Michael Hermesh and Fahri Aldin: Figures and Forms

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Michael Hermes, "Standing Man"

60 x 29 x 9 inches. Plaster. Photo credit to LIFEMSTLYE Design Magazine.

Figures and Forms: Michael Hermesh and Fahri Aldin

Their investigation of humanity through symbolism and abstraction ignores representationalism in favour of highlighting narrative. The artists place their characters in a flat world, in which the hero is comparable to an actor on a stage. A collector of Hermesh’s work might purpose his subject isn’t a human figure at all, but rather the overarching experience of humanity and its follies. Expanding on these narratives, Hermesh explains, “Our functional narratives come from agreements, habits, misunderstandings and fears as well as rational insight. I am not saying we are all confused madmen; I am saying we are human to a fault.”

Complimenting the almost purely symbolic dramas of their two-dimensional works, the artists present multiple bronze sculptures. The bronze pieces remain both lighthearted and deceivingly lightweight, as the artists manipulate the medium in their documentation of humanity.