Ángel Hernández (b.1994, Venezuela) is a Contemporary Art Creator who explores the possibilities of expressing ideas and narratives inspired by themes as the space, the time and the human condition, especially by the female figure. Working on various layers of concepts and materials, Hernández analyzes the origin and the communicative possibilities of an initial idea, including elements in his art that allow him to obtain the compositional coherence necessary to visualize a portrait, a fashion illustration or a narrative illustration that can reflect dialogues or antagonisms between the figurative-traditional and the abstract-contemporary.
Empty gazes, unknown destinations, lonely individuals, stripes and cracks, fragmentation, timelessness and nostalgia are recurrent concepts in most of Ángel Hernández’s creations that he makes evident through techniques such as pencil drawing, watercolor and ink on paper, strokes of crayon, charcoal, pastel, paint stains, collage with paper scraps, threads and scribbles. With the shapes, textures and colors of the selected materials, Hernández explores the ways to encode intentions in every piece, weaving relationships between the theme and its visualization.
Ángel Hernández has been working with the female figure since 2010. The female figure represents for him a possibility to transgress with internal and external components and values -that can be visible (figurative) and invisible (abstract)-, some prevailing normative constraints related to the beauty, grace and happiness with the intention of generating a criticism from the imperfection in art to deconstruct the female stereotypes present in the social imaginary.
