Hernan Bas
Untitled
2001
31 x 23cm |
In Untitled, Hernan Bas draws his boy scout as a saint, paralleling a moment of pubescent realisation with historical paintings of religious ecstasy. The use of black paint on vellum gives this figure a timeless quality, reminiscent of Old Masters cartoons. Here, Bas flaunts his skill as draughtsman: his watery pigment bleeds in shadowy expression, yet retains delicate precision of form. The whiteness of the paper suggests spiritual illumination thus framing Bas’s muse in angelic virtue. |