sculptures
HAWAIʻI - THE NATIVES ARE NOT HAPPY
HĀNAU HOU
HĀNAU HOU
107 x 32 x 30 cm - European oak - 2015
THE LAST HAWAIIAN
THE LAST HAWAIIAN
48 x 12 x 7 cm - Nordic pine - 2014
ANGEL OF DEATH
ANGEL OF DEATH
139 x 168 x 16 cm - European oak / Nordic pine - 2013
ANNO 1898
ANNO 1898
56 x 66 x 12 cm - Nordic pine - 2013
NOT HAPPY NATIVES
NOT HAPPY NATIVES
59 x 54 x 44 cm - Nordic pine - 2012
CIVILIZATION'S FINAL VICTORY
CIVILIZATION'S FINAL VICTORY
300 x 80 x 10 cm - Nordic pine - 2011
ORDER OF THE PENTAGON
ORDER OF THE PENTAGON
146 x 95 x 15 cm - Nordic pine - 2009
FIRST CONTACT
FIRST CONTACT
30 x 107 x 11 cm - Nordic pine - 2008
ANNO 1893
ANNO 1893
80 x 160 x 40 cm - Nordic pine - 2008
MEETING OF THE GODS
MEETING OF THE GODS
38 x 44 x 40 cm / 56 x 20 x 60 cm - Nordic pine / Hawaiian milo - 2008
ISLAND REALITIES
ISLAND REALITIES
112 x 139 x 12 cm - Nordic pine - 2006
above: SNATCHER OF THE ISLANDS - below: BEACH AT WAIKĪKĪ - left: NATIVE WITHOUT A COUNTRY - right: LOVELY HULA HANDS
above: SNATCHER OF THE ISLANDS - below: BEACH AT WAIKĪKĪ - left: NATIVE WITHOUT A COUNTRY - right: LOVELY HULA HANDS
KŪ KOHANA
KŪ KOHANA
80 x 20 x 15 cm - Hawaiian milo - 2009
MISSIONARIES
MISSIONARIES
108 x 108 x 6 cm - Nordic pine - 2006
BATTLE OF KUAMOʻO
BATTLE OF KUAMOʻO
47 x 48 x 48 cm - European oak - 2005
HAWAIIAN NIGHTMARE
HAWAIIAN NIGHTMARE
31 x 17 x 10 cm - American linden - 1987
EXHIBITION IN BERLIN, GERMANY
EXHIBITION IN BERLIN, GERMANY
HAWAIʻI - THE NATIVES ARE NOT HAPPY
Kunsthaus Meinblau, Pfefferberg Arts Center
Berlin, Germany, 2013
Curator: Barbara Mei Chun Müller - www.careerculture.de
Photographer: Andreas-Michael Velten - www.velten.berlin
Kunsthaus Meinblau, Pfefferberg Arts Center
Berlin, Germany, 2013
Curator: Barbara Mei Chun Müller - www.careerculture.de
Photographer: Andreas-Michael Velten - www.velten.berlin
DIGGING IN THE PLOT OF EXISTENCE
FEMALE NUDE IN OAK II
FEMALE NUDE IN OAK II
40 x 10 x 7.5 cm - European oak - 2021
FEMALE NUDE IN OAK I
FEMALE NUDE IN OAK I
320 x 80 x 60 cm - European oak - 2002
CROSSING THE RIVER GJÖLL
CROSSING THE RIVER GJÖLL
22 x 89.5 x 10 cm - Nordic pine - 2001
HOUSE GODDESS
HOUSE GODDESS
64 x 20 x 36 cm - Nordic pine - 1998
HELHESTEN
I & II
HELHESTEN I & II
HELHESTEN II: 240 x 60 x 75 cm - Nordic pine - 1998
