Hernan Bas
- Introduction
- Hernan Bas (born 1978 in Miami, Florida, United States) is an artist based in Detroit, Michigan. He graduated in 1996 from the New World School of the Arts in Miami.Bas is known for his depictions of waifs and dandies, who are somewhat based on his own experiences, as well as his work with the material SlimFast and the paranormal. Overtime, Bas says, these characters have grown in his paintings and taken on different roles. Bas is gay and queerness often influences his work in the form of waifs and other young men, typically recurrent characters in his work.Bas owns a building in Detroit that was renovated by Nicola Kuperus and Adam Lee Miller, the couple behind Detroit electronic music act Adult. The building is on a block called Service Street noted for the number of diverse and accomplished artists that work there, including techno music pioneer Derrick May.
- Wikidata
- Q3134271
- Nationality
- American
- Gender
- Male
- Roles
- Artist, Installation Artist, Painter
- Name
- Hernan Bas
- Ulan
- 500122416
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Hernan Bas Idyll in Elysium from the series Elysian Fields 2003
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Hernan Bas The Love of the Exotic from the series On The Edge of Elysium 2003
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Hernan Bas The Ones That Got Away 2003
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Hernan Bas Untitled 2003
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Hernan Bas Whores of Venice (Version 1) 2003
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Hernan Bas Whores of Venice (Version 2) 2003
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Hernan Bas The Start of the Rain 2004
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Hernan Bas All By Myself 2004
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