Kehinde wiley art lesson for kids

St. Croix Educational Complex High School students created two large-scale paintings inspired by Kehinde Wiley, a contemporary African American artist. Wiley explores Power, race, and identity issues by exploring portraiture. Wiley’s portraits depict everyday people he meets on the streets. His artwork references artwork created by older European masters, thereby encouraging the viewer to contemplate the role of identity and Power in portraiture. By utilizing Wiley’s approach to art-making…

Ever since I first saw Kehinde Wiley’s work I wanted to do a student project based on it. I have seen a few other teachers’ lessons, but I didn’t totally gravitate toward them. So…

In this lesson, students will learn about Contemporary painter Kehinde Wiley best know for his Presidential Portrait of Barack Obama and his unique style of

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