這後來延伸至對南哥德式濃鬱的風格、煙霧繚繞的氛圍的欣賞,還有對波特萊爾和王爾德的頹廢意象的喜愛,同時也參照了羅伯特·弗羅斯特的鄉村詩歌。說到視覺創作的參照,他引用查爾斯·伯奇菲爾德 (Charles E. Burchfield)的自然風光水彩畫以缺乏人物的暴力圖像為代表性標誌,但對巴斯而言,靈是無所不在的。他與最喜歡的另一位藝術家卡斯帕·大衛·佛列德列治(Caspar David Friedrich) 有著同樣的信念,後者的浪漫主義作品為自然世界注入了非人的寧靜和力量 - 一股讓巴斯的創作演繹更為精彩、流暢且經常令人迷失方向的力量。縱使在作品中既沒有神靈也沒有怪物的出現,空氣中瀰漫著比純粹的天氣更強烈、更難以理解卻又不容忽視的神秘能量。
Hernan Bas (b.1978) is a contemporary American painter who lives and works in Miami. His paintings are influenced by the romantic and decadent legacies of 18th and 19th century art, literature, poetry, and religion. These influences result in canvases that are complex and highly detailed and often portray characters, typically young male figures, nestled among flora and fauna.
Hernan Bas received a degree from the New World School of the Arts in Miami, Florida in 1996. Solo exhibitions of Bas’ work have been curated by the Rubell Museum, Miami, Yuz Museum, Shanghai, and Space, K, Seoul. Bas’ artwork is found in permanent collections worldwide, including the Museum of Modern Art, The Whitney Museum of American Art the Art Gallery of Ontario, Toronto, Canada, and Carré d'Art - Musée d'Art Contemporain, Nîmes, France.