These intimately scaled portraits use the visual language and gestures of 15th century icons to depict contemporary subjects selected by Wiley from the streets of New York City. The portraits are presented in specially designed frames that are architectural and gilded in the style of their Byzantine forebears.
SELECTED WORKS 2013
Kalkidan Mashasha, 2011
Oil and gold enamel on canvas 45" x 36"
SELECTED WORKS 2013
Kalkidan Mashasha, 2011
Oil and gold enamel on canvas 45" x 36"
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