The artist's first solo museum exhibition in Spain (21 September–9 December 2018) features a selection of work made over the past ten years. Bas’ practice is intrinsically linked to an exploration of history and literature and stems from the artist’s interest in figuring historical and mythological narratives within the imagery and iconography of popular culture, fashion, queer culture and mysticism. Permeated by an aura of eroticism and decadence, and loaded with codes and double-meanings, his work points to the intricacies of self-identity, while celebrating moments of transformation – the ordinary becoming extraordinary.
Image: Hernan Bas, the primordial soup theory (homosexual), 2010
Acrylic, airbrush and household gloss paint on linen
152.4 x 121.92 cm, 60 x 48 in
© the artist, courtesy Victoria Miro, London/Venice
September 21 2018
