Kehinde Wiley’s image of a black man depicting Napoleon is pretty cool!

Kehinde Wiley should be viewed as a revolutionary artist in America. 

Kehinde Wiley should be viewed as a revolutionary artist because his art elicits a glimpse of black and brown American culture in such an amazing and qualitative way, which empowers. 

Although his art may sometimes be misunderstood and controversial, it inspires many minorities and gives them a voice to be heard. 

Wiley’s image of a black man depicting Napoleon is pretty dope, but he’s recently famous for drawing a portrait of Barack Obama. Skepticism started when one of his earlier works, showed a black woman beheading a white woman which started an uproar. Certain people criticized Obama for choosing an artist that embodied racism. This infamy inspired his art to be subject to greater scrutiny and brought some people to become uneasy about what Wiley represents. 

Napoleon

President Barack Obama

Judith and Holofernes

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