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About The Artwork
King ALI "King ALI" is the 7th Mixed Media painting by _Paulie___ X in the 'Black Kings' Art Series. Depicted in this painting, is Boxing Legend - Muhammad Ali, as he defeated Sonny Liston for the 2nd time in May 1965 to retain his world heavy weight boxing champion title, in a highly charged re-match after defeating Sonny Liston in a major upset in February 1964 to win the World Heavy Weight title. ALI epitomises the struggle of the Black Man (and Woman)… success through resilience and never giving up. Never being told who you are by anyone... Letting the world know who you are... Writing you own narrative... Writing your name in the hiStory books... Getting hit down again and again and getting back up... Not letting anyone knock you down and keep you down... Effortlessly and Gracefully doing the amazing and being an amazing Black Man. Against all odds! This image speaks to me and is such a strong, powerful visual of determination, courage and self-belief. Stylistically, I have chosen to leave most of it 'scribbly', with sketch lines in pencil and ink still visible, adding to the effect of raw passion and unbridled emotion captured in the image. Charcoal and Arylic highlights have been used for a high-contrast, layered, painterly effect to give the image a rich depth and juxtapose a balance between the defeated Liston lying on the canvas, and the powerful, victorious KING ALI, jubilantly gesticulating and posturing over his once again defeated opponent. "I am the greatest! I'm the greatest thing that ever lived. I don't have a mark on my face, and I upset Sonny Liston, and I just turned twenty-two years old. I must be the greatest" ~ _Paulie___
Details & Dimensions
Painting:Ink on Paper
Original:One-of-a-kind Artwork
Size:12.9 W x 17.7 H x 1.1 D in
Frame:White
Ready to Hang:Not applicable
Packaging:Ships in a Box
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Paulie is a London-based British-Nigerian, self-taught artist specialising in the study of human emotion in portraiture & figurative expression and symbolism in art. He has been making art since he was about 6 years old... & then took a long 14 year break from it at the age of 13. For the last 7 years since his artistic rejuvenation, he has been (and still is) particularly fascinated in the power and inscrutability of human inexpression. He paints captivating portraits of people, and carefully selects subjects that leave the interpretation of the thoughts, state of mind, & expression of the subjects open to the interpretation of the observer. He paints in several media and has done a lot of art in digital media (with a Microsoft Surface pen), as well as painting and sketching in more traditional media -- charcoal, graphite, and acrylic paints in a wide-ranging and varied set of expressive styles. Artist quote: "I'm excited to show you the beauty I see! • Art isn't what you see; Art is what you make others see!"
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