Duane Hanson and Helen
2008 June 12
Duane Hanson (Wikipedia, Duane Hanson) was an American artist known for his hyperrealistic sculptures – you can see a few of them in the Saatchi gallery, London. I found them irresistible from the first time I saw them; irresistible but slightly unsettling, which might have something to to with the Uncanny Valley, that sudden revulsion we’re supposed to feel as non-human but human-like simulacra approach but don’t quite achieve realism.
Now Helen’s started taking photos that look like Duane Hanson’s spooky figures:
