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— Kehinde Wiley"Unlike the background in many of the paintings that I was inspired by or paintings that I borrowed poses from - the great European paintings of the past - the background in my work does not play a passive role."
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The backgrounds by design are a very key part of the conversation, because I want a kind of fight or pressure to exist between the figure and the background.
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On the contrary, my desire is that the viewer sees the background coming forward in the lower portion of the canvas, fighting for space, demanding presence.
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