Carmen Herrera Voer een
gevoel, niet
een galerie.
Kies een stemming en de kamer zelf antwoordt — het licht koelt of warmt op, de sfeer verandert van tempo, en alleen de werken die dat gevoel belichamen, treden naar voren uit de duisternis. De rest verdwijnt in de schaduw.
Carmen Herrera
Early Life and Education Born: Havana, Cuba (May 30, 1915) Died: New York City, USA (February 12, 2022) – aged 106 Early artistic training began at age eight with private lessons from Federico Edelmann y Pinto. Attended Marymount School in Paris in 1929, fostering an appreciation for art history and culture. Studied architecture briefly at the Universidad de la Habana (1938-1939), influencing her later geometric style. Arti
stic Development and Style Developed a hard-edge, non-objective abstract style during her time in Paris in the late 1940s and early 1950s. Experimented with various materials and techniques, including solvent-based acrylic paints. Her work is characterized by geometric shapes, bold colors, and a focus on formal simplicity. Influenced by movements such as Abstract Expressionism and Minimalism. Explored themes of symmetry, asy…
