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Bright Young Things

Hernan Bas is known for his depictions of waifs and dandies, who are somewhat based on his own experiences, as well as his work with the material SlimFast and the paranormal.  Overtime, Bas says, these characters have grown in his paintings and taken on different roles.  Bas is gay and queerness often influences his work in the form of waifs and other 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 behind Detroit electronic music act Adult. The building is on a block called Service Street noted for the number of diverse and accomplished artists that work there, including techno music pioneer Derrick May.