I've met others [people] who simply responded to me, "You're Kehinde Wiley. I know your work. I saw it at the Brooklyn Museum [Brooklyn, NY] And I'd be honored to be in your work. "
Cats are sleek, cats are fast. Cats are. . . well. . . they aren’t mean their just wiley. And they will grab your attention in the most seductive way.
I like to play with the conventions around what we expect of paintings historically. But I also like to play with the conventions that you expect from a Kehinde Wiley painting, too.