Black Skate Kite diptych By flaunting his versatility

By flaunting his versatility

especially skateboarding

early morning shadows in the painting would never appear on a north-south street such as Seventh Avenue

2023: Each of the five hand-painted decks depict unique beauty pageant trophies expressively rendered by Hermann’s own hand using oil paint

Black Skate Kite diptych By flaunting his versatilityThis collaboration elaborates on an image of one of Gabriel Orozcos most iconic works Black Kites (1997) which was originally conceived for Documenta X shortly after one of Orozcos lungs collapsed in 1996. The experience of spending a week in the hospital inspired him to create something via a very slow process. Over the next few months he covered an entire human skull in a checkerboard grid made of graphite. The work embodies ideas of the memento