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| ISBN: | 0-89823-220-1 |
| Title: | Duane Hanson: Portraits from the Heartland |
| Price: | $29.95 |
| Year Published: | 2004 |
| Trim Size: | 9.9 x 7 |
| Pages | 160 |
| Book Description: | This book is a major reappraisal of the work of famed photorealist sculptor Duane Hanson and of its cultural connections to the artist's Midwestern roots. Beautifully designed, it offers a major new perspective on the artist and his work. It includes a generous, illustrated catalog of his work to accompany an exhibition that will visit Fargo, North Dakota; Omaha, Nebraska; Windsor, Ontario, Canada; Columbus, Ohio; and Sarasota, Florida. Contributors include Erika Doss, the distinguished art historian, who connects Hanson to an American kind of social realism; Wesla Hanson, Duane Hanson's widow, who offers a pictorial essay of never-before-seen photos from her personal collection; and Tin Ly, who worked with the sculptor as his assistant for over ten years. |
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| Reviews: | Upon encountering one of these extraordinarily realistic sculptures, the typical reaction of a museum visitor unfamiliar with Duane Hanson's work can be among the most interesting and amusing events one might witness in a museum or gallery. Hanson's sculptures, especially those that are appropriate in a gallery setting such as Seated Artist, Museum Guard, Janitor or Old Couple on a Bench, are often dismissed as people at rest--sitting or standing like any other visitor. Many visitors may never know that those people they passed were actually artworks. On other occasions a visitor might try to engage the sculptures in conversation. Of course, after a few moments they discover that these are not real people after all! Related Results Trust, E-innovation and Leadership in Change Foreign Banks in United States Since World War II: A Useful Fringe Building Your Brand With Brand Line Extensions The Impact of the Structure of Debt on Target Gains Project Management Standard Program Duane Hanson was an extraordinary craftsman and an observer of life. In creating an artwork, he first determined the proper pose for the sculpture. Working with a model, the artist took photos until he was satisfied with the figure's position. Then the artist formed rubber and plaster molds of each part of the subject's body--arms, legs, torso and head molds were each created separately. When the molds dried, they were cut off the model and filled with flesh-colored polyester resin reinforced with fiberglass. Working from the feet up, he would reassemble the body parts to create a figure that looked natural and authentic. The next step was to paint the cast sculptures first with acrylic and then with oil paint. Nail polish was applied on fingernails and wigs were most often used for hair. Finally, he dressed the figures in clothing, often aging the material with dirt, bleach or paint. The appropriate props added the final touch. To enhance the illusion, Hanson skillfully adjusted the posture and arranged the attire of each figure to give the impression of body weight and a naturalistic attitude and expression. As amazing as they appear, there is much more to Hanson's sculpture than illusionistic wizardry. Hanson was a social realist, looking at a range of people in society and making observations about their condition in life. He recognized and admired ordinary people, like laborers and the elderly, who he believed had been marginalized by society. Through his art he sought to make the public aware of their presence and contributions to society. His works, both individually and as a whole, often comment on contemporary issues and the people they affect. His earliest pieces, such as War, Race Riot and Gangland Victim, make powerful statements about the cruelty and injustice of our society. |
| Review Source: | Arts & Activities |
| Subject: | Other |
| Author(s): |
Hanson,Duane -- |
| Editor(s): |
Doss,Erika Hanson,Wesla Ly,Tin |
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| ISBN: | 089823137x |
| Title: | When Thought is Young |
| Price: | $7.95 |
| Year Published: | 1992 |
| Trim Size: | 6x9 |
| Pages | 80 |
| Book Description: | There is poetry music, voice, playfulness in every child, and it can be freed with innovative teaching and guidance. Now, an experienced educator invites the reader into the process, through a rich series of insights and reflections. Lyrical and above all inspirational, this exploration of the ways children can learn to develop their innate creative capacities focuses on the first gleanings of language, play, imagination. Examples of children's creativity in drawings by his daughter and writings of the children he has taught bring home the author's points most persuasively. "An amazing, enchanting and beautifully constructed book, illuminated with children's poetry and the drawings of Amanda Lewis. From silence as a companion the child reaches out from the inner life to conversation, where it is as important to talk to wind, trees and sun as it is to people, and finally reaches the all time magic of play." Ann Wright, Teacher-Advisor, Para-Education Center for Adults, New York University |
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| Cover Type: | Cloth |
| Subject: | Other |
| Author(s): |
Lewis,Richard -- |
| Editor(s): | Unknown Editor |
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