Middle school artists studied the art of Kehinde Wiley for Black History Month. Kehinde Wiley is most famous for his presidential portrait of Barack Obama. His artwork is known for its unique portraiture style that uses vintage, floral backgrounds paired with an emphasis on the model’s unique style. Wiley’s paintings are inspired by the old masterpieces by having his models pose like a particular painting of old. Palm Pointe virtual and traditional artists researched old masterpieces and picked out their favorite to recreate the pose. Then, keeping with Wiley’s style they found a vintage background and digitally edited their portraiture to include a background and foreground.
