Bas’ paintings are characterised by their luminous, saturated colour, intricate detail and dreamlike atmospheres. His canvases often depict youthful figures in enigmatic tableaux — moments of leisure, contemplation or ritual — that evoke both intimacy and theatricality. Drawing on Romanticism, Symbolism and art historical references from Renaissance to contemporary practice, Bas constructs worlds where narrative, memory and aesthetic form intersect. Recurrent motifs — luxurious fabrics, flora, animals and classical architecture — function as both symbolic and compositional elements, reflecting a meticulous engagement with visual storytelling.
In addition to his studio practice, Bas has contributed to the discourse on contemporary identity, queerness and aesthetics in painting. His work has been exhibited internationally, including at the Rubell Museum, Miami and the Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles, and is held in prominent public and private collections.
HERNAN BAS (B. 1978)
Two Interiors
HERNAN BAS (B. 1978)
The Bats and the Barn Bridge
HERNAN BAS (B. 1978)
Tartini's Dream (The Devil's Trill)
HERNAN BAS (B. 1978)
Secret Hideout of the Flamingo Gang (Abandoned Paddle Boats)
HERNAN BAS (B. 1978)
The Hideout
HERNAN BAS (B. 1978)
The Primordial Soup Theory (Homosexual)
HERNAN BAS (B. 1978)
Colored plastic complex of noise + dance + joy
HERNAN BAS (B. 1978)
Trying to fit in
HERNAN BAS (B. 1978)
A Splinter
HERNAN BAS (B. 1978)
To Make a Pond Reflect Twice
HERNAN BAS (B. 1978)
Do You Know How Beautiful You Are?
HERNAN BAS (B. 1978)
A Rising Fever
HERNAN BAS (USA, B. 1978)
A Flaming Creature (or, the sound of music)
HERNAN BAS (B. 1978)
HOAX REVELED: the Devil of Deckheart Manor caught on film
Hernan Bas (b. 1978)
Too Pretty
HERNAN BAS (b. 1978)
The Start of Something New
HERNAN BAS (B. 1978)
He Went i n t he Woods t hat Day t o Bury Fluffy
Hernan Bas (b. 1978)
Untitled (Giverny)
HERNAN BAS (B. 1978)
Super Cut
HERNAN BAS (B. 1978)
The Paper Crown Prince
Hernan Bas (b. 1978)
Don't Tell It To The Mountain
Hernan Bas (b. 1978)
How Charming
HERNAN BAS (b. 1978)
The Harlequin, Stage Fright
Hernan Bas (B. 1978)
Monster, from the series A Little Moby Dick in All of Us
Hernan Bas (b. 1978)
I Think We're Alone Now
HERNAN BAS (B. 1978)
Pompeii IV
Hernan Bas (b. 1978)
Laocoön's Sons
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The Giant (Grooming)
Hernan Bas (b. 1978)
Just Bee-cause
HERNAN BAS (B. 1978)
Lending Oneself to Nature
Hernan Bas (b. 1978)
A Beast with Lightning in its Glare
Hernan Bas (b. 1978)
The Patient Boy (Helping Hands)
Hernan Bas (B. 1978)
Tantulus
Hernan Bas (b. 1978)
This is just how we found it (the abandoned dig)
Hernan Bas (b. 1978)
Boy Sleeping
Hernan Bas (b. 1978)
A Scene in Headache Grey
HERNAN BAS (B. 1978)
THE LOST AND SOON FORGOTTEN EXPLORERS
Hernan Bas (b. 1978)
Lazy Day (Luke Halpin)
HERNAN BAS (B. 1978)
Saint Disappearing Without Witness
Hernan Bas (b. 1978)
Someone's in Danger (Luke Halpin)
HERNAN BAS (B. 1978)
Lounging Cranberry Couple; Neopolitan Prada Boy; Strawberry Kate; Strawberry Prada Boy; Thinking Blonde; Vanilla Gucci Boy [Six Works]
HERNAN BAS (B. 1978)
Baby, Let's Play House
Hernan Bas (b. 1978)
Mourning the Bristol Boy
Hernan Bas (b. 1978)
Endymion
Hernan Bas (b. 1978)
July 4th 1876 (On the Shore)
Hernan Bas (b. 1978)
You Secretly Despise Me
Hernan Bas (b. 1978)
Untitled Poet #17 (His First Poem Was About Love)
HERNAN BAS (b. 1978)
Chocolate Erik; Couple; Piombo; Strawberry Hernan [Four Works]
HERNAN BAS (B. 1978)
Someone's in Danger (Luke Halpin)