Lehmann Maupin Gallery

Hernan Bas

Biography

The Miami-based artist Hernan Bas explores the codes of dandyism and its subculture as a means to define sexual attraction. His paintings are tinged with nihilist romanticism, born of literary intrigue and a passion for historical painting. Small, frail and sensuously delightful Bas’s paintings personify epic romance embracing both the decadence and nastiness of pleasure. He is included in numerous private and public collections worldwide including the Rubell Collection in Miami, the Museum of Modern Art in New York, the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, The Museum of Contemporary Art in Miami among others. In 2007, the Rubell Family Collection launched an exhibition of Bas’s work. Spanning a decade, this exhibition included examples from each of the artist’s series.



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Press

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Selected Works

HERNAN BAS (The Swan Prince), 2005 printed nylon carpet 90 x 10 inches 228.6 x 25.4 cm Produced by Art Production Fund


HERNAN BAS Oedipus and the Sphinx (Proper Answer to the Riddle), 2008 oil on linen diptych, overall dimensions: 66 x 96 x 2 inches 167.6 x 243.8 x 5.1 cm each panel: 66 x 48 x 2 inches 167.6 x 121.9 x 5.1 cm


HERNAN BAS Sun Burnt (Devil in the Desert), 2008 mixed media on linen over panel 66 x 48 inches 167.6 x 121.9 cm