Hernan Bas

Hernan Bas, born in 1978, lives and works in Miami. His work is inspired by the aesthetics of male adolescence from the Hardy Boys to Abercrombie & Fitch, with narratives of boyish exploration that double as metaphors for sexual self-discovery. Tenderly depicted in loose brushstrokes that enhance their rumpled allure, Bas’ androgynous dandies inhabit a utopia of effortless sensuality and languid play.

They Can Bring the Curtain Down

They Can Bring the Curtain Down stems from an ongoing interest in the origins of performance art, from the early Dada movement with its cubist costume parties to the influence of the Russian Ballets Russes on a generation of artists. These images in particular are joined by the motif of the curtain, the life of a performer behind the scenes, with all of the anxiety and butterflies associated with the stage. These are lives of the understudies, the background performers rarely in the forefront but essential to the story.

A Brief Brush with a Thrush

Bas created A Brief Brush with a Thrush by drawing on both sides of a sheet of Mylar, adding to the tonal complexity of the work. He also employed a broad mixture of technical means including airbrush, drawing and brushed ink. Thirty impressions of this edition were offered as a benefit print to the Rubell Family Collection / Contemporary Arts Foundation.

 

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