Hanson's Ambition: Art Historical Context Quiz
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Hanson's Ambition: Art Historical Context Quiz

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What artists' work did Hanson's presentation of the work of art as a surrogate from reality influence?

Charles Ray, Robert Gober, Jeff Koons, Jake and Dinos Chapman, Abigail Lane, Gavin Turk

What was the form through which experience could be most vividly expressed according to Hanson?

the human body

Who created pseudo-mannequins influenced by Hanson's work?

Charles Ray

Which artist's disturbingly naturalistic wax figures were influenced by Hanson's simulationist tendencies and art centered on the body?

<p>Abigail Lane</p> Signup and view all the answers

Who created the waxwork self-portrait of Gavin Turk as Sid Vicious, influenced by Hanson's work?

<p>Gavin Turk</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the main focus of Hanson's art?

<p>To convey an immediate and uncanny evocation of human beings.</p> Signup and view all the answers

In what context should Hanson's art be judged?

<p>Within 20th century figurative art as a whole.</p> Signup and view all the answers

Who is mentioned as a reference for Hanson's art in re-contextualizing it historically?

<p>Alberto Giacometti and Francis Bacon.</p> Signup and view all the answers

What did most modern artists, including Picasso, seek to do with the sensation of human presence?

<p>Disentangle the sensation of a human presence from the mere recording of appearances.</p> Signup and view all the answers

What was Hanson's solution in his art?

<p>To follow the initial visceral shock of recognition with a second jolt of astonishing surface resemblance.</p> Signup and view all the answers

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