Hernan Bas

Hernan Bas (born 1978 in Miami, Florida, United States) is an artiste based in Detroit, Michigan. He graduated in 1996 from the New World School of the Arts in Miami.

Bas is known for his depictions of waifs and dandies, who are somewhat based upon his own experiences, as capably as his deed with the material SlimFast and the paranormal. Overtime, Bas says, these characters have grown in his paintings and taken on different roles. Bas is cheerful and queerness often influences his take effect in the form of waifs and additional young men, typically recurrent characters in his work.

Bas owns a building in Detroit that was renovated by Nicola Kuperus and Adam Lee Miller, the couple at the back Detroit electronic music case Adult. The building is upon a block called Service Street noted for the number of diverse and adept artists that play a part there, including techno music investor Derrick May.