Neil's portrait of Prince with softly painted garments and subtle purple backgrounds reveals Prince's poetic talents. Prince also symbolizes musical freedom and acceptance to many people as a collaborative and solitary musical genius, which parallels Wali Neil’s experiences as a community-centered studio artist. In a recent documentary about Prince’s last year of life, close friend Van Jones recalled seeing ALL the faces of America among Prince’s audiences. In this beautiful painting of Prince from his directorial debut in Under the Cherry Moon, Wali shows respect and love for Prince as true American royalty.
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