Hank Willis Thomas
“Unbranded: Reflections in Black by Corporate America” is a series of works by Hank Willis Thomas which was just aquired by the Brooklyn Museum. It consists of 82 images from 1968 to 2008. Based on add campaigns targeting a black audience, Hank Willis Thomas took all the messages and logos from the adds “to disclose the visual strategies of advertisers and how these are based in cultural stereotypes.” Hit the jump for more images.
haha there are some nice pictures in there!
power of the image!
ahhh…photo realism at its greatest! I am currently finishing one of my contemporary art classes and i cant believe his name didnt come up! I love how Thomas adds just enough detail to the hair of all the individuals he paints…as black people our hair helps to define who we are…i love it…but thats just one of the many things i find captivating about this guys work…
Cool…
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An acquaintance of mine just invited me to accompany him to view Mr. Thomas’s upcoming show exhibition @ the Jack Shainman Gallery…how cool is dat
unable to attend but, I am in Awe…Indeed 
His work exuberates a SILENT FORCE that is omnisciently heard throughout his audience…this piece is mute yet speaks compelling volumes…the visual language displayed here is culturally haunting and linguistically LOUD and powerful
Hank Thomas ingeniously shines a light via black history and the iconic beauty anchored behind it’s illustrations
NOTHING LESS THAN MAGNIFICENT…Wow!