Sam Hersbach

Location

Amsterdam (NL)

Genre

Tags

Visual Art

Artist Sam Hersbach makes paintings that present a world of wandering creatures and wayward rivers. Some of the creatures are looking for physical extensions, or power imbalances. Other works show nothing but mountains. The ‘Dutch Mountains’ represent a suggestive world, while the figurative pieces have a more narrative nature.

Sam Hersbach is part of the research group that has been put together by Billytown and The Archives.

Between two purple trees. Self-fishing bowling, small world summersault, 2020

Dragon faeces, 2020

Drone bijt-vervlieging berg oog 1, 2020

Naaste zicht en verwaterings-houvast, 2020

Themes like power, technological applications and incompetence are exposed through monstrous metamorphoses and awkward heroic shields. The pieces hover between suggestion and definition. On one there is a figure looking through infra-red goggles and on another we find a drawing of a medieval hunting ground.

Sam on Constant

The work of Constant interests Sam because of the visual and conceptual diversity in Constant’s oeuvre. Sam is also intrigued by his usage of strong storytelling and conceptual elements, which can be found throughout various pieces.