Humanity final essay

After this course I have learned many things, and met three special people that had a great impact in my own personal life. I would like to invite them to the dinner party with me tonight. The first person i’m invited to the party is Duane Hanson. I think he is the most talented realist sculptor of the 20th century. All of his sculptures are life size figures, created between 1976 and 1995 (Duane Hanson: Virtual Reality). His work portrays ordinary, lower class people in their everyday work. He cast his polyester molds from live models, then add wigs, clothing, and accessories to make them look real (The Humanistic Tradition, pg150). His sculptures have challenged the viewer to distinguish between reality and illusion. Tonight I would like to discuss one of...