A View from the Heartland: Everyday Life in America through the Eyes of Ordinary People

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A View from the Heartland: Everyday Life in America

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Duane Hanson: Portraitsfrom the Heartland presents an array of famed Americanartist Duane Hanson's sculpturesof the human form so super-realistic they are often mistaken for real people.This ground-breaking exhibition offers a fresh perspective on the artistand his uncannywork. On view May 8 through August 1, 2004 at Joslyn ArtMuseum, Duane Hanson includes 22 sculptures in bronze or autobodyfiller, a favorite medium of the artist, all painted realistically, adornedwith real clothes, and posed naturally -- such as a retired couple restingon a bench, a cowboy leaning against the wall, and an overweight man "exercising"on a John Deere riding mower. Most of the works in the show are from thecollectionof Wesla Hanson, the artist's widow, and span nearly 30 yearsof production. It is also the first large-scale exhibition of its kindto focus primarily onHanson's Midwestern upbringing and its influence onhis artistic vision. (right: Duane Hanson, Policeman, 1994,bronze, polychromed in oil, mixed media, with accessories, Edition 3/3,Collection of Mrs. Duane Hanson, Estate of Duane Hanson/Licensed byVAGA/New York, NY)

As an artist, Hanson was a social realist, looking at abroad range of people in society and making observations about their everydaylife. He recognized and admired ordinary people, like laborers and the elderly,whom he believed had been marginalized by society. Through his art he soughtto make the general public aware of their presence and contributions tosociety. Hanson's figures often seem introspective or contemplative; whichalso provides the viewer sufficient psychological space to observe thesehuman surrogates in detail. Their clothing and accessories connote a professionor role in society with which audiences can easily connect. By placing thisbig-as-life, everyday imagery in a gallery setting -- traditionally reservedfor "high art" - Hanson explored the meaning of his art in themuseum context.

Duane Hanson (19251996), internationally known Americansculptor, was a son of the Heartland. A native of central Minnesota, Hansonwas born in Alexandria and grew up on a dairy farm in nearby Parker's Prairie.He was a graduate of Macalester College in St. Paul, later earning his Masterof Fine Arts degree from Cranbrook Academy in Michigan. Although he spentthe greater part of his career in southern Florida, Hanson's view of individualsand community was formed and reinforced by his Midwestern roots.

As a keen observer of the everyday world, Hanson joinsfellow Minnesotans who have helped shape our comprehension of commonplaceAmerican life. The wry regional humor of novelist Sinclair Lewis skeweredsmall-town America with its knowing satire. Garrison Keillor, author andcreative force behind radio's A Prairie Home Companion, has endearedus all to exploits of the familiarly idiosyncratic residents of the fictionalcommunity Lake Wobegon. Singer and songwriter Bob Dylan has made indeliblefolk heroes of characters of the most ordinary stripe, including the downtrodden,lovelorns, and scoundrels. Together, they have created true and fascinatingportrayals in which we find the breadth of American society. (right:Duane Hanson, Chinese Student, 1989, autobody filler, polychromedin oil, mixed media, with accessories, Collection of Mrs. Duane Hanson,Estate of Duane Hanson/Licensed by VAGA/New York, NY)

Hanson's hyper-realistic sculpture expresses a vision ofthe everyman and everywoman in the world around us. He did not idealizenor romanticize his subjects, but worked carefully to present them as theymight exist in real life-plainly, simply, and unadorned in uneventful situations.His artworks describe familiar types from all walks of life, especiallythose who work with their hands for a living. Even at their most satiricor sharp, Hanson's sculptures reveal the artist's empathy for those typicalAmericans whom he immortalized in autobody filler and in bronze.

The Heartland Ranch TV show is not a true story but rather based on the Heartland novel series created by Lauren Brooke. Although the show is fictional, Lauren Brooke confirmed in an interview that her real-life inspires aspects of the show. 2ff7e9595c