Hermes Berrio

ARTIST STATEMENT

My work captures the significance from my daily life, relating it with a grand scope that emphasizes both the mundane and the extraordinary. With reality as the foundation to my practice, I create a vibrant narrative and a personal reflection on the world. Finding inspiration in these unusual and yet commonplace experiences, Iexplore the complexity of such simple moments and render them on a monumental scale. I re-imagine, re-arrange, and metamorphosize visions of a cultural and personal landscape, seeking new ways to interpret one’s truth visually.

BIO

Hermes Berrio (b. 1980, Colombia), currently living and working in Miami. He received his BFA from New York, University (2005) and has since grown his artistic career in Miami. In recent years, he has participated in group and solo exhibitions around the world for galleries and institutions in the U.S. and Colombia, Spain, Germany, Mexico, Australia, and Canada. He’s also completed a number of murals, with the most recent installations throughout the city of Miami. In 2018 he was awarded a grant from the Pollock-Krasner Foundation and in 2019 from the Ruth and Harold Chenven Foundation. He has been a Fountainhead Studio artist resident since May 2019 and is represented by Fabien Castanier Gallery in Miami. He continues to evolve his practice, investigating new processes and mediums, while challenging contemporary expectations with his prodigious compositions.

ARTIST LINKS

Website: www.hermesberrio.com

Instagram: @hermesberrio

Gallery links: www.berlinartscouts.de