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FRANK HERRMANN "I remember this incredible interview on NPR with composer Philip Glass who said, 'Art exists as a sublime currency that is passed among people.' Well, things just fell out of my hand, and I had to go over and write it down. What could you possibly say after that?" "I look for any excuse to paint. I like the material of paint. I like the smell of it, the touch of it. I like being in that place." "If I don't paint, I really get nasty. I'm totally addicted." "I think that a painting should be difficult to look at and consider. I hate stuff that tries to be soothing." |
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| Fascinated
by a culture of woodcarving Asmat warriors from New Guinea, fine
arts professor Frank Herrmann wondered, "Wouldn't it be wild
if these warrior artists and I were able to meet in the space of
painting?" Soon he purchased his own Asmat warrior shields
and began incorporating rubbings from the carved motifs into a series
of colorful large-scale acrylics he titled "Thinking." photo/courtesy of Frank Herrmann |
Painter Frank Herrmann, MFA (DAAP) '72, has taught fine arts at the University of Cincinnati for 30 years. His work is found in public and private collections around the country and abroad, including the Center for Contemporary Art in Prague. Herrmann spent part of 2002 working as an artist-in-residence in a Baroque castle in the Czech Republic. |
LINK: Read his faculty bio
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