HELHESTEN I: 80 x 20 x 25 cm - Nordic pine - 1998
HELHESTEN I: 80 x 20 x 25 cm - Nordic pine - 1998
EMOTIONAL BLOCK II
EMOTIONAL BLOCK II
36 x 18 x 18 cm - European linden - 1997
THE GODDESS NERTHUS
THE GODDESS NERTHUS
128 x 32 x 24 cm - Nordic pine - 1993
FOREST GODS
FOREST GODS
170 x 175 x 50 cm - European oak - 1991
NERTHUS
NERTHUS
65 x 20 x 15 cm - European linden - 1990
DREAMER
DREAMER
81.5 x 15.5 x 11.5 cm - American linden - 1989
ANCESTOR
ANCESTOR
28 x 18 x 9.5 cm - American linden - 1988
JOHN HENRY
JOHN HENRY
45 x 18.5 x 17 cm - American linden - 1988
COMPANION FEAR
COMPANION FEAR
40.5 x 14 x 13 cm - American linden - 1987
TROLL
TROLL
25.5 x 18 x 10 cm - American linden - 1987
AT THE COURT OF THE TYRANT
BAPTISM OR DEATH
BAPTISM OR DEATH
36.5 x 36.5 x 4 cm - European oak - 2018
BIRD OF PREY
BIRD OF PREY
24 x 30 x 6 cm - Nordic pine - 2017
LORD GOD YAHWEH
LORD GOD YAHWEH
26 x 30 x 4 cm - Nordic pine - 2017
MISSIONARY SPIRIT
MISSIONARY SPIRIT
286 x 39 x 28 cm - Nordic pine - 1997
HENRIK IBSEN'S BRAND
HENRIK IBSEN'S BRAND
250 x 41 x 39 cm - Nordic pine - 1996
A MIGHTY FORTRESS
A MIGHTY FORTRESS
168 x 60 x 60 cm - Nordic pine - 1996
LORD SATAN
LORD SATAN
286 x 39 x 28 cm - Nordic pine - 1995
GREAT-GRANDFATHER'S GOD
GREAT-GRANDFATHER'S GOD
150 x 40 x 26 cm - Nordic pine - 1992
HEIMSKRINGLA
HEIMSKRINGLA
138 x 30 x 30 cm - Nordic pine - 1992
CRUCIFIX
CRUCIFIX
114 x 90 x 10 cm - Nordic pine - 1992
DEMON
DEMON
81.5 x 15.5 x 11.5 cm - American linden - 1989
Photo credits: Björn Albert, Ulrich Pini, Jan Ung and Andreas-Michael Velten
two-dimensional work
HAWAIIAN HISTORY REVISITED
ANNO 1778
ANNO 1820
ANNO 1893
ANNO 1898
ANNO 1959
Graphic editing: Susanne Piotter
HAWAI‘I – ISLAND REALITIES
SNATCHER OF THE ISLANDS
NATIVE WITHOUT A COUNTRY
CIVILIZATION’S FINAL VICTORY
BEACH AT WAIKĪKĪ
LOVELY HULA HANDS
THE COLONIAL POWER
THE CHRISTMAS BOMBINGS
CULTURE OF FEAR
BIRD OF PREY
WHERE THE BUFFALO ROAM?
TEN LITTLE INDIANS
NORDIC IDENTITY - REMEMBERING THE FORGOTTEN
MAGIC CIRCLE
BAPTISM OR DEATH
BANISHMENT OF THE GODS
SINE DIABOLO NULLUS DEUS
THE LUTHERAN YAHWEH
A CULTURAL INHERITANCE
THOU SHALT FEAR
GRANDMOTHER TONGUE I
CROSS OF THORNS
GRANDMOTHER TONGUE II
DEVIL IN THE BOTTLE
Graphic editing: webverket.no
texts
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read/download the texts as pdf files.)
