Awesome Sculptures Of Ron Mueck!
86Sculptors of Ron Mueck
Ron Mueck is an Australian hyperrealist sculptor working in Great Britain. Mueck's early career was as a model maker and puppeteer for children's television and films, notably the film "Labyrinth" for which he also contributed the voice of Ludo.
Ron Mueck The Artist
Mueck moved on to establish his own company in London, making photo-realistic props and animatronics for the advertising industry. Although highly detailed, these props were usually designed to be photographed from one specific angle hiding the mess of construction seen from the other side. Mueck increasingly wanted to produce realistic sculptures which looked perfect from all angles.
Mueck's sculptures faithfully reproduce the minute detail of the human body, but play with scale to produce disconcertingly jarring visual images. His five metre high sculpture Boy 1999 was a feature in the Millennium Dome and later exhibited in the Venice Biennale.
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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 1990s, 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.
Pregnant woman is Mueck’s most ambitious work to date. The sculpture is monumental (2.5m high), utterly imposing and even intimidating when first experienced by the viewer. After a while, however, this majestic Earth Mother becomes familiar, unthreatening and endearing. She is exhausted, hands held back over her head; the face is tender and vulnerable. Her presence is a powerful one indeed, and she evokes a multitude of thoughts, ranging from the wonder of maternity and procreation to population control and the burden of female responsibility.
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Ron Mueck takes his place in the tradition of those who have tried to make objects which are very real. Terms such as Super-Real and Hyper-Real have been used to describe those artists who have attempted extreme verisimilitude. Ron Mueck seeks to achieve perfection, the precise demonstration of reality as he finds it.
Mueck’s work is always out of scale from reality. His figures are either oversized or undersized. They strive for super-realism, but there is a psychological confrontation between these two contradictory realities, the effort to deceive by perfection, and the obvious discrepancy of scale. Ron Mueck’s work is sculpture. He does not make models, giant or tiny puppets. He employs all the techniques of technological advance to create works of art.
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Mueck works with a particular type of super-realism that has a long history. He invites people to take a close-up look at his work, to inspect the hairs, freckles and blemishes, to scrutinize the carefully modelled expression and contemplate the difference between artist-made reality and the world in which we live.
"I never made life-size figures because it never seemed to be interesting. We meet life-size people every day.'" Says Mueck
'There's no denying that I have more information readily at hand when I have a live model. Even when I have had a model, however, what I have to do in the end is to consciously abandon the model and go for what feels right.'
-Ron Mueck
The artist's work has been applauded by some critics as 'the best thing to happen to figurative sculpture in ... generations'. (Peter Plagens in Newsweek), but others have dismissed him as a mere 'model maker'. What do you think?
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Thank you for your comment deebomb
Very talented sculpturer. His work is very lifelike and detailed.
One of the most interesting and high quality hubs.
Thank you very much for the comment Ralph. I really rate Mueck with one of the greats in modern sculpture.
Ron Mueck è un artista straordinario, è riuscito a uscire fuori dall'artigianalità e fare grande Arte!!!
These made feel kind of sad because they look so real, and I think Ron Mueck is one of a kind artist, truely would like to see more of his work.
THANK'S VERY NICE COLLECTION
Brilliant Hub! I hope you can beat the standards you are setting ,lol.
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Hi SunSeven, I've seen this Hub in the topics list for some time, but hadn't taken the click till now. Wow! You've introduced me to another artist, Ron Mueck, and in another terrific HubPage. Regards, Jack
Rare and wonderful!
this is so good...very good...gosh..excellent!!! I love it!
Wow!! I am both impressed and excited to see more.
Thanks for all your kind comments on my works.
I was so priviledged to see the Big Man in Wa DC my 10 year old son was amazed!! as was I... not one freckle out of place... Loved it!!!
Would like to see a list of upcoming exhibits, any chance of coming to Texas? You fit right in, all things are always bigger in Texas! Great work, I hope to some day see the exhibit in person.
Excellent. I'd heard of this artist but the only picture I'd seen didn't give any feeling of scale. This is a fine collection.
Wow they're so life-like
It's simply amazing.
I have never seen anything so fantastic and lifelike like these. Ron Mueck is incredibly talented.
His work is amazing!!
hi angelica your so sexy and beautiful can u be my crush
hi angelica your so sexy and beautiful can u be my crush
I hate you all.
