Hebru Brantley
Biography
Hebru Brantley consistently explores complex ideas around nostalgia, the mental psyche, power, and hope. Majorly influenced by the South Side of Chicago's AfriCOBRA movement in the 1960s and 70s, and growing up during the 1990s graffiti scene, Brantley employs the history of mural and graffiti art as a frame to animate his own unique perception of dark fiction. Brantley's challenges the traditional view of the hero or protagonist - his character, Flyboy, was born from the notion of creating a set of characters within a canon that existed alongside Mickey Mouse, Bugs Bunny and Batman, through this concept of dark fiction. Brantley’s work and characters frequently explore American culture through a fun, afro-futuristic intent, projecting what will and what can be rather than what is, whilst celebrating the concept of the black leader. Flyboy and his universe, including characters Lil Mama and Phibby are often seen looking upward in heroic stances; they summon the viewer to optimism and hope.
Solus by definition means “alone or unaccompanied”.
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10 September 2022 | YRB Magazine
Hebru Brantley: Dark Fiction: Flowers & Frogs exhibition September 9 – October 22, 2022 at Richard Beavers Gallery11 August 2022 | Harlem World Magazine
Harlem Collab And Interview With Artist Hebru Brantley, Brotherhood Sister Sol, And LEGO On Their 90th Anniversary25 July 2022 | Design Milk
Hebru Brantley x adidas Collaboration Stays Ahead of the Curve11 July 2022 | WWD
Market Moments: Adidas and Artist Hebru Brantley Reveal Collaborations25 May 2022 | Hypebeast
NANZUKA Announced Representation of American Artist Hebru Brantley
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3 The Hard Way
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Skeptic (A Break from the Blues of Bad News)
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MOVE ON, 2020
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LILAC PHIBBY, 2020
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1 MAN DEBATE
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SMILE (THROUGH THE B.S)
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THE FRONT LINE, 2020
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SPECIAL EPISODE OF THE GREAT DEBATE
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DO IT FOR HIM (GREAT DEBATE), 2020
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3’S, 2020
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PEACEFUL PROTEST, 2020-2021
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R.I.P., 2020
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I'M FINE, WHY'D YOU ASK PT. 2, 2021
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Light, 2020
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THAT FLOWER ’N’ WORD PT. 2, 2021
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THE ULTRA LUMEN PT. 3, 2021
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THE ULTRA LUMEN PT. 1, 2021
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FINE, WHY’D YOU ASK, 2020
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UNTITLED, 2020
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BS, 2020
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KAREN CALLED THE COPS, 2020
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THEY’LL TRY & BREAK YOU, 2020
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FREE SPIRIT, 2020
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GREAT DEBATE: AQUA, 2021 (ed. 2)
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