Introduction written for an exhibition catalog
Barbara Mei Chun Müller
Curator and university lecturer
Berlin, Germany
www.careerculture.de
Essay written for an exhibition catalog
Michael Nungesser
Art historian and critic
Berlin, Germany
www.michael-nungesser.de
Magazine article
Hege Vadstein
Visual artist and contributor
to the magazine, Torggata Blad
Oslo, Norway
www.torggatablad.no
Poems
Published by Bamboo Ridge Press
Honolulu, Hawai‘i, USA
www.bambooridge.org
read/download the texts as pdf files.)
Introduction written for an exhibition catalog
Barbara Mei Chun Müller
Curator and university lecturer
Berlin, Germany
www.careerculture.de
Essay written for an exhibition catalog
Michael Nungesser
Art historian and critic
Berlin, Germany
www.michael-nungesser.de
Magazine article
Hege Vadstein
Visual artist and contributor
to the magazine, Torggata Blad
Oslo, Norway
www.torggatablad.no
Poems
Published by Bamboo Ridge Press
Honolulu, Hawai‘i, USA
www.bambooridge.org
about
ARTIST’S STATEMENT
SCULPTURE AS AN ART FORM
Sculpture, and the visual arts in general, is primarily a sensual experience. It is not something to be understood. Strong visual expression requires no explanation. The language of images is silent and should be met with silence. Words, written or spoken, serve only as intellectual distractions. They inhibit our ability to experience the emotions that images evoke in us.
William Hanson
William Hanson
William Hanson, sculptor
1952-1971
Born and raised in Honolulu, Hawai‘i, USA
Since 1992
Lives and works in Oslo, Norway
Member
Norwegian Sculptors Association (NBF)
Norwegian Visual Artists Association (NBK)
Education
1986-1989 Private studies with sculptors Joseph Query (Boston Museum School of Fine Arts)
and Anton Fuetsch (Vienna Art Academy) in Sonoma and Berkeley, California, USA
1984-1985 Private studies with master carver Richard Reid in York, England
1982-1984 Fine art studies at the City and Guilds of London Art School, England
Instruction by sculptors Arthur Ayres (Royal Academy Schools) and John Roberts
(Gloucestershire College of Art)
1979-1980 Bachelor of Arts in German, University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa, Honolulu, Hawai‘i, USA
Residencies abroad
2006-2011 Residency with studio in Berlin, Germany
2001-2002 Residency with studio in Lower Saxony, Germany
Solo exhibitions
2018 Holmsbu Gallery, Holmsbu, Norway
2013 Exhibition HAWAI‘I - THE NATIVES ARE NOT HAPPY, Kunsthaus Meinblau, Pfefferberg Arts Center, Berlin, Germany
2007 Retrospective, Galerie-Atelier III, Schlossinsel Rantzauer See, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany
2003 Sculpture FEMALE NUDE IN OAK, Main Hall, Kassel Central Station, Germany
2002 Exhibition TROLLDOM, Hundertwasser Architectual Project, Uelzen, Lower Saxony, Germany
1998 Exhibition GÖTTERBILDER AUS NORWEGEN, Rothe Etage Cultural Center, Uelzen, Lower Saxony, Germany
1997 World Trade Center Bremen, Germany
1991 Sculpture FOREST GODS, Mölln Deer Park, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany
Group exhibitions
2004 Anniversary trade fair, Livos Company, Lower Saxony, Germany
2001 Exhibition MENSCH-NATUR, Harz National Park, Lower Saxony, Germany
1998 Exhibition KUNSTEN I KIRKEN - KIRKEN I TIDEN, Church of Norway, Tønsberg, Norway
1994 Anniversary exhibition, Lauenburg Arts Society, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany
1989 Sacramento Fine Arts Center, Sacramento, California, USA
1988 Theodore Styć Gallery, Fair Oaks, California, USA
Gallery Obsura, Ashland, Oregon, USA
Commissions and acquisitions
1997 Sculpture EMOTIONAL BLOCK, Global Marine Consulting GmbH, Bremen, Germany
1991 Sculpture FOREST GODS, Mölln Arts Society, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany
contact
William Hanson
Oslo, Norway
info[at]hanson-art.com