Where and when is the next Ron Mueck exhibit in the USA?
is awsome
is awsome
is awsome
Will Ron Mueck tour Florida?? I checked the net and can not find a list of his upcoming viewings. Please post soon. Thanks
yes, i am interested in seeing Ron Meuck's works as well.
Any upcoming viewings?
thanks
Im HOOKED!!! Just AMAZING! What a talent, and eye for detail.
I truly feel the emotion in each and every piece.
Thanks for sharing!
The Michelangelo of our century.....
I was amazed and over joyed to see such detail and size. I would love to know when and where the exhibits are showing. I would love to see the works in person. I think Ron is Amazing and yes a true artist.
I was interested to know where I might possibly view the works of this awesome sculpturer? Is he planning on taking it on tour in the near future? I live in Indianapolis, IN
I am in aw over these sculptures! I would love to know when they might be in or near New York again. I love it! They leave you speachless!
Could you please tell me when this great collection will nest be in Canada, or where it is right now GREAT work.
The exhibit is at the Fort Worth Modern Art Museum presently. It is definitely worth the trip! The Modern has one piece as part of the permanent collection.
ARe you ever gonna come to Illinois or Iowa?
Thank you for sharing! Amazing sculptures!
Never seen anything as good as this. They are fantastic, I cannot believe I have never seen these before. They are so different to 'normal art'. Amazing.
Well I didn't know ron Muek! But now when I see his works I just have my mouth open! Got nothing to say! He's really skillful! One of the things I loved in his sculptures was that he didn't try to put of those sexy naked girls! This is just so reallistic!
WOW! Just WOW! How come I never heard of him. Thanks SunSeven, it's a geat stuff!
ron mueck's work is absolutely incredible! just discovered him for myself recently and will direct friends to this space so that they can view some of his works...thanks for sharing!
I dont have Words to describe
Incredible sculptor, I've loved his work for a long time now.
out off this world would love to see them all in the flesh
so to speak
Thank you for sharing this wonderful and unique artist's work to an audience that may have otherwise never discovered it.
Thank you for sharing They are fantastic
just plain unbelievably awesome!!
Creativity + technology = (awesome + fantastic)
I REALIZE THIS IS A U.K. THING BUT WHAT THE HECK? IS CIRCUMCISION A CRIME THERE? THAT IS THE ONLY DETRACTING FACTOR IN THE WHOLE EXIBIT.
i love it when is your next uk showing please
wow, at first i thought they were fake and that they were just real people that had been photographed, but when they were shown in proportion to an actual living human, i was shocked to find that they really were sculptures! he captures humanity so well...i would love to go and see his work in person ^_^
Someone mentioned a museum in London that had current works by Ron Mueck that was to start in November-it had something to do with Medicine? I lost the info and am going to London soon and would like the info again. Can't find it anywhere. thanks if you have it please let me know!
Wonderful work!!
This artwork is phenomenal! The detail to the body and the facial expressions are, for lack of a better word, so LIFELIKE. Great job.
Just amazing.
He was at the Brooklyn Museum of Art for months last year, and I never got a chance to go. I'm really kicking myself now, of course. Your hub really captures everything I've read and seen about him. Excellent job!
THIS IS WONDERFULL
Wow, I was amazed at his pictures, would love to see his work in person. Ron Mueck is truly a talented man!
I think im in love...gay love
Simply amazing-how Ron can make scultpures so lifelike. I would love to see these in person.
His work is interesting and provocative. It gives one pause to think and reflect.
I ENJOY ART MYSELF, AND THIS REALLY WOWED ME!! I MEAN SO MUCH EMOTION AND FEELING INTO YOUR WORK, JUST LOOKING AT IT I CAN FEEL THE POWER OF YOUR IMAGINATION WORKING AWAY NON STOP. I WOULD LOVE YOU TO COME TO FLORIDA SO I CAN SEE FIRST HAND UP CLOSE AND PERSONEL. WONDERFUL THAT'S ALL I CAN SAY KEEP UP THE GREAT WORK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
wow iv never seen anything like this its awesome :D
Having had the privalege of seeing Ron Mueck's work here in Great Britain, before he really became famous...I can tell you if you have any touch with reality, seeing his work "in the flesh" will move you in a way that most modern art cannot acheive.
He shows us our "raw" humanity, vulnerability and need for communication, on another level completely. Thanks for this informative lens. David Jewell UK Artist -
www.JewellFineArt.com
Breathtaking, just looking at the picture, how much more in reality. awesome! so detailed. i want to see it for real. PERFECT!
