Bennie Herron: Zero and One

September 6 - November 6, 2022
Buchanan Partners Gallery @ Hylton Performing Arts Center, Manassas

Exhibition Reception and Poetry Reading: Thursday, September 22 from 6 - 8pm

About the Exhibition

Zero and One features expressionist paintings by artist and poet Bennie Herron. Herron paints emotionally charged figures in dramatic contours, filled with dynamic and often fractured interiors. The works possess the immediacy of religious icons remixed with the confrontational style of street art and graffiti. Sharing graphic affinities with German Expressionist artists such as Ernst Ludwig Kirchner and late 20th Century neo-expressionist master Jean-Michel Basquiat, Herron’s paintings are a deeply personal response to his lived experience and his search for poetic truth.

About the Artist

Herron was born in San Diego, CA to a blue-collar family. Growing up with the backdrop of this beautiful, tourist city could be both inspiring and disenchanting. He had a challenging but fulfilling childhood rooted in unconditional love. The memories of his youth continue to be the undercurrent of his paintings, writings and social advocacy. Herron paints and writes to understand himself and in turn, to understand the world around him. He has published three books of poetry and has performed across the country. He currently lives and works in Manassas, VA.

Artist Statement

“Zero and One are the most important numbers in the universe. Zero and One define the difference between existence (1) and nonexistence (0). All other numbers signifying existence can only exist when one (1) exists. One is the opposite of none.

These images represent how we embody the universe. These images are slices of our oneness. We are human reflections of the universe. We are one.”

Artist Website: Bennieherron.com