Amy sherald

How the new Obama paintings from Kehinde Wiley and Amy Sherald revitalize the stale power of the portrait.

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Eight of Amy Sherald’s vivid, skillfully rendered portraits are on view at Hauser & Wirth through October 26.

Amy Sherald plumbs the multitudes of Black leisure in The Great American Fact, a series of arresting portraits that are currently on view at Hauser & Wirth Los Angeles. From a woman resting on a bicycle to two surfers readying for the water, the oil-based paintings observe moments of respite and pleasure at a monumentalContinue reading "Artist Amy Sherald Depicts a Vast Array of Black Leisure Through Monumental and Nuanced Portraits"

Mural by Amy Sherald aka @asherald on the tower above the Target store at 1128 Chestnut Street in the Center City area of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Drone photo by James aka @urbanmuralhunter on that other photo site. Edit by Teee.

posted on www.aphrochic.blogspot.com May 23, 2012.

On the heels of the biggest year of her career, the artist is keen to point out that her newfound fame is the result of years of hard work.

Amy Sherald I see a painting of a woman holding a camera. Her clothes have what looks like flowers and pedals on dark blue while contrasting well with a peach colored sweater. Colors are very vibrant and also complements each other. It feels very simple and the solid color background stands out on the more detailed figure. If there were an absence of shadow and detail in general, the feeling of simplicity would stand out even more.