Lindsay Grockis
Kehinde Wiley Inspired Silhouettes
Students studied works of artist Kehinde Wiley to look at the way he portrayed men and women of color. Students then looked at historic artworks to select poses that they liked and wanted to use for their own projects. Background of students works were created using stencils which where made using the intials of their names. Students decorated and painted their stencil work in gold to give their pieces a "royal" feel. After that, silhouettes were decorated using line designs and meaningful text. (Be sure to scroll down to the bottom to see student examples!)
Check out these works by Kehinde Wiley... his are on the left. He mimics historic artworks by posing his subjects in similiar ways.
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Stencil Design, based on initials
Here is a little background about the process and the steps taken to create a Kehinde Wiley influenced silhouette.
