Liberated Tears and Two Truths, One Body by Corey Wesley hang above a black sofa in the artist's Harlem home.

CONTEMPORARY ART BY COREY WESLEY

Unapologetic Faces

The Cost of Being Seen. Archetypes, not portraits.

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Artist’s archive proofs, photographed in Corey Wesley’s Harlem home.

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Unapologetic Faces

Our faces tell a story before we ever say a word.

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What Credit Costs by Corey Wesley, 24 × 36 in High-gloss aluminum contemporary artwork, Milton Wes Art. view 1

What Credit Costs Archival museum-quality aluminum
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Credit Where Credit Is Due by Corey Wesley, split face with blonde and black braids on a one-of-one 24 × 36 archival aluminum work

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Love Your Face II, one-of-one 24x36 aluminum contemporary artwork by Harlem artist Corey Wesley from the Unapologetic Faces series, Milton Wes Art, Harlem NYC

Love Your Face II Archival museum-quality aluminum
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The Whisper Becomes the Push surface detail on archival aluminum, Harlem artist Corey Wesley, 36x24, Milton Wes Art NYC

The Whisper Becomes the Push Archival museum-quality aluminum
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Golden Temptation II, one-of-one aluminum artwork by Harlem artist Corey Wesley, 36x24, Milton Wes Art NYC

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Poured Clean, one-of-one aluminum artwork by Harlem artist Corey Wesley, 24x36, Milton Wes Art NYC

Poured Clean Archival museum-quality aluminum
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Love and Lies, one-of-one aluminum artwork by Harlem artist Corey Wesley, 24x36, Milton Wes Art NYC

Love and Lies Archival museum-quality aluminum
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Seconds, one-of-one aluminum artwork by Harlem artist Corey Wesley, 24x36, Milton Wes Art NYC

Seconds Archival museum-quality aluminum
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Two-Faced, one-of-one aluminum artwork by Harlem artist Corey Wesley, 24x36, Milton Wes Art NYC

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Harmony, one-of-one aluminum artwork by Harlem artist Corey Wesley, 24x36, Milton Wes Art NYC

Harmony Archival museum-quality aluminum
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Blended Love, one-of-one aluminum artwork by Harlem artist Corey Wesley, 24x36, Milton Wes Art NYC

Blended Love Archival museum-quality aluminum
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Complex, one-of-one aluminum artwork by Harlem artist Corey Wesley, 24x36, Milton Wes Art NYC

Complex Archival museum-quality aluminum
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Complexity, one-of-one aluminum artwork by Harlem artist Corey Wesley, 24x36, Milton Wes Art NYC

Complexity Archival museum-quality aluminum
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Contrast Faces, one-of-one aluminum artwork by Harlem artist Corey Wesley, 24x36, Milton Wes Art NYC

Contrast Faces Archival museum-quality aluminum
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Duality Broken, one-of-one aluminum artwork by Harlem artist Corey Wesley, 24x36, Milton Wes Art NYC

Duality Broken Archival museum-quality aluminum
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Golden Love, one-of-one aluminum artwork by Harlem artist Corey Wesley, 24x36, Milton Wes Art NYC

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Irreversible Split Archival museum-quality aluminum
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Split in Silence, one-of-one aluminum artwork by Harlem artist Corey Wesley, 24x36, Milton Wes Art NYC

Split in Silence Archival museum-quality aluminum
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Gilded Vulnerability, one-of-one aluminum artwork by Harlem artist Corey Wesley, 36x24, Milton Wes Art NYC

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American Paradox, one-of-one aluminum artwork by Harlem artist Corey Wesley, 36x24, Milton Wes Art NYC

American Paradox Archival museum-quality aluminum
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Golden Temptation, one-of-one aluminum artwork by Harlem artist Corey Wesley, 36x24, Milton Wes Art NYC

Golden Temptation Archival museum-quality aluminum
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Red Silence, Black Truth, one-of-one aluminum artwork by Harlem artist Corey Wesley, 36x24, Milton Wes Art NYC

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Fragmented Promises, one-of-one aluminum artwork by Harlem artist Corey Wesley, 36x24, Milton Wes Art NYC

Fragmented Promises Archival museum-quality aluminum
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Clowned by Capitalism, one-of-one aluminum artwork by Harlem artist Corey Wesley, 36x24, Milton Wes Art NYC

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Shedding, one-of-one aluminum artwork by Harlem artist Corey Wesley, 24x36, Milton Wes Art NYC

Shedding Archival museum-quality aluminum
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The Meltdown, one-of-one aluminum artwork by Harlem artist Corey Wesley, 24x36, Milton Wes Art NYC

