
SMILE (Green)
SMILE (Green) presents a luminous abstraction of Hebru Brantley's signature character rendered in vibrant emerald and complementary hues, showcasing the artist's refined command of the screenprinting medium. This 2019 six-color hand-pulled print emerges from Brantley's celebrated SMILE portfolio, a series that distills his visual vocabulary into compositions marked by gestural mark-making and chromatic boldness. The work demonstrates the artist's evolution beyond his early street art practice toward more formally sophisticated explorations of color and form, with each layer of ink contributing to a luminous, almost effervescent quality that distinguishes hand-pulled printing from commercial reproduction. The edition structure positions this work within a carefully controlled release, with the artist's proof existing apart from the portfolio's box set edition of twenty-five impressions. At 28 by 24 inches, the substantial sheet size allows the composition's gestural qualities and color interactions to fully command viewer attention, while the artist's signature authenticates the work as part of a defined moment in Brantley's practice. For collectors, this print represents a confluence of the artist's technical mastery and conceptual maturity, capturing a transitional period in which Brantley consolidated his Chicago-rooted artistic identity into gallery-ready works of considerable refinement and enduring visual impact.
- Medium
- Hebru Brantley, SMILE (Green), 2019 SMILE Portfolio, 2019, Signed, 6-color hand-pulled screenprint, Edition AP aside from the box set edition of 25, 28" x 24" Sheet Size
- Spotted At
- Gallery · Georgetown Frame Shoppe
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