TikTok user @marvelousmousetravels shared a video of what appeared like a sleeping passenger with bags in tow having a sneaky catnap at the Florida airport. But there's more to it than that.
He might look real, but the sleeping man is actually a hyper-realistic statue by sculptor Duane Hanson. Orlando International Airport has owned "The Traveler" since 1986, where he can be found in the Terminal A concourse between the East and West security points.
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American artist Duane Hanson died in 1996, but was renowned for his creations of hyper-realistic statues depicting everyday people. Hanson would make casts of real people in polyester resins with fiberglass, and then spend endless house painting the figures with extreme detail.
Orlando International Airport's "The Traveler" is one of two depictions of a sleeping traveler by the artist, who created a similar stature two years later. The second, however, is a little less airport appropriate attire, sporting nothing underneath his completely undone shirt.
The statues were made of bronze polychromed in oil, found clothing, hair, a duffel bag and sleeping bag, wooden sticks and paper tickets.
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MIAMI BEACH, FL - DECEMBER 05: A guest poses with "Traveler" by Duane Hanson at the Van De Weghe Fine Art Gallery at Art Basel Miami Beach Art Basel Miami Beach at Miami Beach Convention Center on December 5, 2008 in Miami Beach, Florida. A similar sculpture by Hanson has featured in a popular video. Alexander Tamargo/Getty Images
The traveler doesn't match the expectations of what a muse should generally look like, but neither did any of Hanson's subjects. The sculptor had a penchant for capturing the everyman and woman of America—sunbathers, waitresses, car dealers and more.
Orlando Airport isn't the only one to boast a Hanson sculpture either, as Fort Lauderdale / Hollywood International Airport has owned "Vendor with Walkman" since 1990, where it can be found in the departure level of Terminal 3. As the name would suggest, the sculpture captures a man straight from the 90s listening to his Walkman in casual attire, appearing rather fed up with traveling.
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The video of "The Traveler" has been viewed over 290, 000 times at the time of publication, and although many were left confused, some instantly recognized the man.
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The Republican donor and top ally of Florida Governor DeSantis was found dead in December while reportedly under investigation for sexual misconduct.Flight delayed? A long layover, missed flight or early arrival might be the perfect excuse to take in an art exhibit or check out one of the magnificent public art works integrated into Florida’s 20 international and regional airports.
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Airport art programs in the Sunshine State introduce more than 76 million visitors a year to Florida’s thriving art economy. Whether it’s ocean-inspired tile designs beneath your feet or a restored 1930s New Deal mural above your head, keep an eye out for Florida culture if you want to make time fly between flights.
For art lovers coming to town for Art Basel Miami Beach in November or for year-round cultural events, the experience begins for many at Miami international Airport with “Harmonic Convergence, ” a 72-foot-long interactive sound and light installation by American sound architect Christopher Janney. The wall of diamond-shaped glass panes in 150 transparent colors gradually changes patterns. Speakers installed at intervals along the walkway create a continuously changing “sonic portrait” of South Florida, playing sounds of tropical birds, thunderstorms and other native sounds. Video sensors track movement, causing changes in the density and composition of the sound piece relative to the number of passengers in the space. At the top of each hour, a short composition with percussion instruments plays, marking the time of day. Janney’s rainbow-like work was recognized by Americans for the Arts in 2012 as one of the nation’s exemplary public art projects.
Travelers passing through Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport stride over swirling galaxies and starfish – all part of the 79, 500-square-foot terrazzo floor design called “Rainbow’s End, ” a meditation on distances traveled and the larger human journey. The tile mosaics by David Griggs and Scott Parsons are inspired by South Florida beauty, the writing of John Steinbeck and Loren Eiseley’s essay “The Star Thrower.” Numerous mirrored and mother-of-pearl shell pieces in the floor are meant to evoke the reflection of stars on the surface of water. The end of the concourse concludes with an amazing array of starfish covering a beach.
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Discover more: Lee Wagener Gallery in Terminal 2 showcases a rotation of local artists’ work, available for purchase. Find a listing of public art in the airport here.
Detailed and realistic, Duane Hanson’s tired “Traveler, ” commissioned by the Greater Orlando Aviation Authority, joined Orlando International Airport’s collection in 1986. The piece is now housed in a protective box because so many people touched it to check if it was a real person. The lifelike sculpture wears blue running shorts and a pink mesh top. The character sits on the floor with his legs extended, his head supported on his right hand and arm, which is propped on two flight bags set one atop the other. The hair on his head and his mustache are real human hair; the clothes also are real, but the 250-pound body is made of bronze and painted with flesh tones of acrylic – down to the scrape on the left knee. Hanson, who moved to Florida from New York City in 1973, focused much of his art on representing familiar and ordinary Americans, such as tourists, shoppers and sunbathers. He was interested in depicting the commonplace in uncommon ways. Although his realism was sometimes unflattering or even brutal, his stated intention was to ennoble his subjects by turning them into art, freezing their ordinary activities to portray lifelike figures enduring their fates with dignity and courage. Hanson died in Boca Raton after a long battle with cancer in 1996.
“Guiding Light, ” by photographer Alan S. Maltz, is among 60 images that are part of a rotating collection on display at Southwest Florida International Airport in Fort Myers.
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Designated the “Official Wildlife Photographer of Florida” by the Wildlife Foundation of Florida, Alan S. Maltz captures the natural charms of old Fort Myers and the barrier islands, as well as regional destinations, such as Bonita Springs, Boca Grande and Cayo Costa. In 2004, Lee County Visitor and Convention Bureau and the Lee County Port Authority commissioned Maltz to create a permanent exhibit of 60 fine art images that now rotate throughout Southwest Florida International Airport. The large-format (72-by-52-inch) pieces depict the beauty, wildlife and man-made marvels of Florida’s Southwest.
Discover more: Learn more about “Art in Flight, ” which showcases Southwest Florida artists at the airport, here. Maltz has a gallery in Key West, where his photographs and books can be purchased.
Supported by a runway of stainless steel cables, 150 aluminum “paper airplanes” by Jacksonville sculptor and architect David Engdahl soar through the air at Jacksonville International Airport. The planes, powder-coat painted bright red, blue and yellow, capture the childlike excitement of flight and enliven the overhead space in one of the airport’s parking garages. The entire piece, called “Migration of the Paper Airplanes” and installed in 2004, is 160 feet long and eight to 12 feet in width. Engdahl’s laminated wood sculptures have been showcased all over the world in the U.S. embassies of Bahrain, Latvia, Angola and Zimbabwe.
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Discover more: Along with permanent installations, the airport has its own Haskell Gallery, located pre-security. Its exhibits of works by Northeast Florida artists, along with descriptions of other art work throughout the airport.
This floor-to-ceiling, immersive sculpture makes you feel like you’re underwater, close up-and-personal with a realistic flamingo – or rather, its head, neck, legs, and feet. Look up to see a reflective, wavy ceiling mimicking the surface of water, mirroring your own image just like real water would. Blue, orange, purple, and white light dapples the floor and changes through the day to follow the changing daylight outside. Rings of floor bumpers around each foot and head are inspired by rings of water rippling on floor, also serving to guide the seeing impaired around the sculpture.
Composed of more than 600 ladders that hint at a portal to the great beyond; the Airport Gallery with its lush watercolors; and its extensive public art collection.
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