President Barack Obama (painting) - Wikipedia
President Barack Obama is an oil-on-canvas portrait of Barack Obama, the 44th president of the United States, completed by the artist Kehinde Wiley in 2018 for the National Portrait Gallery.
Barack Obama - National Portrait Gallery
Artist Kehinde Wiley has painted his face and hands in photo-realistic detail. By contrast, the intensely colored leaves and flowers in the background appear flat, like patterned wallpaper. Yet some of the leaves extend over the chair and sitter, linking the president to this lush backdrop.
Official Portrait of President Obama | Kehinde Wiley Studio
Kehinde Wiley is known for his vibrant, large-scale paintings of African Americans posing as famous figures from the history of Western art. This portrait does not include an underlying art historical reference, but some of the flowers in the background carry special meaning for Obama.
Kehinde Wiley’s Presidential Portrait of Barack Obama Is ...
Aug 16, 2021 · To mark the tour, as well as President Obama’s recent 60th birthday, we decided to take a closer look at Kehinde Wiley’s foliage-filled portrait. Here are three details that might add to what you get from it. 1) Those Flowers Are More Than a Pretty Backdrop. Detail of Kehinde Wiley’s Barack Hussein Obama (2018).
The Obama Portraits - The Art Institute of Chicago
Aug 15, 2021 · This summer the Art Institute of Chicago welcomes two acclaimed portraits to its galleries: Kehinde Wiley’s painting of President Barack Obama and Amy Sherald’s portrait of former First Lady Michelle Obama.
Watch: unveiling of President and Mrs. Obama’s portraits at ...
Read the email President Obama sent to Obama Foundation subscribers reflecting on the presidential portrait unveiling: Today, Kehinde Wiley and Amy Sherald became the first black artists to create official, Smithsonian-commissioned portraits of a former President and First Lady.
Kehinde Wiley on Painting President Obama, Michael Jackson ...
Oct 22, 2018 · In February of this year, the artist Kehinde Wiley’s portrait of Barack Obama was unveiled in Washington, D.C. The painting is at once simple and—especially when compared to most other...