The Meltdown Archival museum-quality aluminum
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Unshaken Reflection, one-of-one aluminum artwork by Harlem artist Corey Wesley, 24x36, Milton Wes Art NYC

Unshaken Reflection Archival museum-quality aluminum
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United Lovers, one-of-one aluminum artwork by Harlem artist Corey Wesley, 24x36, Milton Wes Art NYC

United Lovers Archival museum-quality aluminum
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Cracked Fusion, one-of-one aluminum artwork by Harlem artist Corey Wesley, 24x36, Milton Wes Art NYC

Cracked Fusion Archival museum-quality aluminum
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The Breakup, one-of-one aluminum artwork by Harlem artist Corey Wesley, 24x36, Milton Wes Art NYC

The Breakup Archival museum-quality aluminum
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Tears Flowing, one-of-one aluminum artwork by Harlem artist Corey Wesley, 24x36, Milton Wes Art NYC

Tears Flowing Archival museum-quality aluminum
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Why America, one-of-one framed figurative wall art by Harlem artist Corey Wesley, 24x18, Milton Wes Art, Harlem NYC

Why America Framed fine art
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Love Your Face, one-of-one framed contemporary work by Harlem artist Corey Wesley, 24x36, from Unapologetic Faces, Milton Wes Art, Harlem NYC

Love Your Face Framed fine art
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Burning Desire by Corey Wesley, one-of-one framed contemporary artwork exploring beauty standards and desire, 24x36, Harlem artist

Burning Desire Framed fine art
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2:00 AM, one-of-one framed artwork by Harlem artist Corey Wesley, 24x36, Milton Wes Art NYC

2:00 AM Framed fine art
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Presence Undiminished, one-of-one framed artwork by Harlem artist Corey Wesley, 24x36, Milton Wes Art NYC

Presence Undiminished Framed fine art
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Two Truths, One Body, one-of-one framed artwork by Harlem artist Corey Wesley, 24x36, Milton Wes Art NYC

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Love in Contrast, one-of-one framed artwork by Harlem artist Corey Wesley, 24x36, Milton Wes Art NYC

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The Allure, one-of-one framed artwork by Harlem artist Corey Wesley, 18x24, Milton Wes Art NYC

The Allure Framed fine art
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Unapologetic Embrace, one-of-one framed artwork by Harlem artist Corey Wesley, 18x24, Milton Wes Art NYC

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Twin Beauty, one-of-one framed artwork by Harlem artist Corey Wesley, 18x24, Milton Wes Art NYC

Twin Beauty Framed fine art
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Speechless America, one-of-one framed artwork by Harlem artist Corey Wesley, 18x24, Milton Wes Art NYC

Speechless America Framed fine art
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The Face That Trauma Built, one-of-one framed artwork by Harlem artist Corey Wesley, 24x36, Milton Wes Art NYC

The Face That Trauma Built Framed fine art
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Beautiful Accident, one-of-one framed artwork by Harlem artist Corey Wesley, 24x36, Milton Wes Art NYC

Beautiful Accident Framed fine art
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American Divide, one-of-one framed artwork by Harlem artist Corey Wesley, 24x36, Milton Wes Art NYC

American Divide Framed fine art
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Fractured Identity, one-of-one framed artwork by Harlem artist Corey Wesley, 18x24, Milton Wes Art NYC

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Model Divide, one-of-one framed artwork by Harlem artist Corey Wesley, 24x36, Milton Wes Art NYC

Model Divide Framed fine art
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The Villain They Made, one-of-one framed artwork by Harlem artist Corey Wesley, 18x24, Milton Wes Art NYC

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Gold Doesn't Heal, one-of-one framed artwork by Harlem artist Corey Wesley, 24x36, Milton Wes Art NYC

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Shiny and Vanished, one-of-one framed artwork by Harlem artist Corey Wesley, 24x36, Milton Wes Art NYC

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Behind the Faces

CONTEMPORARY ART BY HARLEM ARTIST COREY WESLEY.

What is the cost of being seen?

Being seen asks us to be vulnerable. Yet racial, cultural, and sexual barriers can make it difficult to let someone see who we are. We spend so much time judging our differences that we miss what we share.

The faces in Unapologetic Faces are archetypes, not portraits. They come from my writing, my experiences, and the feelings those connections left with me. This is my love letter to the human experience. I want us to take the time to see one another.

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From a Viewer

“The expressions and visual treatment make the figures feel emotionally exposed, almost as if they are confronting the viewer rather than simply being observed.”

Claudette Branch

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