Mollie Papouloute and Cheyann Washington in “Different Flowers” ph. Brandon Stanciell for Blanc Magazine

if you’re in LA on the 25th of january stop by and see my brother brandon stanciell’s solo exhibit 37 niggas

Brandon Stanciell /  Mollie Papouloute /  Cheyann Washington

“Unity”

Modeled by Joshua Sanders & Nicholas Larsen

Photographed by Brandon Stanciell

http://themanwholovedflowers.tumblr.com/post/159658774813/unity-modeled-by-joshua-sanders-nicholas

Inspired by Brandon Stanciell

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Hannah & Adrienne shot on Kodak Gold 400 by Brandon Stanciell

730t for House of Aama AW'17 collection [bloodroot collection teaser] by Brandon Stanciell with creative direction by Akua Shabaka + Rebecca Henry.

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Combating Negativity with Artist Brandon Stanciell

This week, we’ll be sharing the stories of African-American community members in celebration of #BlackHistoryMonth, which runs throughout February in the US.

“Some people have paintbrushes, and they paint. Some people have cameras, and they shoot photos. But for me, it’s flowers and hair,” says artist Brandon Stanciell (@themanwholovedflowers), whose series “The Man Who Loved Flowers” is a response to the rigid depictions of black men in the media. Taking inspiration from Shel Silverstein’s “The Thinker of Tender Thoughts,” which illustrates a man teased for the flowers growing out of his head and eventually cuts them off, Brandon’s florally endowed portraits offer an alternative response: “Don’t let anybody else tell you how to be you. Don’t let society cut off your flowers. Just keep them growing.”

@themanwholovedflowers in LA

Photo: Anthony Blue Jr 

@themanwholovedflowers I made this pop art version of you a little while back

I can make today better than yesterday. I can let go of what is trying to destroy me. I can start over. (Source: thoughtcatalog.com)

go off @themanwholovedflowers

Brandon Stanciell /  House of Aama

photo: Brandon Stanciell (detail)

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