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RE: Yeah, no. Sperm everywhere on all of his paintings
Posted on: February 13, 2018 at 11:01:02 CT
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https://qz.com/375262/the-painter-who-remixes-classical-european-art-with-black-urban-youth/
Born to a Nigerian father and an African American mother, the background of his paintings reference African cloth patterns, snaking through the composition to give further clues on his subject. For example, in this reinterpretation of David’s Napoleon, Wiley embeds tiny swimming sperm in the red background, as a reference to African male virility, or potentially, promiscuity.
Born to a Nigerian father and an African American mother, the background of his paintings reference African cloth patterns, snaking through the composition to give further clues on his subject. For example, in this reinterpretation of David’s Napoleon, Wiley embeds tiny swimming sperm in the red background, as a reference to African male virility, or potentially, promiscuity.
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RE: Yeah, no. Sperm everywhere on all of his paintings - cnk ATL - 2/13 11:01:02