adulthoodisokay:

thehighpriestofreverseracism:

drankinwatahmelin:

thehighpriestofreverseracism:

dullestdreams:

thehighpriestofreverseracism:

my respect for kehinde wiley has increased by x2

are yall okay? cause this isnt okay?

okay according to who?

more artwork with beheaded white people plz

They used to trade postcards of lynchings and since that’s a bit “taboo” now they circulate pictures and videos of Black people being executed by police so miss me

ex-fucking-actly

Also that painting is called “Judith and Holofernes.” The biblical story was a common theme for Renaissance paintings.

Here’s Caravaggio’s version:

Artemisia Gentileschi‘s version (shown below) is known for being particularly gruesome. It was painted after she was raped. Quite unusually, she participated in the trial against her rapist (and was tortured during the trail to ensure she told the truth.)

Kehinde Wiley did an entire series about the representation of women in classical Western art, of which this piece was a part. This NY Mag profile from 2012 is really interesting if you want to learn more.