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On Hansen
IT DOESN’T DEPEND ON MEANING

2026

$3,300
£2,487.24
€2,935.15
CA$4,728.33
A$4,808.09
CHF 2,712.39
MX$58,531.89
NOK 32,537.73
SEK 32,295.57
DKK 21,943.31

About the Item

On Hansen is a Scandinavian-born artist and the pseudonym of photographer Cristian Hunter, a third-generation artist whose practice has shifted from the lens toward a deeply material, time-based exploration of painting. While his early career was rooted in photography, Hansen’s current work abandons representation in favor of process, allowing surface, matter, and duration to take precedence. The paintings emerge through slow accumulation and reduction—staining, abrasion, sedimentation, and restraint—echoing natural systems such as erosion, entropy, and geological formation. Earthy pigments, muted tonal fields, and fragile linear traces suggest remnants rather than images, as if the works were uncovered rather than composed. Marks appear and recede, resisting fixed meaning and instead registering the passage of time and material response. Hansen treats wear and aging not as effects but as intention, allowing each work to carry its own internal logic and quiet authority. Existing between control and chance, the paintings invite sustained attention, offering a contemplative space where perception slows and meaning remains deliberately unresolved.
  • Creator:
    On Hansen (1974, Scandinavian)
  • Creation Year:
    2026
  • Dimensions:
    Height: 45.67 in (116 cm)Width: 35.44 in (90 cm)
  • Medium:
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  • Gallery Location:
    Badung, ID
  • Reference Number:
    1stDibs: LU2922217583272

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