Secundino Hernández

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Secundino Hernández's paintings deftly combine representation and abstraction, linear draughtsmanship and colouration, minimalism and gesturalism. 

Installation View, Secundino Hernández: Paso, Victoria Miro, 1 April - 6 May 2017. Photo: Thierry Bal.

About the Artist

Secundino Hernández's diverse and energetic painting practice resists easy characterisation. His work features intricately structured compositions that mix strong linear elements and rich bursts of colour. Some canvases feature abstracted, atomised forms, while others have more densely overlaid imagery in which it is possible to discern figurative elements.

In Focus

Secundino Hernández discusses his exhibition, Paso

In conversation with Martin Coomer, the artist discusses the three bodies of work featured in his exhibition, Paso, at Victoria Miro and Victoria Miro Mayfair (1 April - 6 May 2017).

 

Martin Coomer: Standing in front of your new monochrome ‘washed’ paintings, I’m struck by how they seem to be about erasure as much as addition.

Secundino Hernández: That is the primary idea. Normally, we say that painting is about addition, but with these works I’m going through the painting, and through the prepared ground, to the raw canvas. I’m taking a step back, if you like, moving out of the image. 

 

MC: They have a dramatic, exploratory quality but also a distinct urban feel, like being surrounded by weathered walls. 

SH: Yes, I think it’s partly due to the scale of the work. With this size of canvas, you have a sense of architectural scale. Being surrounded by them, it’s almost like you’re in a street. 

When the works succeed I don’t see geometric shapes any more. I see a dance between pictorial languages.

Previous exhibitions at Victoria Miro

10 April - 18 May 2024

Secundino Hernández: Problematic Corners

The Spanish artist’s fifth solo exhibition with the gallery features a dynamic series of oval works that expand on his unique painting language.
Victoria Miro Gallery I
10 April - 18 May 2024

Secundino Hernández: Problematic Corners

The Spanish artist’s fifth solo exhibition with the gallery features a dynamic series of oval works that expand on his unique painting language.
Victoria Miro Gallery I
11 October - 12 November 2022

Secundino Hernández: time TIME

New works continue his investigation into the vocabulary of painting and historical classifications of the medium to create images that radiate a sense of urgency.
Victoria Miro Gallery I
11 October - 12 November 2022

Secundino Hernández: time TIME

New works continue his investigation into the vocabulary of painting and historical classifications of the medium to create images that radiate a sense of urgency.
Victoria Miro Gallery I
24 February - 30 April 2021

The Sky was Blue the Sea was Blue and the Boy was Blue

An exhibition of work by 19 artists celebrating the colour blue, available online and on Vortic as part of The London Collective.

Victoria Miro on Vortic
24 February - 30 April 2021

The Sky was Blue the Sea was Blue and the Boy was Blue

An exhibition of work by 19 artists celebrating the colour blue, available online and on Vortic as part of The London Collective.

Victoria Miro on Vortic
23 June - 25 July 2020

Secundino Hernández: Dreaming of Wild Honey

An extended reality (XR) exhibition of new paintings by the Spanish artist Secundino Hernández, available exclusively online and via the App Store on Vortic Collect.

 

Victoria Miro on Vortic
23 June - 25 July 2020

Secundino Hernández: Dreaming of Wild Honey

An extended reality (XR) exhibition of new paintings by the Spanish artist Secundino Hernández, available exclusively online and via the App Store on Vortic Collect.

 

Victoria Miro on Vortic
13 September - 19 October 2019

Secundino Hernández: Grapado a la piel

Victoria Miro has established a studio space in Venice for invited artists to spend extended time in the historic city and make new bodies of work. This exhibition of small-scale figurative paintings was created in the Venice studio by the acclaimed Spanish artist Secundino Hernández.
Victoria Miro Venice
13 September - 19 October 2019

Secundino Hernández: Grapado a la piel

Victoria Miro has established a studio space in Venice for invited artists to spend extended time in the historic city and make new bodies of work. This exhibition of small-scale figurative paintings was created in the Venice studio by the acclaimed Spanish artist Secundino Hernández.
Victoria Miro Venice
1 April - 6 May 2017

Secundino Hernández: Paso

Meaning ‘step’, the exhibition title, Paso, refers to a series of movements through abstraction and figuration. At Wharf Road, Hernández is showing abstract paintings that continue his investigation into gesture and form while extending the innovative techniques of accumulation and...
Victoria Miro Gallery I
1 April - 6 May 2017

Secundino Hernández: Paso

Meaning ‘step’, the exhibition title, Paso, refers to a series of movements through abstraction and figuration. At Wharf Road, Hernández is showing abstract paintings that continue his investigation into gesture and form while extending the innovative techniques of accumulation and...
Victoria Miro Gallery I
1 April - 20 May 2017

Secundino Hernández: Paso

Meaning ‘step’, the exhibition title, Paso, refers to a series of movements through abstraction and figuration. A new series of figurative works is on display at Victoria Miro Mayfair.
Victoria Miro Mayfair
1 April - 20 May 2017

Secundino Hernández: Paso

Meaning ‘step’, the exhibition title, Paso, refers to a series of movements through abstraction and figuration. A new series of figurative works is on display at Victoria Miro Mayfair.
Victoria Miro Mayfair
11 June - 2 August 2014

Secundino Hernández

Victoria Miro is pleased to announce that the gallery now represents Spanish painter Secundino Hernández, and is delighted to present his first solo exhibition at the gallery. Hernández's diverse and energetic painting features intricately structured compositions that mix strong linear...
Victoria Miro Gallery I
11 June - 2 August 2014

Secundino Hernández

Victoria Miro is pleased to announce that the gallery now represents Spanish painter Secundino Hernández, and is delighted to present his first solo exhibition at the gallery. Hernández's diverse and energetic painting features intricately structured compositions that mix strong linear...
Victoria Miro Gallery I
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