The figure in the original painting is a bit small compared to Kehinde Wiley’s painting, where the figure fills the whole frame. The original painting had plenty of space with objects and one other person. The treatment of space fills the whole frame, different than the original painting. They are pale which makes contrast between the background and the figure. The colors of the background have an African style. The background is in the style of the wall paper from the Victorian period. The colors of the figure’s blue pants have bright and dark shades for lighting and shading. The colors of the figure are bright, like the brown of the skin, the white shirt, the shoes, the yellow of the cane, giving contrasts. He’s showing that African Americans can be something royal as well. Kehinde Wiley uses lines to make the pose of the figure look like royalty. The idea was to make the pose the same expression as in the old painting. The composition of the picture has the figure in the middle of the frame, just like in the original painting of Andres Stilte, by Johannes Cornelisz Verspronck. This painting shows an African American man from a city, wearing everyday clothes, in a dramatic pose. His artwork shows that it’s important to respect the lives of black people. His work is representational, always showing portraits of black people in America. He references different kinds of African Americans to make different points about life in American society. Kehinde Wiley paints things about politics that have something to do with African Americans. He uses the same dramatic poses used by the Renaissance painters, but paints black people in modern times. Kehinde Wiley is a contemporary portrait painter who is inspired by the old paintings. Johannes Cornelisz Verspronck was a Dutch portrait painter in the 17th century. Kehinde Wiley’s painting, Portrait of Andres Stilte II, is based on an old painting from 1639 called Portrait of Andres Stilte by Johannes Cornelisz Verspronck. Location of painting: The Contemporary Wing at The Columbus Museum of Art. Lyrata does various outreach events with student orchestral programs around the city.Kehinde Wiley-Portrait of Andries Stilte II They are the quartet-in-residence at The Refectory Restaurant and have performed in numerous venues in Columbus including Shadowbox Live!, Columbus Museum of Art, Franklin Park Conservatory, and Murfield Village Golf Club. Audience members are greeted like old friends, encouraged to ask questions, and leave feeling like part of the Lyrata family.Ĭollectively, the members of Lyrata are musicians of ProMusica Chamber Orchestra and New Albany Symphony Orchestra, and have performed with ensembles such as The Cleveland Orchestra, Pittsburgh Symphony, Toronto Symphony, The Minnesota Orchestra, Knoxville Symphony and Columbus Symphony. Lyrata concert experiences dissolve the wall between performer and audience member, connecting not only through music but through storytelling, history, humor, and humanity. No genre is left unturned and each concert program is as opposite from the last as it will be from the next.Įxquisite playing and artistic mastery is only half of what audiences can expect. From the fiery depths of Argentinian Tangos, to the nuanced genius of the Classical greats, from long-lost folk music to blockbuster hits, Lyrata creates cohesive stories through seemingly unconnected musical works of art. Based in Columbus, Ohio, the Lyrata String Quartet have moved audiences with their captivating musicality and dynamic programming since 2016.
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