Urban memory and psychological architecture

Artist Statement

“I investigate how urban environments and psychological states materialize through the physical properties of oil paint. Working in Washington, D.C., I build richly layered surfaces over weeks and months—each layer nearly drying before returning to scrape, fade, and accumulate new marks. This extended process creates a visual archaeology where the duration of making becomes visible, and forms negotiate between figuration and atmospheric dissolution.”

— Samuel S. Hernandez