I love this art, does anyone know how to find his exhibition schedule??
hi,
Very nice and real feeling sculpture, I can't say about that.. very nice
thanks
I saw these live in Canberra, Absolutely uncanny sculptures! AMAZING!
Completely different and very interesting. His artwork is not exactly my personal cup a tee, but I still have to give recognision for the amazing amount of talent and skill needed to make those sculptures.
im doing art gcse in my school and i was really fasinated so when i found this website i was gutted of hpw perfect his sculptures were, i love them and the fact that they must of taken alot of talent is incredible, ron mueck is by far one of my favourite artists
Can you give me details on the possibility, logistics and costs of showing one or more of Ron's works at the Figge Art Museum in Davenpport, Iowa?
how long does each take you
Unreal, to make something so life like takes the hand of a genius and well.... need I say more.. Fantastic
Please I'm interested in learning or styding on hyperrealist models.
Could you please let me know if you have an institution that educates people on that aspect?
Thank you and hoping to hear from you.
senamhumado@yahoo.com
Truly the sculptures are amazing, the detail is incredible and the passion to sculpt these creations goes very deep. This talent should not be wasted ever. Good Luck.
When are you coming to United States perferiably California, Love you work would love to see all your pieces.
Yours Susan
Totally AWESOME!!
WOW!!! ,SPEACHLESS, WHAT TALENT YOU HAVE INSIDE!!!!!!!!!!!
are you gonna be in denmark soon enough so i could have a closer look?
I HAVE NEVER SEEN SUCH WORKS OF BEAUTY. WILL YOU TOUR WITH YOUR WORK? HOW CAN I LEARN MORE?
It's a great work..specially the howman anatomy...It's perfect,specially that Ron Mueck had no Art training before...that's what I call modern art but the art level can be better and more thinkable.....I wish him good luck.
3sam....Syrian sculpture
wow
omg it is soooooooooo coooool
Hi there,
I live in London and I'm having difficulty finding any books about you or written by you for my girlfriend for Xmas. Any ideas where I can find some please?
Thanks, Martin
this guy is the shit
Truly an amazing artist!
His work is included in an exhibition about figurative sculpture at the Hirshhorn Museum in Washington d.c. the exhibition is entitled "Strange Bodies: Figurative Works from the Hirshhorn Collections". The exhibit runs to late 2009
I found his work kinda scar but the same time wounderful am doing a summary of him in my art collage and hope I will be conforted to do new things like him. Hope for the best!!
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very beautiful work. i was never into art but what he does is amazing
NICE
Amazing work! He's one of my favorites!
WoW it is amazing
it is very wanderfool his work and l say to m?ster ron mueck l am good sculpture and this work learning can you help me tank you her.
Going to see his work tomorrow at the museum.....love it!!! Thanks for the web page....and all the information on the sculptor ron mueck...
Nice works, you are real. you've gave something new for people to look and wonder how you have done it. Thanks
Its has its natural appearence,Thus why this super realistic touch attract every one.I love it.Any one can do express thier idea & experiment with obstact form.But Sculptures like this Show us Everything within that...I love to see those works near to me....An Art Lover from India
This guy is the tops.His work is so interesting.The different scale of each piece. Great work
saw exhibition at nattional gallery of victoria australia - brilliant
killer art
Great work, as far as i know it's not in London. Anyone know when it will be? Or is?!
wow amazing
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oh my goodness, he's amazing! what great talent he has. great hub!
You are amazing! Thank you so much for all you do and have done. Ps...my family loved your work in Labrinth, Bluto was our favorite.
Loved his work in Labyrinth. If I ever get to Europe, seeing his work will be high on my list of things to do. If he's EVER in the San Francisco or San Jose area, I'll be the first in line for tickets, regardless of how much they cost.
I've just seen his works last week at the National Gallery Victoria, Melbourne. The Entry wasn't that pricey at all. It's AU$15 per adult.
Where can we see his works, now?
I have viewed Mueck's work over and over again. I cannot fathom the time, dedication and talent that went into every piece. The detail is phenominal and percise. Mueck is a genious and a true master of art. I absolutely love his work.
Wow...this is my first viewing of Ron's work and only via an email link....but so stunning...would love to see these works in person. As a midwife I have to say he has captured the reality extraordinarily well. Exceptional work.
