Galerie Peter Kilchmann is proud to present the fifth solo exhibition of US artist Hernan Bas, featuring a new collection of paintings, works on paper, and the installation A Little Romeo and Juliet in All of Us (2004/24). Bas, recognized as a leading contemporary painter, is known for his vibrant color palette, symbolism, and narratives that explore identity, sexuality, and gender. His work is deeply influenced by 18th-century Gothic "black romanticism," which focuses on human fears and the supernatural. Swiss painter Henry Fuseli, particularly his famous work The Nightmare (1781), serves as a central inspiration for Bas. Fuseli’s intense and eerie imagery of a sleeping woman tormented by a demonic figure and a ghostly horse mirrors the emotional depth and dark aesthetics found in Bas’s art. This exhibition continues Bas’s exploration of the mysterious and the uncanny, blending beauty with themes of fear and desire.