of the patterns and floral wallpapers that were once popular amoung the rich of the 17th -18th centuries.
ReplyDeleteHi, your point of view is interesting by comparing with other artists work. I like Wiley's work as well result from he can gather various cultures and architecture so smoothly. For instance, he combinded Arabian art and African American very well, which looked like both have vary different style, black american seem to be modern like rapper or hip-hop, on the other way, midle-east looks like delicate shape and authentic which probably makes many people interested.
ReplyDeleteThe whole British like style is actually European mixed with i think is West African textile designs but anyways, good points are pointed out here such as use of 'urban fabric in factor conventions of glorification, history, wealth and prestige'. Its pretty cool how he chucked an African-American male in place of great people in great portraits in art history and some how each of the black men play and resemble the figures that were originally there such as the Red flag gangster (Bloods guy).
ReplyDeleteNice use of quotes Charize, another great blog :)
ReplyDeleteIt's interesting to read all the stylistic influences and how they come together to make such a beautiful flow within them, which tends to over-ride the contradicting actual ideas behind them (for me this worked in some pieces much better than others).
I find it interesting that there is so much thinking and technical skill behind Wiley's works, yet he speaks about them very simply. This makes me think he is more concerned about educating society than anything else, which I find admirable.
I found this recourse had very sufficient quotes (Kehinde Wiley Studios (n.d.). Retrieved August 25th, 2010, from http://www.kehindewiley.com/main.html) and i felt you really used them well :) . I really like how Wiley's work really steps away from the infamous stereotypes about not only black/ brown people but urban hip hop culture itself. He has actually Glamorized both.
ReplyDeleteHi, I find it interesting about the depth of thought Wiley uses to create his work. Going from taking photos of Men in Harlem to researching the ideas behind Renaissance works and taking aspects of traditional works and incorporating modern images of African American men presented in a way to shoe royalty and wealth. I like the way you have gone in depth about his work and where his inspirations have come from.
ReplyDeleteNice posting! I finally found out why he uses such a floral pattern and shapes. His works are very interesting. It seems like he is just playing with old classic masterpiece paintings to make parodies of them. But then I realised his works have deeper philosophies or ideas like intertextuality and pluralism. I really like your comments; "Wiley's paintings takes away the boundaries that is created within our societies about the different hierachies that we have in our world today" I absolutely agreed with it that we are still influenced by this hierarchy idea that is still remained inside of our minds although it does not show up in surface.
ReplyDeletehey charice great blogging.. well i like the way you went into depth about intertextuality and pluralism. just found it amazing how the artist has used to completly seperate ideas or you could say social status's and merged them. i love the british renaissance backround look very decorative and the contrast of the black muscular male works well in a odd way
ReplyDeleteboth intertextuality and pluralism have a very complex and fundamental role in Wileys' paintings. from studying Renaissance portraiture in semester one I had these concepts in the back of my mind as I was interpreting the work...
ReplyDelete("the framing of texts by other texts has implications not only for their writers but also for their readers"...Chandler, D. 2003. ALVC book pg. 44)
-Renaissance protraits were often commissioned by wealthy people to show the wealth and to glorify them. Wiley also does paintings of rich famous rappers in a very similar style (Notorious and Ice T), linking the aspect of economic status more strongly than many people would realize.
-portraits were often painted in the Renaissance of political figures but not necessarily all the time... for the non-political figures or non-royals it was all about the status. this identifies with post-modern ideologies. the idea that 'everyone wants to be famous'...I believe Wileys' paintings attempt to show this.
a very interesting blog Charize :)
I agree your posting!
ReplyDeleteI read books and I got more information about INTERTEXTUALITY.
It refers to connection of contexts. Roland Barthes or Julia Cristeva said that if we read one text in one's name when we read about that, we can't read and we can't understand. we can understand or interpret stories by thinking More two texts connection. INTERTEXTUALITY can make expectation of story when we read a book.
Renaissance master
1.) K.W.’s art replicates important historical figures and shows young, urban, black men with power. These images show how he used an old renaissance painting, but changed it to a new, unique, and contemporary way. Wiley’s work is different and a fresh change. The complimentry colors he uses work really well together. It is easy to understand and has a good message.)
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