Hernan Bas is known for complex paintings in which he
interweaves a wide variety of cultural references from
literature, fashion, cinema and queer history in a virtuoso
technique.
The Conceptualists
, his latest series
of works, portrays imaginary conceptual artists who
engage in eccentric activities-from mixing paint with
water from the Niagara Falls to gilding the leaves of
dying houseplants. His large-format, detailed portraits
invite the viewer to take a closer look. This monograph
accompanied the exhibition of this new series of around
30 paintings at The Bass, Miami Beach. Contributions
by Kevin Brazil, Isabelle Graw, Liz Munsell, Blake Oetting
and the curator of the exhibition, James Voorhies, deal
with Bas' queer aesthetic, Latinx influences in his work
and his painterly view of conceptual art practices.
HERNAN BAS (b. 1978, Miami, FL) creates paintings that weave adolescent adventures with mythology, the paranormal, and literature. His recent work explores LGBTQIA+ activism, desire, and the occult, offering insight into today's political concerns.
¿ An important voice in queer aesthetics
¿ Detailed portraits of fictional conceptual artists
¿ Impressive series of around 30 large-format paintings
