Mental Floss
Stepehn Hansen
Created : 1993
Donated : 2003
Medium : Sculpture
Dimensions: 24 inx13 in
Located: Annex Walkway
Steven Hansen is a multimedia artist known for his sharp wit, satirical edge, and playful sculptural forms. Blending visual puns with social critique, Hansen’s works often reside at the intersection of art and pop culture, drawing from advertising, media, and modern life to craft pieces that are both humorous and provocative.
Mental Floss (1993) exemplifies his trademark approach: a visually engaging, painted sculpture whose title alone evokes a cascade of associations—cleansing the mind, untangling thoughts, or perhaps poking fun at intellectual pretension. The piece likely takes on a surreal or exaggerated form, rendered in bold color and stylized composition, challenging the viewer to reconcile its physical playfulness with conceptual bite.
Hansen’s work is rooted in American surrealist and Pop Art traditions, yet often tailored with a uniquely Southwestern sensibility. His background in theater and design adds a performative, narrative quality to his sculptural work, making each piece feel like a character or scene from a story in progress.
