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Worksheet time: 8mins
Kehinde Wiley is a _________________________ artist.
Contemporary
Renaissance
Abstract
Primative
Where did Kehinde grow up?
Nigeria
New York City
Los Angeles
Tucson
When did Kehinde' Wiley die?
1985
1785
2000
He is still alive
When Wiley was a child, his mother wanted him and his twin brother to stay out of the streets and so she supported their interest in ______________________________.
art and enrolled them in after-school art classes.
sports and enrolled them in after-school sport classes
cooking and enrolled them in after-school cooking classes
dance and enrolled them in after-school dance classes
Wiley and his brother spent a short time at a conservatory of art in Russia. Wiley noted that his brother was better at portraiture that he was and this created a competitive sense between them. The siblings would compete to see who could recreate the most ________
amount of paintings
flowers in a painting
colorful painting
realistic images
Kihende Wiley is known for his
dull and boring use of color
colorful shapes
his abstract compositions
highly naturalistic paintings of African Americans, frequently referencing the work of Old Master paintings
What is the signature background behind the people in Kehinde's art?
Buildings
Leaves, flowers and vines
Clouds and sky
He uses a plain single color background
How is Kehinde Wiley acknowledging the beauty of the African American culture?
By wanting to paint celebrities.
he wanted to capture the culture and identity of brown skinned people in a positive light.
by copying the old master art to paint them better and make a lot of money.
He added popular clothing.
Kihende Wiley largely bases his portraits on
Friends and family
Only famous people
His portraits are based on photographs of young men whom Wiley sees on the street.
people that he imagines.
In a number of his paintings, Wiley inserts black protagonists into _____________________
Old Master paintings
photographs
strange places
modern settings
In 2017 Kehinde Wiley was commissioned to paint a portrait of former President _____________________________.
George Washington
Joe Biden
Barack Obama
George W. Bush
His portrait of Barack Obama can be found in the
National Museum of Art
National Portrait Gallery
Tucson Museum of Art
Smithsonian Art Gallery
Wiley stated in an interview that Obama wanted _________________________
a very relaxed, man-of-the-people representation
a serious portrait showing how powerful a man he was
a portrait that made him look good
a portrait that made people laugh
Wiley created that image that Obama wanted through small details:
stiff formal clothing and the perception that you couldn't approach him
an open collar, the absence of a tie, and the perception that the President's body was physically moving towards the viewer instead of appearing aloof.
tense and angry face and the perception that he wanted to fight
lazy body language, sloppy clothing and the perception that he wanted to take a nap.
At the unveiling of Obama's portrait Wiley said that he hoped that one day the artworks that he creates can inspire future African American generations who look up at the museum wall and see
big paintings
someone who likes to paint with lots of color
someone that likes to paint flowers and plants
someone who looks like them being displayed at the museum, especially the portrait of the first black American president.
