tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8694556.post110435918888921829..comments2023-11-05T07:44:36.996-05:00Comments on anaba: Kehinde WileyMartinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13383812070175961882noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8694556.post-1104521305801832852004-12-31T14:28:00.000-05:002004-12-31T14:28:00.000-05:00Okay, sounds like Kehinde has some fans. Hope I wa...Okay, sounds like Kehinde has some fans. Hope I was clear that I have only seen his work in reproduction. I look forward to seeing the real thing.<br /><br />Who was anonymous? The agent?Martinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13383812070175961882noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8694556.post-1104421779207289912004-12-30T10:49:00.000-05:002004-12-30T10:49:00.000-05:00I've liked the Wiley paintings I've seen in person...<A HREF="http://www.blogger.com/r?http%3A%2F%2Fwww.iconoduel.org%2Farchives%2F2004%2F05%2F000295_gallery_briefing.php%235_02_wiley">I've liked</A> the Wiley paintings I've seen in person (all have been far better than <A HREF="http://www.blogger.com/r?http%3A%2F%2Fwww.artnet.com%2Fmagazine%2Freviews%2Fwood%2FImages%2Fwood10-28-3.jpg">the fairly hideous example you keep linking to</A>). I have to confess, though, that I was a bit surprised to learn that the man's already earned his MFA. I would have guessed bachelor's, <I>tops</I>. (I really <I>shouldn't</I> be surprised, though, should I?) His sub-Currin, photo-based Old Master mimicry is in need of far more polish and nuance before it can match his outsized ambition.<br /><br />All that said, and judging strictly from online pics for the latter, I'd pick Kehinde Wiley <A HREF="http://www.blogger.com/r?http%3A%2F%2Fanaba.blogspot.com%2F2004%2F12%2Fsanford-vs-wiley.html">over Tom Sanford</A> any day. Wiley's paintings are far gentler in their juxtapositions and lack Sanford's cloying references. (Then again, you're quite correct that Vincent's <A HREF="http://www.blogger.com/r?http%3A%2F%2Fwww.1st-art-gallery.com%2Fartists%2Fvincent_van_gogh%2Fvan_gogh_portrait_of_the_postman_joseph_roulin_vi.jpg">postman</A> outclasses both.)Danhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04828515907435141006noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8694556.post-1104369402683072632004-12-29T20:16:00.000-05:002004-12-29T20:16:00.000-05:00Kehinde's works are more impressive in person -- e...Kehinde's works are more impressive in person -- especially more than the thumbnails on artnet.com that you reference. For a better look, you should check them out on this PDF:<br />http://studiovisit.net/SV.Wiley.pdf<br /><br />Also, he's repped by Jeffrey Deitch in NY, Roberts & Tilton in LA, and Rhona Hoffman in Chicago.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com