Ron Mueck's hyperrealistic human sculptures make you feel as if you are invading someone else's intimate moments.
Some of them are deliberately disconcerting, but
Ron Mueck is an Australian artist that shifted his focus from the film production to the fine arts. His sculptures illustrate the artist’s attempt to portray the cycle of life, from infancy to the different stages of adulthood.
Mask II
2001-2
A self-portrait thatappear s to be real, responding to gravity by sliding downward.
A Girl
2006
Themonumentality of this sculpture reflects the enormity of the moment.
Couple under an Umbrella
2013
An internal moment of affection between the two. The interdependent poses of the figures emphasize the strength and complexity of partnerships built over time. Every sign of aging underlines the fullness of the life.
2005
Seated Woman
1999
Man in Blankets
2000
From a distance, this sculpture may seem to portray a small infant wrapped in blankets. Up close, however, the figure within is revealed to be an adult man, rendered at a much reduced scale, reminding us of the inevitable cycle of life and death, and the need of comfort in the face of this awareness.
Mother and Child
2001-2003
Still Life
2009
Mueck renders his subject with unflinching realism, capturing the distinct texture of plucked and slashed skin, as well as the pull of gravity and the absence of life. The viewer knows its superiority and is humbled.
Man in a Boat
2002
The man, stripped bare, is traveling from the physical world into the unknown. Like all of us, he launched into the sea of life without a map to navigate through.
Woman with Shopping
2013
Youth
Ron Mueck is an Australian artist that shifted his focus from the film production to the fine arts. His sculptures illustrate the artist’s attempt to portray the cycle of life, from infancy to the different stages of adulthood.
Mask II
2001-2
A self-portrait that
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| Mask II |
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| Mask II |
A Girl
2006
The
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| A Girl |
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| A Girl |
Couple under an Umbrella
2013
An internal moment of affection between the two. The interdependent poses of the figures emphasize the strength and complexity of partnerships built over time. Every sign of aging underlines the fullness of the life.
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| A couple under an Umbrella |
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| A couple under an Umbrella |
Two Women
2005
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| Two Women |
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| Two Women |
Seated Woman
1999
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| Seated Woman |
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| Seated Woman |
Man in Blankets
2000
From a distance, this sculpture may seem to portray a small infant wrapped in blankets. Up close, however, the figure within is revealed to be an adult man, rendered at a much reduced scale, reminding us of the inevitable cycle of life and death, and the need of comfort in the face of this awareness.
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| Man in Blankets |
Mother and Child
2001-2003
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| Mother and Child |
Still Life
2009
Mueck renders his subject with unflinching realism, capturing the distinct texture of plucked and slashed skin, as well as the pull of gravity and the absence of life. The viewer knows its superiority and is humbled.
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| Still Life, 2009 |
Man in a Boat
2002
The man, stripped bare, is traveling from the physical world into the unknown. Like all of us, he launched into the sea of life without a map to navigate through.
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| Man in a Boat |
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| Man in a Boat |
Woman with Shopping
2013
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| Woman with Shopping |
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| Woman with Shopping |
2009
Crouching Boy in Mirror
1999-2002
Crouching Boy in Mirror shows Mueck's continuing fascination with adolescence, as well as with the self-consciousness that comes with the growing awareness of sexuality and identity.
Young Couple
2013
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| Youth |
Crouching Boy in Mirror
1999-2002
Crouching Boy in Mirror shows Mueck's continuing fascination with adolescence, as well as with the self-consciousness that comes with the growing awareness of sexuality and identity.
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| Crouching Boy in Mirror, 1999-2002 |
2013
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| Young Couple, 2013 |
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