Medium for Kehinde Wiley's "President Barack Obama" (3)

I believe the answer is:

oil

(Other definitions for oil that I've seen before include "Black gold" , "Grease" , "what can be seen on iceberg" , "Greasy liquid" , "Slippery liquid" .)

I've seen this clue in The New York Times.

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