phil hansen

this guy, phil hansen, has done amazing works of art... some of them controversial, most of them on a extra large scale, and all of them fascinating. his medium spans the gamut... paint, pens, his hands, photos, matches, and so on. this statement on his website is very interesting, "my present approach evolved out of what seemed at the time to be an artistic cul-de-sac: damage to the nerves in my forearm from the single-minded pursuit of pointillism. forced to think of other ways to create art, i began pushing myself to experiment with new mediums: my torso, a tricycle, x-rays, dandelions, the bible, key phrases out of audience stories, and so on. the selection of the medium became integral to the art, as much a part of the story and the holistic experience as the selected fragments themselves." he gets his audience involved, and the art becomes their own. check out this video summary of his work...