Segundo Planes - Artist Info

About Segundo Planes

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Segundo Planes Herrera
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    Segundo Planes

    b. 1965. Resides in the United States.

    Segundo Planes’ work could be categorized as belonging to the surrealist* vein of Latin American art. Like an iceberg, this artistic style has surfaced in different countries and moments to become a “tradition” in the course of the 20th century. Described as “super-surrealist, super-expressionist, and super-baroque” (Mosquera, 1987), Planes and several of his colleagues have been undeniably influenced by such artists as Jonathan Borofsky and Kenny Scharf. These influences are reflected in a freewheeling figurative style; an intense emotional engagement, encompassing Renaissance-style perspective as well as the rules of “good” painting; and an intimate acquaintance with Pop ...

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