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But how doesWiley chooses hissubjects? Through aprocess, he calls “street-casting,” Wiley rovesthe streets of America,casting men, whom hehad particular interestin. He invites to his

studio to participate ina photoshoot, in whichthey are instructed topose. He depicts themin a way that is

heroically empowering,yet somewhat critical

of hyper-masculinity.

Initially, Wiley’ssubjects had been men,whom he hadencountered on thestreets of Harlem, butrecently, new faces

from different aspectsof the world, andwomen, too, werebecoming a new facetof his image.

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T H E A R T O F P O W E R

"Art is the unapologetic celebration ofculture through self-expression. It canimpact people in a variety of ways fordifferent reasons at different times.

Some will react, some will respond, andsome will be moved.“

-Beyoncé Knowles, singer

Much like how Beyoncéutilizes her musical platformas a call for black women to‘get in formation,’ Wileyproves one point: thatwhether to empower themasses or communicate asocio-political message,

there’s a undeniabletransformative power withinart. While Wiley may notbe the one to describe his

work asin scale Baltimovery wethe ideabrown bbelong aart muse

the righto see ouas memand dive