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Kehinde Wiley
Abed Al Ashe and Chaled El Awari, 2011 Oil and Enamel on Canvas.
Kehinde Wiley
Alios Itzhak, 2011 Oil and Enamel on Canvas.
Kehinde Wiley
Benediter Brkou, 2011 Oil, Gold, and Silver on Canvas.
Kehinde Wiley
Hamza El Essawi, 2011 Oil and Gold Enamel on Canvas.
Kehinde Wiley
The Old Testament forbids any visual representation of God, and as man is made in the image of God, figurative references are noticeably absent in Jewish histories. Integrating Jewish imagery with both a contemporary and classical Western influence, each model’s pose references art historical paintings created in the manner of the great masters. Intricate patterns and saturated colors appropriated from ancestral papercuts become the unifying foundation from which the Israeli men are elevated to a position of power extending into perpetuity. Throughout history, Jews from the lowest to the highest echelons of society created devotional papercuts, a tradition of Jewish folk art and culture, as a personal expression of faith. These ritual objects found in synagogue wall paintings, tombstones, book illustrations, and calligraphic and printed sheets fulfill religious and mystic needs.
Kehinde Wiley
Kalkidan Mashasha (Study), 2011 Oil Wash on Paper.
Kehinde Wiley
Leviathan Zodiac, 2011 Oil and Gold Enamel on Canvas.
Kehinde Wiley
Liking Daniel Ailin, 2011 Oil Wash on Paper.
Kehinde Wiley
Mahmud Abu Razak, 2011 Oil on Canvas.
Kehinde Wiley
Mizrah/Shiviti, 2011 Oil on Canvas.
Kehinde Wiley
Shmuel Yosef, 2011 Oil on Canvas.
Kehinde Wiley
Simahue Walla (Study), 2011 Oil Wash on Paper.
Kehinde Wiley
Solomon Mashes, 2011 Oil on Canvas.
