Friday , March 1st, 2024
All Day
Taos Center for the Arts
TCA Exhibits
Eros in the Ether: Figurative Architecture
Paintings by Carlos Servando Hernandez
March 1 – April 14
Gallery Hours: The gallery is open before all TCA events and by appointment.
Call TCA’s office at (575) 758-2052 to schedule a viewing.
About the show:
A series of oil paintings that focus on perception of space and the relationship between individuals and their surrounding environment. Drawing from the sounds of the places Hernandez has lived, his work portrays an enigmatic blend of figures and architectonic shapes, transforming and mirroring the dynamic nature of urban development. Human forms blend with skyscrapers, bridges and landmarks symbolizing the adaptability of human existence amidst evolving urban complexities. Through line, shape and color, Hernandez encourages the viewer to delve into the intricacies of the human experience within the context of architectural development.
Artists Bio:
Carlos Servando Hernandez, a native Texan from El Paso, studied painting and drawing at The School of Visual Arts and Design at The University of North Texas. After graduating with a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree, he was accepted into the MFA painting program at The San Francisco Art Institute.
Hernandez later pursued an MFA in Video and Performance Art and produced a series of sculpture and audio installations. After his acceptance into the New Genres graduate program at SFAI, he created a series of films which garnered him Best of Show at the MFA graduate exhibit held at Fort Mason.
In New York Hernandez worked as a teaching assistant and was part of The Old School for Social Sculpture. The Mike Osterhaut led workshop featured artists Alex Grey, Kiki Smith, Robin Winters, Tony Labat and writer Carlo McCormick.
Hernandez moved to Los Angeles in 2000 to pursue art and work in sound. He composed music featured on shows for MTV, VH1, ESPN and Fox Sports. He also collaborated on several films on which he was credited as soundtrack composer and editor.
Hernandez continued painting out of his Venice Beach studio and in 2005 he exhibited his first solo show in Santa Monica, California. The show included twelve large scale oil paintings, as well as a film with an original soundtrack. Hernandez’s works were also featured at galleries in Hollywood, Downtown LA and Venice Beach before he returned to New York in 2009. For the next decade he lived and worked out of his West Village studio in Manhattan.
In late 2019 Hernandez moved to Taos, New Mexico. He currently works out of his log cabin studio in the canyon
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