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Artist Statement:
We need to learn by teaching
ourselves and others. We need
to learn by being open to
being taught by other people
and other things. Furthermore,
taking what we have learned,
being open minded with it and
then taking the time and
energy to formulate our own
thoughts and beliefs from all
that we perceive. The more
depth there is in what we
choose to focus our energies
on, the more potential for
growth. An increase in
personal growth leads to
greater depth in the
individual. To have depth is
to give back to the time and
space we occupy. It is our
rent which is long past due. ~
Joseph Hanson...
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Joseph Hanson Biography:
| Biographical information for Joseph Hanson can be found below. The artist may choose what information to display. Sometimes the artist chooses not to display personal information to the general public. |
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Age
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36
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| Gender |
Male
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| Status |
Single
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| Children |
0
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| Religion |
Unitarian Universalist |
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| Education |
Bachelor of Fine Arts |
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| Hobbies / Interests |
golf, photography, running, snow skiing, basketball, pop culture, culture, literature, philosophy, psychology, camping, hiking, mountain biking, and traveling |
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| Favorite Artistic Medium |
Painting Oil
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| Favorite Arthistory Movement |
Abstract Expressionism - (1940 - 1955)
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| Favorite Visual Artist |
Wassily Kandinsky
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ABOUT THE ARTIST
Joseph doesn't actually feel he chose painting as a career as much as it chose him. Paul Jenkins' paintings were the first he experienced that really affected him. After discovering his work, he searched feverishly for other artists who shared his palette and philosophy. He learned more about Jackson Pollock and the abstract expressionist movement. At the time, he was pursuing a minor in philosophy at Iowa State University and the combination of the unbridled expression and the intriguing thought process of abstract expressionism consumed his interests. He's been addicted to experimenting and expressing himself through paint and color ever since. Other artists influential in his development include: Gerhard Richter, Robert Motherwell, Jasper Johns, Jules Olitski, Robert Rauschenburg, Helen Frankenthaler, Richard Diebenkorn, and Mark Rothko.
Around this same time Joseph became increasingly interested in philosophy, which became the foundation for his painting. Writing like John Dewey's Art as Experience, Wassily Kandinsky's Concerning the Spiritual in Art, and selected essays by Carl Jung also served as essential building blocks. His paintings take shape in their making: before starting he has no idea what a given painting will look like upon completion. He begins the process by first selecting the size of panel and its format; horizontal or vertical, single panel or triptych, canvas or wood panel, then choosing the color scheme and embarking on non-stop work until the painting becomes interesting. He then reflects and repeats the process over and over until reaching a point of resolution. Knowing when to release, restrain and stop becomes the essential disciplines in the execution of his work. The last few steps of the process are long periods of reflection in which he determines whether or not the painting is balanced, resolved and most importantly if it is effective. |
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| Why Did You Become An Artist |
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| Your Personal Biography |
Joseph's interests include golf, photography, running, snow skiing, basketball, pop culture, culture, literature, philosophy, psychology, camping, hiking, mountain biking, and traveling. All these interests relate in the sense of loving and embracing life and all that it has to give, the experiences and the lessons they offer. He feels all of his experiences contribute to his art in one way or another. Joseph loves spending with his family and staying fit and dislikes the phrase "I can't", pessimistic attitudes, incompetence, and half-heartedness.
Color can be very powerful if one stops looking for faces or objects in a painting. His concerns revolve around honesty in his work, expressing from within, and sharing his work with the world in general, regardless of people�s backgrounds. Whether or not someone is educated in the arts, has a trust fund, owns a gas station, picks up trash, owns a gallery, or is a house parent, aren�t important to him. What he values is problem solving in a visual and compositional way while expressing himself and his feelings in a non-verbal way. His need to create and explore, to work with color gives him the incentive to keep working.He paints to fulfill something inside and hopes to get that sense of "wow" from anyone who happens to see the painting and feels moved by it. |
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