Victoria Miro, London, UK
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The acrylic and mixed-media paintings of Hernan Bas carry a coming-of-age quality, pulling from varying periods. His influences, among several other mediums, have a particular consideration of “the Aesthetic and Decadent writers of the 19th century, in particular Oscar Wilde, Charles Baudelaire and Joris-Karl Huysman,” a statement says. Film, poetry, and art history itself also have an impact on his contemplative works.
Entre adolescence et âge adulte, les jeunes hommes d’Hernan Bas déambulent dans d’immenses forêts à la recherche des clefs d’on ne sait quelle énigme. Ces silhouettes androgynes et filiformes rappelant celles de certaines icônes de la mode masculine se frayent un chemin au cœur de compositions colorées. Solitaires, la moue triste, le regard perdu dans…
The acrylic and mixed-media paintings of Hernan Bas carry a coming-of-age quality, pulling from varying periods. His influences, among several other mediums, have a particular consideration of “the Aesthetic and Decadent writers of the 19th century, in particular Oscar Wilde, Charles Baudelaire and Joris-Karl Huysman,” a statement says. Film, poetry, and art history itself also have an impact on his contemplative works.
The American artist’s vibrant scenes are full of coming-of-age angst, abundant wildlife and the promise of danger. Tender and terrifying, his latest series was created during lockdown in Miami.
Paintings by Hernan Bas that explore Venice's history of life, death, vampires and plagues.
Entre adolescence et âge adulte, les jeunes hommes d’Hernan Bas déambulent dans d’immenses forêts à la recherche des clefs d’on ne sait quelle énigme. Ces silhouettes androgynes et filiformes rappelant celles de certaines icônes de la mode masculine se frayent un chemin au cœur de compositions colorées. Solitaires, la moue triste, le regard perdu dans…
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Hernan Bas (American, b. 1978), The Overthinker in a Thicket, 2006. Oil and mixed media on panel, 25.4 × 30.5 cm
View Case study (Anton, the early escapes), 2014 by Hernan Bas, Acrylic on linen, 127 x 101.6 cm (anton-the-early at Lehmann Maupin in 501 West 24th Street, New York, United States. Discover more artworks by Hernan Bas, Acrylic on linen, 127 x 101.6 cm (anton-the-early on Ocula now.
Entre adolescence et âge adulte, les jeunes hommes d’Hernan Bas déambulent dans d’immenses forêts à la recherche des clefs d’on ne sait quelle énigme. Ces silhouettes androgynes et filiformes rappelant celles de certaines icônes de la mode masculine se frayent un chemin au cœur de compositions colorées. Solitaires, la moue triste, le regard perdu dans…
Mefistófeles aos 17 anos [lendo poesia], 2007 Hernan Bas (EUA, 1978) técnica mista sobre tela, 61 x 51 cm
Skye Sherwin: Literature-loving painter who references fashion and film in his frenziedly colourful depictions of boys nearing sexual maturity
13 May — 28 Jun 2014 at Lehmann Maupin Gallery, Hong Kong
Aloof, gay waifs appear as persistently in Hernan Bas’s paintings as saints in a cathedral.
Entre adolescence et âge adulte, les jeunes hommes d’Hernan Bas déambulent dans d’immenses forêts à la recherche des clefs d’on ne sait quelle énigme. Ces silhouettes androgynes et filiformes rappelant celles de certaines icônes de la mode masculine se frayent un chemin au cœur de compositions colorées. Solitaires, la moue triste, le regard perdu dans…
Entre adolescence et âge adulte, les jeunes hommes d’Hernan Bas déambulent dans d’immenses forêts à la recherche des clefs d’on ne sait quelle énigme. Ces silhouettes androgynes et filiformes rappelant celles de certaines icônes de la mode masculine se frayent un chemin au cœur de compositions colorées. Solitaires, la moue triste, le regard perdu dans…
