With her classically formal clay and bronze sculptures, London - based Rebecca Warren positions herself within the predominantly
male figurative tradition, which includes Degas and Rodin, while maintaining the contemporary stance of questioning her predecessors» authority.
His large - scale
figurative paintings are equally as grand, ornate, and rich in symbolism as traditional portraiture; however, Wiley subverts the canon by depicting
male protagonists of African descent, a demographic that has been virtually omitted from the Western painting
tradition throughout the centuries.