Kehinde Wiley Explores the Beauty and Sadness of Nature in 'Colorful Realm'

Kehinde Wiley has been working extensively in his hometown of Los Angeles over the past few years -- from a statue commission in Crenshaw to a curatorial exhibition with Jeffrey Deitch. To follow, the LA native is showcasing a new body of work entitled Colorful Realm at Roberts Projects on La Brea. For this latest body of work, Wiley was inspired by the nature paintings of Japan's Edo-period, from artists such as Kitagawa Utamaro, Kiyohara Yukinobu, and Utagawa Kunisada, particularly in their us...