{"id":2071124,"date":"2026-07-31T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-07-30T21:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2071124"},"modified":"2026-07-31T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2026-07-30T21:00:00","slug":"reflections-dazzle-in-hyperrealistic-chrome-faces-in-kip-omolades-vivid-portraits","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2071124","title":{"rendered":"Reflections Dazzle in Hyperrealistic Chrome Faces in Kip Omolade\u2019s Vivid Portraits"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"entry-content prose-colossal max-w-none\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull is-style-default entry-header is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-6c531013 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"colo-post-featured-image wp-block-post-featured-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2000\" height=\"2658\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/omolade-3.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"a painting of a Black woman&apos;s face as if it has been coated in chrome, showing numerous reflections and tiny imagines within the sheen, isolated against a bright blue background\" style=\"object-fit:cover\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">\u201cAfrican History.\u201d All images courtesy of Kip Omolade, shared with permission<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<div class=\"wp-block-group post-title is-vertical is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-0bc941e6 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<h1 class=\"alignfull wp-block-post-title\">Reflections Dazzle in Hyperrealistic Chrome Faces in Kip Omolade\u2019s Vivid Portraits<\/h1>\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull post-meta is-layout-flex wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-date\"><time datetime=\"2026-07-31T09:39:52-05:00\">July 31, 2026<\/time><\/div>\n<div class=\"taxonomy-category wp-block-post-terms\"><a class=\"category-art\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/category\/art\/\" rel=\"tag\">Art<\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-author-name\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/author\/kmothes\/\" target=\"_self\" class=\"wp-block-post-author-name__link\">Kate Mothes<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull post-share-group is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-6c531013 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<ul class=\"wp-block-outermost-social-sharing has-visible-labels has-icon-color is-style-logos-only is-layout-flex wp-block-outermost-social-sharing-is-layout-flex\">\n<li style=\"color: #1c1e0d\" class=\"outermost-social-sharing-link outermost-social-sharing-link-facebook has-crow-color wp-block-outermost-social-sharing-link\">\n\t<a 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Known for his hyperrealistic treatment of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/tags\/kip-omolade\">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<p>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<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/omolade-4.jpg\" class=\"swipebox\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-476326\" title=\"\u201cDiovadiova Chrome Karyn XXII\u201d\" data-rl_title=\"\u201cDiovadiova Chrome Karyn XXII\u201d\" data-rl_caption=\"\u201cDiovadiova Chrome Karyn XXII\u201d\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"2000\" height=\"2000\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/omolade-4.jpg\" alt=\"a painting of a Black woman&apos;s face in profile as if it has been coated in chrome, isolated against a bright yellow background\" class=\"wp-image-476330\"><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">\u201cDiovadiova Chrome Karyn XXII\u201d<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>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 <em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.metmuseum.org\/exhibitions\/african-origin-of-civilization\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">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<p>See more on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/kipomolade\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Instagram<\/a>.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/omolade-2.jpg\" class=\"swipebox\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-476326\" title=\"Detail of \u201cAfrican History\u201d\" data-rl_title=\"Detail of \u201cAfrican History\u201d\" data-rl_caption=\"Detail of \u201cAfrican History\u201d\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"2000\" height=\"2588\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/omolade-2.jpg\" alt=\"a detail of a painting of a Black woman&apos;s face as if it has been coated in chrome, showing numerous reflections and tiny imagines within the sheen, isolated against a bright blue background\" class=\"wp-image-476328\"><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Detail of \u201cAfrican History\u201d<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/omolade-1.jpg\" class=\"swipebox\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-476326\" title=\"Detail of \u201cAfrican History\u201d\" data-rl_title=\"Detail of \u201cAfrican History\u201d\" data-rl_caption=\"Detail of \u201cAfrican History\u201d\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"2000\" height=\"2588\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/omolade-1.jpg\" alt=\"a detail of a painting of a Black woman&apos;s face as if it has been coated in chrome, showing numerous reflections and tiny imagines within the sheen, isolated against a bright blue background\" class=\"wp-image-476327\"><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Detail of \u201cAfrican History\u201d<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/omolade-8.jpg\" class=\"swipebox\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-476326\" title=\"\u201cDiovadiova Chrome Sasha III\u201d\" data-rl_title=\"\u201cDiovadiova Chrome Sasha III\u201d\" data-rl_caption=\"\u201cDiovadiova Chrome Sasha III\u201d\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"2000\" height=\"2390\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/omolade-8.jpg\" alt=\"a painting of a Black woman&apos;s face as if it has been coated in chrome, isolated against a bright blue background\" class=\"wp-image-476332\"><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">\u201cDiovadiova Chrome Sasha III\u201d<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/omolade-6.jpg\" class=\"swipebox\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-476326\" title=\"\u201cDiovadiova Chrome Kitty Cash XVII (Pinkitty)\u201d\" data-rl_title=\"\u201cDiovadiova Chrome Kitty Cash XVII (Pinkitty)\u201d\" data-rl_caption=\"\u201cDiovadiova Chrome Kitty Cash XVII (Pinkitty)\u201d\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"2000\" height=\"2506\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/omolade-6.jpg\" alt=\"a painting of a Black woman&apos;s face as if it has been coated in chrome, isolated against a bright pink background with a long shadow beneath the chin\" class=\"wp-image-476336\"><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">\u201cDiovadiova Chrome Kitty Cash XVII (Pinkitty)\u201d<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/omolade-5.jpg\" class=\"swipebox\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-476326\" title=\"\u201cDiovadiova Chrome Karyn XXIV\u201d\" data-rl_title=\"\u201cDiovadiova Chrome Karyn XXIV\u201d\" data-rl_caption=\"\u201cDiovadiova Chrome Karyn XXIV\u201d\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"2000\" height=\"2472\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/omolade-5.jpg\" alt=\"a painting of a Black woman&apos;s face as if it has been coated in chrome, isolated against a bright orange background\" class=\"wp-image-476335\"><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">\u201cDiovadiova Chrome Karyn XXIV\u201d<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/omolade-7.jpg\" class=\"swipebox\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-476326\" title=\"\u201cDiovadiova Chrome Sasha I\u201d\" data-rl_title=\"\u201cDiovadiova Chrome Sasha I\u201d\" data-rl_caption=\"\u201cDiovadiova Chrome Sasha I\u201d\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"2000\" height=\"2499\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/omolade-7.jpg\" alt=\"a painting of a Black woman&apos;s face as if it has been coated in chrome, isolated against a bright orange background\" class=\"wp-image-476331\"><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">\u201cDiovadiova Chrome Sasha I\u201d<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/omolade-10.jpg\" class=\"swipebox\" data-rel=\"lightbox-gallery-476326\" title=\"\u201cLuxury Graffiti Kitty New Hope\u201d\" data-rl_title=\"\u201cLuxury Graffiti Kitty New Hope\u201d\" data-rl_caption=\"\u201cLuxury Graffiti Kitty New Hope\u201d\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"2000\" height=\"2686\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/omolade-10.jpg\" alt=\"a painting of a Black woman&apos;s face as if it has been coated in chrome, isolated against a bright orange-red background\" class=\"wp-image-476334\"><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">\u201cLuxury Graffiti Kitty New 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