The bold work of Los Angeles artist Kehinde Wiley struck a chord with me. His works were displayed in the center of the main hallway at Musée d’Orsay for a limited-time showing. First is a “street photography” view of his works in context with visitors surrounded by the museum’s dramatic architecture.

Kehinde Wiley’s sculpture dominates the center but also fits into the character of the works from an earlier era. The colorful painting on the wall behind the horse is also one of Wiley’s works — a multi-talented artist specializing in painting, sculpture, and video.

Here’s a closeup of his painting. The bold colors and patterns aren’t traditional pop art but have that graphic aesthetic. I resonate more with this kind of painting than with the old European masters of the Renaissance on display at the Louvre.

Wiley’s sculpture fills the space framed perfectly between the new and old architecture of Musée d’Orsay. I used a 44mm equivalent, which is what the eye sees with no wide-angle or telephoto distortion.

Finally, I combined the sculpture and painting into a single frame and used telephoto compression to shrink the space between the two works.

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