{"id":7763,"date":"2026-07-31T07:39:52","date_gmt":"2026-07-31T14:39:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/catbradley.io\/?p=7763"},"modified":"2026-07-31T07:39:52","modified_gmt":"2026-07-31T14:39:52","slug":"reflections-dazzle-in-hyperrealistic-chrome-faces-in-kip-omolades-vivid-portraits","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/catbradley.io\/?p=7763","title":{"rendered":"Reflections Dazzle in Hyperrealistic Chrome Faces in Kip Omolade\u2019s Vivid Portraits"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Reflections<\/p>\n

Set against uninterrupted backgrounds, the bold, metallic portraits of Kip Omolade<\/a> float almost deity-like amid vibrant color. Known for his hyperrealistic treatment of chrome-like visages<\/a> in oil paint, the artist sometimes incorporates spray-painted elements, drawing on the graffiti culture of New York City\u2019s subways during the 1980s and 1990s when Omolade tagged using the moniker \u201cKace.\u201d<\/p>\n

The artist also presents the mask-like faces from different vantage points, sometimes with incredible eyelashes, whether peering directly at the viewer or positioned in regal profile. Reflections are typically abstract, showing little indication of the surrounding space beyond perhaps blue skies, the sun, and local color, although the monumental \u201cAfrican History\u201d is an exception.<\/p>\n

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\u201cDiovadiova Chrome Karyn XXII\u201d<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Upon closer inspection, the whorls of \u201cAfrican History\u201d reveal numerous additional faces inspired by a wide range of carved sculptures the artist observed in a long-running exhibition at The Metropolitan Museum of Art titled The African Origin of Civilization<\/a><\/em>, plus other examples from art history. Within this one, larger-than-life identity is a host of time-honored traditions and creative expressions.<\/p>\n

See more on Instagram<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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Detail of \u201cAfrican History\u201d<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Detail of \u201cAfrican History\u201d<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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\u201cDiovadiova Chrome Sasha III\u201d<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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\u201cDiovadiova Chrome Kitty Cash XVII (Pinkitty)\u201d<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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\u201cDiovadiova Chrome Karyn XXIV\u201d<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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\u201cDiovadiova Chrome Sasha I\u201d<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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\u201cLuxury Graffiti Kitty New Hope\u201d<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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\u201cLuxury Graffiti Kitty New Hope\u201d in progress<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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Set against uninterrupted backgrounds, the bold, metallic portraits of Kip Omolade float almost deity-like amid vibrant color. Known for his hyperrealistic treatment of chrome-like visages in oil paint, the artist…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-7763","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-rss"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/catbradley.io\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7763","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/catbradley.io\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/catbradley.io\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/catbradley.io\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/catbradley.io\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=7763"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/catbradley.io\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7763\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/catbradley.io\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=7763"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/catbradley.io\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=7763"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/catbradley.io\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=7763"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}