"Maggie Hernandez is one of those rare intuitive artists who can transform what she sees in the world into art that lures the eye with dazzling color and feeds the mind with soulful insight." –Bari Pearlman, Documentary Filmmaker BTG Productions

PHILOSOPHY

Maggie Hernández is an abstract artist with a passion for strong color and movement. She is an intuitive painter whose images are highly influenced by her immediate surroundings. The intention in her work is to visually capture a moment in time. These moments often reflect the power of untamed emotion and color; a break from socially imposed neutrality. “My paintings offer an opportunity to connect with the part of us that wants to exclaim, rejoice, celebrate, and fight with reckless abandon and in a manner that may be received without judgment. It is about the importance of honest, human communication; a place for us to learn to receive without attachment, and to relate without fear of defensive reactions.”

STYLE

Abstract Expressionist

TECHNIQUE

Work in acrylic on canvas and gouache on paper 12” to 48”. Emphasis on color, movement, repetition of form, and the visual representation of human emotions. Organic shapes combined with a vibrant color palette, strong contrasts, and the repetition of lines resembling crosses, biological organisms, marine plant-life, caverns, people, and text suggest a “hidden code”.

BACKGROUND

Maggie Hernández lives and works in New York City and studied fine art at the Fashion Institute of Technology and Hunter College, New York. Her work is published in F.I.T.'s Icon 1996 and was featured in BAAD! Ass Women 2002 for the Bronx Academy of Arts and Dance. Her work is privately collected in New York, New Jersey, Connecticut, Georgia, Florida, Montana, Chicago, Colorado, Washington State, and California & has recently been acquired by Citi for the Office of the CEO, Vikram Pandit.

PRICES

$1000 to $5000

CONTACT

Maggie Hernández
PAINTED PLANE
A: 461 Fort Washington Avenue, New York, New York 10033
T: 917.334.9910
E: maggie[at]paintedplane[dot]com
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RESUME PDF

Cover from the Manhattan Times November 16, 2006 issue featuring "FIFTY" (top left) 48x48" acrylic on canvas c.2006 Maggie Hernandez.