HOT BED PRESENTS:

AMPED

Where Color Becomes Power

In AMPED, painter Kurt Herrmann transforms color into energy—each canvas vibrating with rhythm, charge, and vitality. Herrmann’s bold abstractions, born from the hills of Appalachia, pulse with the same unseen forces that move through nature and technology alike. His “color bombs” radiate light and motion, revealing how hue itself can store, release, and transfer power.

Presented at Rio Tinto, a global leader in lithium and energy innovation, AMPED bridges two worlds: the elemental and the electrical, the artistic and the industrial. Just as Rio Tinto converts natural resources into energy that fuels modern life, Herrmann converts pigment into emotion, surface into spark.

Here, color is not merely seen—it’s felt. It hums, it glows, it moves.

This is where color becomes power.

Included Artists:

Kurt herrmann

About HOT BED

Established in 2017, HOT BED is a gallery and creative lifestyle space in Philadelphia that unites art, horticulture, and design. Helmed by Creative Director Bryan Hoffman, HOT BED is a catalyst and a conduit for futures not yet realized. It’s a gathering place, not unlike the Paris Salons of the nineteenth century, where visitors and artists alike have the opportunity to collaborate, exhibit, and explore new ideas in a welcoming and judgment-free environment. 

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