HUMAN OVER MANKIND — Val Bradley | Surrealism with a Sharp Edge

"More Than Art. A Movement."

HUMAN OVER MANKIND was built on survival, vision, and relentless creation. Born in New Orleans, tested by fire, and sharpened through education and design, Valdez Bradley creates work that doesn't just hang on a wall — it demands conversation. Take a second look as everything means something…

From large-scale surrealist paintings to educational tools that crack open young minds, HOM stands at the intersection of truth-telling and visual power. Every piece is a weapon against complacency — and an invitation to wake up.

"Bradley's work doesn't just hang on my wall—it changes the entire energy of the room. Every guest stops and stares."

— Private Collector, Atlanta

"The hidden symbols in my commissioned piece revealed themselves over months. It's like owning a living mystery."

— Art Enthusiast, Philadelphia

"His curriculum transformed my classroom. Students are asking questions I never expected them to ask."

— High School Teacher, New Orleans

"The Artist Behind the Revolution."

Unfinished PHUCT - experimental surreal concept showcasing Val Bradley's raw creative process

Valdez Bradley doesn't create art — he weaponizes color, symbol, and raw truth into visual ammunition that explodes comfortable assumptions. This is an artist forged by New Orleans streets, sharpened in classrooms, and unleashed through a relentless commitment to making the invisible visible.

Bradley's signature technique transforms subjects through explosive color palettes that celebrate Black identity while confronting systemic realities. His portraits don't just capture faces — they capture the psychedelic beauty of resilience, the neon-bright defiance of survival, the rainbow spectrum of humanity refusing to be diminished.

But HOM's power lies deeper than aesthetic rebellion. Works like "Seeds of Poverty" use sophisticated biological metaphors to reframe social issues — showing how structural neglect creates predictable outcomes. No jobs, no food, rent due? The "drug bushes and violent tree" aren't moral failures but environmental responses to systemic soil.

From jazz legends painted with reverent expressionism to surreal commentaries on police violence that make viewers confront uncomfortable truths about state power — Bradley's work operates as both celebration and indictment. His technical mastery spans street art aesthetics, fine art sophistication, and educational curriculum that cracks open young minds.

This isn't therapy art or decorative rebellion. This is an educator-artist who spent years in classrooms understanding how visual language shapes consciousness, now deploying that knowledge to wake people up. Every brushstroke carries pedagogical precision — teaching through beauty, challenging through symbol, transforming through uncompromising vision.

Even unfinished works like "PHUCT" reveal the experimental edge that drives HOM forward — raw concepts that challenge viewers before they're even complete. This is an artist who refuses to polish away the uncomfortable questions, instead letting them breathe and provoke in their most honest form.

Collectors, educators, and institutions seeking art that refuses to stay silent have found their voice in HUMAN OVER MANKIND. This is work that hangs in galleries and homes as constant reminder: comfort is complicity, beauty can be revolutionary, and every canvas is a classroom for those ready to see.

"For Collectors: Own the Code."

To collect a Val Bradley original is to hold a living artifact of resilience and defiance. These works don't sit quietly — they confront, provoke, and linger.

Every piece contains hidden Easter eggs — symbolic elements and secret layers revealed only to those who own the work. Private revelations turn each painting from a visual encounter into an initiation, binding collector and artist in a shared code of meaning.

"Three months after purchasing 'Seeds of Poverty,' Val sent me a detailed breakdown of every symbol. It completely transformed how I see the piece—and how guests react to it."

— Museum Curator, Chicago

Own a Piece of Defiance

"Own the Work. Carry the Movement."

Every product — from prints to full curriculum packs — is a piece of the HOM movement. Collectors, educators, and dreamers: this is your entry point into a bigger story.