AMAZING!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! WOW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
i wioo be viewing this sculptor in about 2 weeks time so excited.
well i have to say he is an utterlly appreciated artest...i was gob-smacked of what i have just saw above...he's an incredable talanted man. well done to him..there
Incredible but kind of creepy!
as an artist myself i think wow just about sums it up for me.
This man is talented there can be no doubt but that only takes you so far. He is hard working,fastidious,intellegent,and committed. He sits quietly contemplating the meaning of a beautiful piece of music.He cries when he feels something that touches his heart.Above all he is couragious.I am so happy that there are people like you out there.
Most realistic art I've ever seen.Bravo to Mr. Mueck!!
I saw your exhibition in Sydney 6 years ago and was totally blown away by what I saw! I have followed your work ever since.
Your work just gets more awesome and sooooo realistic, love it! More please!!
Carol
Birmingahm - England
Unbelievable, detail so fine would love to see his whole collection!!!!
Who has the right and/or qualification to refer to him as a mere model maker? Isn't that like saying the great painters were merely talented paint daubers?
I would like to see what kind of work is produced by those who dismiss this as model making......
RON MUECK IS AWESOME!!!
SO confronting, but so great. His art has really helped me to view others and the journey of life (birth to death) in a new and refreshed way. Yay for Mueck!
Ron, your Artwork is amazing and so reaistic and really inspirational.
What an innovative artist who captures our imaginations and makes us look outside the box. Ron and his art creations make us think,wonder and grow from the experience.........THANXS for the beauty and conceptions you bring to us through your work!
some of them are a bit rude but i like the heads , i am doing the big guy for a art assingment
Amazing art !!!
just seen some of Ron Mueck's work and was absolutely blown away by it. The attention to detail is incredible and the impact astounding. Will be watching his future with interets.
I was totally mind blown over these sculptures.So totally amazing, would have loved to have seen more.
Just once I want to see the black woman's head hanging. She's beautiful. I love his work...
ron, saw acollction of your work in brisbane at the gallery of modern art GOMA. with my 11yr old daughter and we were both gobsmacked.. you must feel very fulfilled when you see your complete work. thanks
Thanks to you for being an incredible accessory in our ever-expanding universe. Truly touching,riveting,& awe inspiring...your talent & unreasonable dedication to risk has not gone unnoticed.Congratulations on your extraordinary life.
I am absolutely blown away with his talent. I am a huge art lover. If there is anything else like this u guys, please let me know. Ron is the best.
This guy creates things that most definitely cause a reaction in the mind of the viewer. Is this not then art? The people who claim he is a "mere" model maker are probably "critics" with no actual ability to create art themselves. Maybe it's time we banned "ART" schools and only allowed the folk who come with real natural talent built in to create art for other people instead of belittling it by calling it craft. This would be better than putting self appointed, supposed academics on pedestals and allowing them to befuddle us as they blather on, spouting the intellectual nonsense that has "artists" creating so much mundane, boring and stupid junk. But there again, that stuff is for the rich anyway. People with lots of money who need to be told what they should spend it on because they are emotionally empty and couldn't react to a real piece of art if their small but expensive lives depended on it.
just the best aussie aussie aussie
They took my breath away. Just when I thought I'd seen it all! Where are they on exhibit?
RON SHOULD LIVE AT LEAST 300 YEARS!!
The realism in Ron's scupture is amazing! What is the difference between a model and sculpture, anyway? Don't both depict life in the eyes of the creator? Are we not all models as the Bible says, created in the image and likeness of the greatest model maker of all; God?
its awsome
Amazing detail - would like to see exhibition sometime.
Just discovered Ron's work in Liverpools Tate. His sculpture 'Ghost' just blew me away. Like a dream that lingers this startlng image is both provocative and intimately sensitive. Ron captures the essence of humanity in all its light and shade. What a privledge to have see his work
I saw the exhibition in Brisbane, Queensland yesterday - fascinating. I wanted to find a decent page to post on FB so this was it - thanks!
I LOVE ALL OF THEM
THAY ARE ALL AWSOME
I was recently lucky enough to visit a Ron Mueck exhibition. It was absolutely amazing. The scale and detail in the peices are wonderful. You could study these for hours.
I wish I could see some of his work in person -- this is amazing, wonderful art, and very moving. I think that we, as a culture, have forgotten what reality actually looks like. Thank you for sharing it with us!
