SCULPTURES.............
Ron
Mueck is a London-based photo-realist artist. Born in Melbourne,Australia, to
parents who were toy makers, he labored on children's television shows for 15
years before working in special effects for such films as Labyrinth, a 1986
fantasy epic starring David Bowie. Eventually Mueck concluded that photography
pretty much destroys the physical presence of the original object, and so he
turned to fine art and sculpture. In the early 1990's, still in his advertising
days, Mueck was commissioned to make something highly realistic, and was
wondering what material would do the trick. Latex was the usual, but he wanted
something harder, more precise. Luckily, he saw a little architectural decor on
the wall of a boutique and inquired as to the nice, pink stuff's nature.
Fiberglass resin was the answer, and Mueck has made it his bronze and marble
ever since.
His
work is lifelike but not life size, the monumental woman In Bed (2005) is an
unforgettable experience.
WOW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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