"I always try to approach each exhibition with a 'beginner's mind' as much as possible." Hernandez explains why he periodically changes subjects and mediums for his exhibitions. Without the safety net of a familiar style demanded by the market, the artist tries to avoid a formulaic signature work, which typify an artist. "It keeps me on my toes, unpredictability has always been important to me," Hernandez confesses.
For his 4th solo show, the artist revisits his initial learning. He explains that his trip to the scenic Langkawi in Malaysia for the 2014 Langkawi Art Biennale took him back to the basics of drawing, partly influenced by the other artists on the delegation. "We usually have couple of hours off between each activity that we tend to organize our own (Philippine delegation) on-the-spot drawing. It felt good going back to drawing basics," said Hernandez. Returning to basics led him to the idea of completing an exhibition of drawings.
In Langkawi, Hernandez was inspired by its scenic beauty, flora and fauna. This led him to search for photos from antiquarian biology and zoology books, magazines, encyclopedia, the internet and even actual objects for references – the basis for his drawings. Table Drawings is a collection of gouache drawings made during the past months since his return from Malaysia. Trading the easel for a table, the artist sat down late at night or early in the morning, drawing various images from his research.
As with some of his other work, there is some looseness and exaggeration in the drawings. In order to broaden the ambit of the folio and not restrict it to simply 'drawing', some of the works are grouped and arranged in random to create a collage type of an expedition journal, "It's like looking at some field notes or a researcher's journal." Hernandez further explains. The artist also experimented with the velum paper surface and gouache in order to give the drawings looseness and accidental quality, expanding pictorial conventions while retaining the photographic reference. Still, Hernandez wishes to label his works as 'drawings' as a tribute to the drawing basics he looked to. "How easy art can be when you go back to basic and you stopped struggling with it." the artist opines with a sense of accomplishment.
Table Drawings opens on November 14, Saturday, 6pm at the Art Alley, Unit 324 LRI Design Plaza, Nicanor Garcia St. Bel Air II, Makati City. Exhibit runs until November 30, 2015. For more information you may call 8368799 or 09178887921, or email us at one_workshop@yahoo.com.
For his 4th solo show, the artist revisits his initial learning. He explains that his trip to the scenic Langkawi in Malaysia for the 2014 Langkawi Art Biennale took him back to the basics of drawing, partly influenced by the other artists on the delegation. "We usually have couple of hours off between each activity that we tend to organize our own (Philippine delegation) on-the-spot drawing. It felt good going back to drawing basics," said Hernandez. Returning to basics led him to the idea of completing an exhibition of drawings.
In Langkawi, Hernandez was inspired by its scenic beauty, flora and fauna. This led him to search for photos from antiquarian biology and zoology books, magazines, encyclopedia, the internet and even actual objects for references – the basis for his drawings. Table Drawings is a collection of gouache drawings made during the past months since his return from Malaysia. Trading the easel for a table, the artist sat down late at night or early in the morning, drawing various images from his research.
As with some of his other work, there is some looseness and exaggeration in the drawings. In order to broaden the ambit of the folio and not restrict it to simply 'drawing', some of the works are grouped and arranged in random to create a collage type of an expedition journal, "It's like looking at some field notes or a researcher's journal." Hernandez further explains. The artist also experimented with the velum paper surface and gouache in order to give the drawings looseness and accidental quality, expanding pictorial conventions while retaining the photographic reference. Still, Hernandez wishes to label his works as 'drawings' as a tribute to the drawing basics he looked to. "How easy art can be when you go back to basic and you stopped struggling with it." the artist opines with a sense of accomplishment.
Table Drawings opens on November 14, Saturday, 6pm at the Art Alley, Unit 324 LRI Design Plaza, Nicanor Garcia St. Bel Air II, Makati City. Exhibit runs until November 30, 2015. For more information you may call 8368799 or 09178887921, or email us at one_workshop@yahoo.com.