Amaizing, i thought all of this was real.
This is so amzing I want him to do my sculpture
Absolutely unbelievable! He is a phenomenon.
id love to see his work in person he is truely amazing. any chance hed bring to the states
wow this guy is real gud think i like him. keep on the gud work ron
this is so funny
i think hes so hot
i love that mans tinkie
m speechless...it look real..
i have a tinkie half the size of that yewww
This is what Leonardo would have offered the world - if he had these modern techniques and media. Genius!
mesmerising. fantastic. genious
Looking forward to seeing Rons exhibition at the Christchurch Art Gallery N.Z commencing Oct. 2010
Thought provoking!
Its awesome. I have never seen anything like it. He is so talented. I wish I could go and see his exhibition.
Such talent - I see that he has a exhibition in Christchurch New Zealand and am seriously considering travelling all the way to see it.... beautiful work
so life-like it's just amazing. It blows me away!
your sculptures are alive.BRAVO.
hii...i am a student who is writing an essay o ron muecks work...it is a 4000 word essay and its kind of hard to write sooo many words....any one with suggestions on any websites,books etc that i can look up??? oh and obvously i loveee his work hence the 4000 words
thanks
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are you going to exhibit in the USA????
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amazing n wonderful1!!!,thank you. for sharing with us..very realistic!.
Really you are artist, your sense is appear over all your art works
My friend and colleague Malcolm saw your exhibit in New Zealand - we viewed his photos at lunch the other day. Incredible and AWESOME, to say the least. A great artist! You rock! And yes, when are you coming to the USA? If you need exhibit space in San Francisco, give a holler. People here would welcome and appreciate the chance to experience your works of art!!!
wow.............
I live in Washington, DC and have seen Big Man in person. It's incredible. I'd love to see other work from him in person. Amazing.
Just saw the large newborn and the very old small woman curled under a blanket in Regina Saskatchewan. I wept. The baby is the centre of the universe both to itself and to us, the parents, while the old sleeping and likely dying woman is a pale butterfly, so beautiful, so fragile and about to become something else. Thank you so much!
I am in utter amazement at the accuracy of the replication of the human body as scultped! Not only do these sculptures give the viewer time to "take in" the wonderment of the human form in all walks of life, it slows time to a standstill to appreciate the human emotion and condition. I stare....
inspirational i'd love to create like you when are you coming to england
I will never see people quite the same. Thank you
Kevin wondered in an older post if circumcision was illegal in the UK, as none of the sculptors being circumcised was a detration for him.
On the contrary these (male) exhibits are an excellent way for American males to start to become aware of what they have "lost" ..... and they have lost a LOT!
Please see www.nocirc.org for more info.
REALLY REALLY REALLY AMAZING!!! THE RESURRECTION OF MICHELANGELO BUONARROTI WITH RON MUECK!!! THIS ART OF WONDER THIS IS ART OF MIRACLE!!!
he is so amazing! really helpful for my art GCSE too!
Extrodinary. Where can I see his work?
Sorry everyone the URL got truncated. Will split it in half.
www.webdesignerdepot.com/2009/11/
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Fingers crossed this works.
im learning about Ron Mueck in art. He is a very inspiring artist, where he wants to shock people and amaze them. These sculptures are just amazing and so life like, the inspiration of many old sculptures made new.
Incredible , I,m amazed at his talent
Awesome sculptor yes...
his idea of aesthetics .... very bad unfortunately
Think Afrodite of Mylos, Samothraki, Hermes of Praxitelous
What is there in it besides the scale?
ho !!! Ron Mueck The Artist
What is there besides the scale You ask??? Everything! If you have the chance to actually see the exhibition is awesome the details in every single piece ( I saw it in monterrey, mexico in july 2011)
His works just have that WOW factor.
it is such a genius to make a sculpture that looks so real human life
How vulgar and tastless.
The work is not only true to life but each piece seems to have a soul. I felt such sympathy for the bearded man being stared at by all those "wee" people. Please come back to Edinburgh again. Thank You
Such magnificent art I must say. The sculptures are absolutely breathtaking as to the realism expressed in facial expression and stance. Wow!
which one is in the north carolina musuem of art
Your pictures are awesome
fantastic fiber glass art
One word... Amazing.
interesting sculptures. honorable... distributes a specialness most sculptures do not have
deebomb 4 years ago
Ron Mueck is an awesome sculptor . Once againn you have pesented him in a great lght