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philinthecircle

Chanhassen, MN, United States
Phil in the Circle LLC

As an art student, Phil Hansen's intense style of pointillism led to a tremor in his hand and a diagnosis of nerve damage. Devastated, he dropped out and lost his way ... until a neurologist suggested he "embrace the shake". That piece of advice tweaked Hansen's point of view and sent him on a quest to invent different approaches to making art by embracing personal and universal limitations.

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Crowdsourcing limitations: How you can become a part of Phil Hansen’s latest art piece

By philinthecircle

on May 21, 2013

As an artist, I’m always interested in looking at the defining moments in our lives, understanding how these moments affect us and finding different ways to represent them. We all face limitations. I had the amazing opportunity to share my story at the TED conference this year. I came to do the art I do today not […]