Contemporary Figurative Art by Corey Wesley

Unapologetic Faces
The Cost of Being Seen.

Every face tells a story before we even say a word. These faces are archetypes. What they carry is yours.

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Liberated Tears and Two Truths, One Body by Corey Wesley hang above a black sofa in the artist's Harlem home.
Artist’s archive proofs, photographed in Corey Wesley’s Harlem home.
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The Series

Unapologetic Faces

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

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Behind the Faces

Framed and aluminum artworks by Corey Wesley displayed in his Harlem home dining room.

Corey Wesley’s personal archive, photographed in his Harlem home. See the artwork listing for current availability.

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.

I don't pick anything that isn't up to my standard, and my standard is high. When I choose a piece, it has reached its excellence.

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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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