Brantley has been recognized in publications including the chicago tribune.
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His iconic flyboy character was inspired by the tuskegee airmen fight.
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Expressing his active imagination and fantasies hebru brantley s comic book style compositions address his own experiences of african american and urban life in america.
His conceptualized iconic characters namely lil mama and flyboy address complex ideas around nostalgia.
Having grown up tagging trains walls and other city surfaces as part of the 1990s graffiti scene brantley now creates mixed media paintings and sculptures that aptly reflect the street s energy and aesthetic.
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Recognized nationally for public works and solo shows in chicago hebru brantley has exhibited in london san francisco atlanta miami seattle los angeles and new york including art basel switzerland art basel miami scope nyc and frieze london.
Growing up in the historic bronzeville neighborhood of chicago he was influenced by the chicago black arts movement jean michel basquiat and more.
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Hebru brantley is a contemporary american artist best known for his afro futurism approach to anime and graffiti.
Hebru brantley creates narrative driven work revolving around his conceptualized iconic characters.
Hebru brantley creates narrative driven work revolving around his conceptualized iconic characters.
American born and la based contemporary urban artist hebru brantley has resurrected the afro futurism movement of the 60s and 70s with his brightly colored lineage of mural and graffiti work.
Working in a distinctly graphic aesthetic his paintings and sculptures often depict fictional versions of his younger self as well as pop culture or art historical figures like keith haring and jean michel basquiat as described in his artist statement he combines energetic.
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Chicago born artist hebru brantley is one of the brightest stars of the afro futurist art movement.
Hebru brantley s spunky flyboy with his signature dark skin pilot goggles and a red handkerchief around his neck tows the line between kid next door and symbol of political empowerment in brantley s paintings and sculptures flyboy is just as likely to appear fighting crime as he is having fun jamming with his boombox or zooming through the clouds on his smiling shark faced rocketship.
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