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Phil Hansen: The art of the imperfect

Artist Phil Hansen uses unique media (his torso, x-rays, a tricycle...) to create his version of meta-art, videos that document the creation process -- showing that art is action, not just result.
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Jehan Nie commented on January 31, 2013
What a great way to make us believe that every thing is possible... Thank you for sharing your talent with us !

Amy Khoo commented on January 16, 2013
I have been following Phil Hansen when he first started, quite some time ago. To me he is the modern Michelangelo plus Leonardo Da Vinci put together. To me, he makes the Moon seems possible to be held in my hands!

shakti muse commented on January 12, 2013
i was ecstatic about the idea of embracing limitations because it keeps so many of us away from attempting to produce art - and, i do know that many of us talk about that precisely. i was not keen on the idea of destruction - having thought a moment though - i think i can see that this is one of the ways to remove pressure from us - the "dabblers&­quot;. one of the ways people put me off is by the insistence on seeing what you have done/produced and if there is nothing to see......relief is so palpable and does not stop each from participating in the creative process. maybe i have not quite understood but the art i have viewed here has been wonderful- thank you.

Desiree Ceja commented on December 18, 2012
Brilliant. Brilliant. Brilliant.

Sid Zamora commented on December 04, 2012
I've taught art for 20 years and worked on my own art for more than 30. What I like about Phil's approach to art and creativity is that it's the mirror opposite of the naysayers. He's telling people to go try stuff, not telling them their stuff sucks. He's telling people to get beyond the whining, not starting a whine-fest himself. He's all about building, creating, findings something new, pushing yourself, rather than just telling people what they've done isn't good enough. I'm not from the self-esteem school that believes you can't criticize. I know as a teacher that you need to assess objectively or students won't make progress. You have to learn to be your own critic, but you need to be inspired too. And that's where Phil's artistic approach gets me: his sense of adventure and creative exploration is contagious. Students see him and want to do more, and so do I.

T. R. Brandt commented on November 28, 2012
Alex P is right. Art is not show. It's a kind of thinking. For Hansen: there is no thought in his circus-like ,work.‘

Alex P commented on November 13, 2012
Sorry, but I don't find Phil Hansen's story very inspiring. At least to me personally as an artist. My hand shakes, hurts, cramps, twitches and goes numb from over 17 years of painting and drawing, most artist hands become this way. I don't use this as a excuse to make bad mediocre copies of other artist images or photographs out of unachievable material and mediums. I feel people are mistaking being witty/corny for art, which is in my opinion is one of the biggest problem with the state of art. I see no depth or real position in what he's presenting, he's all over the map, which lends me to believe he has no real vision or focus. Point out one piece on this video that any first year student at a community college couldn't execute with ease. Drawing a picture on banana, seriously, you people find that "interesti­ng" an "amazing&q­uot;? I did this in first grade with the lunch my mom packed for me. "Pushing limits"? I don't see it. "Thinking outside the box"? Cliche and again I don't see it. His "nerve damage" doesn't seem to interfere with "karate chopping" a really horrible depiction of what I assume is suppose to be Bruce Lee? If you truly want to see awe inspiring art look at works by artist such as Dino Valls or Al held. Take a look at sculptures by Louise Bourgeois who created work up until a week before she passed away at the age of 98. You never heard these artist using an excuse such as I cant draw a straight line. In fact what does that have to do with drawing period? At the most you can say Hansen's working with what he has. But has yet to put forth a real reason as to why his work is so poor. Hansen's creative process is as boring as the outcome in my opinion. What's truly inspiring is there are artist working with less creating flat out better work. I have to call bull crap and phoney on Phil Hansen.

Bobby Sokarijo commented on November 10, 2012
i agree with everything this guy said