Brandon Breaux Explained

Brandon Breaux is a multi-disciplinary artist from the South Side of Chicago whose work includes oil-on-canvas and digital art.[1] [2] [3] [4] [5]

Early life and education

Breaux grew up in the Chatham and Grand Crossing neighborhoods on the South Side of Chicago. Breaux graduated from DePaul University in 2006.[6]

Career

Breaux's work focuses on representation of his culture on the South Side of Chicago and his advocacy for mental health,[7] especially in the Black community.[8]

Breaux created the cover art to the 2012 Chance the Rapper debut mixtape 10 DAY. Breaux also created the cover art for the Acid Rap and Coloring Book mixtapes, and Chance's 2018 singles "Wala Cam", "65th and Ingleside" and "Work Out".[9]

Breaux shot the original photo and created the cover art for Acid Rap.[10] The picture happened by chance, according to Breaux: "I had made these tie-dye tank tops before we went to SXSW and I gave them to Chance… In the back of my mind I'm like I hope you wear this."[11]

The cover artwork Breaux created for Coloring Book depicted Chance holding his baby daughter, capturing his facial expression but with the baby outside the frame of the image.[12]

Following the publication of the cover art for Chance the Rapper, artists including Drake, Kehlani,[13] Miguel, and Troye Sivan have released album cover art showing Breaux's influence.

His debut U.S. solo exhibition, BIG WORDS, included painting, print, and fashion design, and was curated by Anna Cerniglia and Alison Cuddy for Blanc Gallery.[14] [15] [16] In a review for Dazed, Vanessa Murrell noted the exhibition's use of typography and figures to stimulate the viewer's right and left brain functions.[17]

Ebony magazine published Breaux's commissioned portrait of fashion icon André Leon Talley on its cover.

Civil Rights Movement pioneer Congressman John Lewis commissioned a portrait by Breaux for the cover of his final published work, Carry On: Reflections for a New Generation.

In 2020, Breaux collaborated with the Museum of Contemporary Art on a capsule collection.[18]

In 2022, Breaux was selected in a cohort of 14 master artists and designers to be part of Dorchester Industries Experimental Design Lab, a partnership of the Prada Group, Theaster Gates Studio, Dorchester Industries, and Rebuild Foundation.[19]

In 2022 the Kennedy Center selected Breaux for its "Office Hours" curated developmental artist residency program.[20]

Awards and honors

Ebony magazine named Breaux in its 2022 EBONY Power 100 list of Black leaders.[21] [22]

See also

Notes and References

  1. https://www.chicagotribune.com/entertainment/ct-ent-brandon-breaux-28-days-of-greatness-tt-0208-20210208-chrmlceoqfhq7admdwqfqokkzm-story.html Chicago artist Brandon Breaux’s ‘28 Days’ is for Black History Month, portraits of those making history now
  2. https://www.sscartcenter.org/artists/brandon-breaux/ Brandon Breaux
  3. https://www.dnainfo.com/chicago/20170615/pilsen/work-of-artist-behind-chances-mixtape-covers-be-featured-on-beer-cans/ Work Of Artist Behind Chance's Mixtape Covers To Be Featured On Beer Cans
  4. https://thehundreds.com/blogs/content/talking-visual-branding-design-consistency-brandon-breaux-artist-behind-chance-rapper-album-art-interview Talking Visual Branding & Consistency with Brandon Breaux, the Artist/Designer Behind Chance the Rapper's Album Art
  5. https://artsandpubliclife.org/brandon-breaux Brandon Breaux
  6. https://thecreativeindependent.com/people/visual-artist-brandon-breaux-on-staying-positive-and-inspired/ On staying positive and inspired: Visual artist Brandon Breaux discusses leaving an agency job to pursue his art full-time, collaborating with Chance the Rapper, and the questions you should ask yourself when you start something new.
  7. Web site: VIRTUAL STUDIO VISIT: BRANDON BREAUX . Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago, Chicago Architecture Biennial. September 1, 2020. April 15, 2023.
  8. https://www.chicagotribune.com/people/ct-congo-square-theatre-brandon-breaux-black-mental-health-1001-20221005-h6ya27uqrzbalj2ix43qkl2j5y-story.html Artists offer helping hand for emotional, mental healing in advance of World Mental Health Day
  9. News: The Artist Responsible For Chance The Rapper's Meme-Inspired Abstract Art. 2020-11-18. NPR. 27 July 2018. en. Acovino. Vincent.
  10. Web site: The Artist Responsible For Chance The Rapper's Meme-Inspired Abstract Art. NPR.org. en. 2019-03-11.
  11. Web site: Here's the Original Photo That Inspired Chance the Rapper's 'Acid Rap' Cover. Genius. en. 2019-03-11.
  12. Breaux. Brandon. Jordan Darville. Meet Brandon Breaux, The Artist Who Brings Chance The Rapper's Mixtape Covers To Life. May 5, 2016. The Fader. June 3, 2016. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20160602054619/http://www.thefader.com/2016/05/05/brendan-breaux-artist-chance-the-rapper-mixtape-covers-interview. June 2, 2016.
  13. https://www.artsy.net/article/artsy-editorial-chance-rapper-5-visual-artists-inspire Chance the Rapper on 5 Visual Artists Who Inspire Him
  14. Kerry Cardoza, Constructing Identity: A Review of Brandon Breaux at Blanc Gallery New City, APRIL 25, 2022
  15. https://chicagoreader.com/arts-culture/the-big-world-of-brandon-breaux/ The big world of Brandon Breaux
  16. http://www.thevisualist.org/2022/05/brandon-breaux-big-words-2/ Brandon Breaux: BIG WORDS: ARTIST TALK + RECEPTION
  17. Web site: Dazed . 2022-04-28 . Inside Chicago's booming art scene . 2023-01-09 . Dazed . en.
  18. https://www.chicagotribune.com/entertainment/museums/ct-ent-brandon-breaux-mca-equity-exhibit-0911-20200914-fiawskkkifc7daufjl7pyja2gu-story.html A conversation with Brandon Breaux about his MCA collection that looks at access, safe space, and representation
  19. https://www.vogue.com/article/prada-theaster-gates-dorchester-industries-experimental-design-lab Prada and Theaster Gates Partner to Celebrate and Mentor Designers of Color
  20. Web site: Brandon Breaux. Kennedy Center. 2022. April 5, 2023.
  21. https://www.ebony.com/introducing-ebonys-2022-power-100-list-and-gala/ INTRODUCING EBONY'S 2022 POWER 100 LIST AND GALA
  22. https://www.ebony.com/power100-list/artists-in-residence/ EBONY'S 2022 POWER 100: Artists

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