Artist:
Duane Hanson American, 1925-1996
Duane Hanson was born in Alexandria, Minnesota in January 17, 1925. He played the piano
and violin, wrote poems and plays at a very early age. He grew up to be a teacher and a great
artist. He was influenced by a German artist named, George Grygo. Grygo introduced Hanson
to polyester resin and fiberglass as sculptural media. Pop artist, George Segal, also influenced
him. Duane Hanson was diagnosed with cancer in 1971, a result of his work with resin. In
January 1996, at the age of 70, he died after a 25 year battle against cancer.
Style:
Pop-Art influenced sculptures - Photorealist Sculptor
His subjects usually were from his own neighborhood and from middle-class America. The
subjects of his sculptures became those people he observed going about their daily routines
such as shoppers, readers, sunbathers, flea market vendors, and museum guards.
Art work:
Supermarket Shopper, 1970, Polyester resin and fiberglass in oil, with clothing and
wig, steel cart, and groceries, life-size.
This was the first of his Pop-Art influenced sculptures. This sculpture pokes fun at
consumerism. Somewhat less obvious is the question of why this woman seems lacking in
common sense and personal pride. Hanson describes the sculpture as “a symbol of the overconsuming housewife pushing a cart filled with every imaginable item she could buy.”
Media and Technique:
Polyester resin and fiberglass in oil, with clothing and wig, steel cart, and
groceries, life-size. He used real models and liquid silicone rubber to create a mold to make the
sculptures.
Supermarket Shopper, 1970
Queenie II, 1988
Football Player, 1981
Football Player, 1981
Queenie II, 1988
Artist : Duane Hanson
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AMERICAN ARTIST
PHOTO-REALIST
ART
POLYESTER RESIN
CLOTHING
POP-ART
DUANE HANSON
QUEENIE II
EXPRESSIONEST
REALIST
FIBERGLASS
REFLECT LIFE
FOOTBALL PLAYER
SCULTPURE
GEORGE GRYGO
SUPERMARKET SHOPPER
GEORGE SEGAL
TALENT
INFLUENCE
TEACHER
MODEL
VISUAL COMMENT ABOUT SOCIETY
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