Duane Hanson
The Anatomical Surrealist: The Life and Vision of Duane Hanson Duane Hanson stands as a singular figure in the pantheon of contemporary sculpture, achieving international renown for a groundbreaking approach to realism that he famously termed hyperrealism. Born in Alexandria, Minnesota, in 1925, Hanson’s artistic journey began with the humble, tactile explorations of wood carving at just thirteen years old. This early fascination with the physical properties of form and texture would eventually evolve into a lifelong obsession with capturing the human condition with astonishing, almost unset…
The Subject Atlas
A chart of Duane Hanson's corpus mapped not by date but by subject. Spokes are what they painted; rings are when; and the threads between stars reveal the patrons and places that secretly connect them.
Spokes — Subject
Each arm of the atlas gathers works by what they depict: portraits, sacred scenes, mythologies, and the scientific studies. Click a spoke to swing that cluster to the top.
Rings — Career Period
Distance from the center marks time. The innermost ring is the earliest period; the outermost, the final years. Style matures as you move outward.
Threads — Shared Context
Coloured lines link works bound by the same patron, commission, or theme. Trace a context to watch related clusters light up across subjects.
