Posted on Mar 31, 2022
A Kansas City artist paints film legends inducted into the planned Black Movie Hall of Fame
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Artist Warren Harvey created 10 iconic paintings of Hollywood luminaries that will eventually hang in the Black Movie Hall of Fame at the Boone Theater in the historic 18th & Vine jazz district.
Making careful brush strokes, Warren ‘Stylez’ Harvey uses bold shades of blue in his bright Midtown studio. He's painting a young Gordon Parks holding a camera to his eye. The portrait is one of a series of 10, depicting filmmakers, actors and pioneers who are being inducted into the Black Movie Hall of Fame.
At 34, Harvey is a Kansas City artist to watch. His work appears in the TV drama “Bel-Air,” a reboot of the classic sitcom “The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air.” Harvey was also one of six artists in 2020 who worked on the Black Lives Matter street mural project. At more than 300-feet, Harvey's mural, in purple, green and yellow, made a bold statement at 63rd Street and Troost Avenue.
Making careful brush strokes, Warren ‘Stylez’ Harvey uses bold shades of blue in his bright Midtown studio. He's painting a young Gordon Parks holding a camera to his eye. The portrait is one of a series of 10, depicting filmmakers, actors and pioneers who are being inducted into the Black Movie Hall of Fame.
At 34, Harvey is a Kansas City artist to watch. His work appears in the TV drama “Bel-Air,” a reboot of the classic sitcom “The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air.” Harvey was also one of six artists in 2020 who worked on the Black Lives Matter street mural project. At more than 300-feet, Harvey's mural, in purple, green and yellow, made a bold statement at 63rd Street and Troost Avenue.
A Kansas City artist paints film legends inducted into the planned Black Movie Hall of Fame
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PO1 William "Chip" Nagel
..."Harvey's commission for the Black Movie Hall of Fame is his biggest project yet. The series includes portraits of Parks, Harry Belafonte, Kevin Willmott, Janelle Monáe, Oscar Micheaux, Tressie Souders, Chadwick Boseman, Don Cheadle, Forest Whitaker and Hattie McDaniel.
Harvey said the hours he spent working have taken his art to a new level and left him with a greater respect for history.
“It’s really helping me actually see more of what's inside me and what's possible," Harvey said. "But it also gives recognition to these these brilliant people that really paved the way for a lot of what is today.”...
..."Harvey's commission for the Black Movie Hall of Fame is his biggest project yet. The series includes portraits of Parks, Harry Belafonte, Kevin Willmott, Janelle Monáe, Oscar Micheaux, Tressie Souders, Chadwick Boseman, Don Cheadle, Forest Whitaker and Hattie McDaniel.
Harvey said the hours he spent working have taken his art to a new level and left him with a greater respect for history.
“It’s really helping me actually see more of what's inside me and what's possible," Harvey said. "But it also gives recognition to these these brilliant people that really paved the way for a lot of what is today.”...
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