Now for some Q & A from Untitled 8 artist Erin Hernsberger...nothing like a little grotesque beauty.
1. What is your first art related childhood memory? Sitting on the carpet of my grandparents house, watching my grandfather draw. I was about four years old.
2. As an artist, who is your biggest influence?
Ava Medieta, Jenny Saville, Eva Hesse are the artists that come to mind. And Anish Kapoor and Ernesto Neto. And National Geographic’s “Inside the Living Body.”
3. What did you listen to in the studio while creating this show?
Gillian Welch and CocoRosie
4. Name three unexpected items one would find in your studio.
A cactus, a framed circular goose print from a garage sale that reminds me of my childhood home, and a stack of vacuum sealed animal parts (maybe that one is expected)
5. What is your least favorite famous work of art? Andy Warhol’s Marilyn Monroe. 6. What art do you have hanging on your walls?
An Indian quilt made of textiles from wedding gowns, yarn drawings from Goodwill, a photo by Areca Roe, a photo by Amy Stevens, a
nd two framed black and white photos from past students.
7. What are you working on now?
I am currently building and photographing still-lifes dealing with various medical/surgical approaches to the interior body/exterior body.
8. What will the title of your retrospective at MOMA be?
Abject Realities
To see more of Erin's work visit HERE.
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