Participating Artists
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The Swan Prince, 2004, water-based oil on canvas, 76.2 x 101.6 cm, Rubell Family Collection, Miami, courtesy Fredric Snitzer Gallery, Miamy
Hernan Bas
The paintings of Hernan Bas are suffused with unrestrained sexuality, mythological narratives and adventures. They do not easily lend themselves to being interpreted; as one does with a dream, one can extricate from them fragments of meaning that may relate to childhood fantasies, coming-of-age rituals, virginal anxiety, memories of vulnerability and adolescent love. They are all dominated by beautiful figures of androgynous boys, which appear against a theatrical ground. Lost, disempowered, carried along in a state of turbulence and flow, Bas's protagonists seem to almost always be emotionally overwhelmed.
Hernan Bas, an emerging star on the international art scene, was born in Miami, 1978. His art is influenced by different sources - including Greek mythology, classical literature, Symbolism, and contemporary fashion and popular fiction. His works were included in the 2004 Whitney Biennial. Some of his paintings were recently acquired by the collector Charles Saatchi, and will be exhibited this year at the Saatchi Gallery in London as part of its exhibitions series of monumental paintings, "The Triumph of Painting." Bas lives and works in Miami.
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