A Narrative of Me
A Baltimore native, Rodney “BUCK!” Herring attended Hampton University, where he majored in Art with a focus on graphic design. BUCK! found his eye and voice through researching, exploring, and reading works by some of the world’s greatest painters, designers, and philosophers. After graduation, BUCK! chose to take his talents down the parkway, creating art and design on Capitol Hill and throughout the Washington, DC metropolitan area. BUCK! describes his work as “an ongoing conversation questioning the human endeavor to exist and persist, and how my many artistic and philosophical influences can be molded into something expressive. The viewer is exposed to a range of influences in my work, including those of impressionists, cartoonists, classical painters, graphic artists, and more. My work emerges from the tension between creative impulse and analytical thought, which are then reinterpreted into a visual representation of their chaos.” A complex, layered collage of words and impactful imagery, BUCK! strives for his work to live in a world of its own.
Shows and Appearances
This Don't Feel LIke Freedom, June 1-July 16, Gallery O on H St., 1354 H St. NE, Washington, DC, 20002
"Point Comfort Art Fair & Show" Thu, Nov 30, 2024, Mon, Dec 4, 2019, Historic Ward Rooming House, Miami, FLA.
Breathing Room: Journeys of Self Exploration (Three Man Show) Morton Contemporary Gallery, October 7th-Nov. 3rd, 2023, 115 South 13th St., Philadelphia Pa, 19107
Art of Black Business Soirée Juneteenth Series 23: Greater Washington DC Black Chamber of Commerce (Featured Artist, Award Recipient) June 19, 2023
Materiality (Group Show) March 24-June 30, 2023, 700 Pennsylvania Ave. SE, Washington, DC 20002
2023 Arts in Foggy Bottom Outdoor Sculptural Biennial, (Sculpture + Paintings shown)Water Gate GalleryArts in Foggy Bottom, May 6th-October 21 2023
I’ve Lost A lot of Sleep to Dreams Kinfolk Dispensary+Gallery, 433 Massachusetts Ave. NW, Washington, DC
"That, Too.", Gallery O on H St., 1354 H St. NE, Washington, DC, 20002
"Palestinian and African American Solidarity", Museum of Palestinian People- MPP, 1900 18th St. NW, Washington, DC 20009
"Words Matter" (Group Show) August 6, 2021-September 25, Arts Center at Highland Park, Highland Park, IL
"What Is Black Art?" (Group Show) w BlkArthouse June 24, 2021-July 25, 202, Eaton Hotel, Washington DC
"BUCKSHOT!" (Two Person Show), Sat, May 8, 2021 3:00 PM -May 29, 2021, Art of Noize, 821 Upshur St. NW, Rear, Washington, DC
"In All Things", January 4, 2021 - January 30, 2021, Art of Noize, 821 Upshur St. NW, Rear, Washington, DC
"Excellence in Visual Arts" Mayor's Arts Awards, Washington, DC, Art of Noize, 821 Upshur St. NW, Rear, Washington, DC
"Ex Stasis" Friday, December 6, 2019 - January 4, 2020, Art of Noize, 821 Upshur St. NW, Rear, Washington, DC
“Meet Your Makers” (Pop Up), March 30, 2019, Old Line Distillery, Baltimore, MD.
“Indelible” (Group Show), Feb. 22, 2019 - May 18, 2019 Gallery O on H St., Washington, DC.
"Point Comfort Art Fair & Show" Thu, Dec 5, 2019, Sun, Dec 8, 2019, Historic Ward Rooming House, Miami, FLA.
“Elizabeth Catlett and the Hampton Arts Tradition” (Group Show) HAL, Dec. 5, 2018 - Jan. 11, 2019, at Art Basel, Miami, FLA.
“Love Dot Com”, Art featured in motion picture. Release 2019
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“Art of ADrink…” (Group Show) Sept. 29, 2018, Art All Night, Washington, DC
“DIVIDE ET IMPERA , Deserves Got Nothing To Do With It” (Solo Show), March 2, 2018 - March 30, 2018, Gallery O on H St., Washington, DC.
“Whiskey, God and Women” (Solo Show), Sept. 3, 2017 - Nov. 24, 2017, MilkBoy ArtHouse, College Park, MD.
Artist Statement
BUCK! utilizes passages of text and varied typography layered with boldly silhouetted or highly contrasted forms to explore the various layers of the human experience. As an impetus for such explorations Buck delves deep into his own vices in an ongoing journey of spiritual discovery. Each piece mirrors the aesthetic of graffiti, emulating its cultural significance - as if a poster or piece of art were not finished unless “the people” were able to provide additional language to express themselves. This body of work, expressed through words and images, reflects the zeitgeist and is designed to expose the emotions of the viewer activating the nerve that connects each one of us to the core of Humanity.
