I have just been to the Ron Mueck exhibition. It is wonderful!! If you live in Brisbane or can get here, you have to go to GoMA to see it before it finishes on 1st August.
These pieces are incredible in their perfection. I had to keep my arms folded to prevent my hands from touching them. They will make you want to reach out to see how they feel. The skin, the hair, the eyes – it is as if they are alive. The hands and feet are particularly lifelike. You will be amazed!!
In bed
Wild Man
A girl
Still life
Mask 11
close up of Mask 11
close up of Mask 11
from the side
Ron Mueck was born in Melbourne in 1958 and grew up in a creative family. He began his career as a puppetmaker, working in movies and the advertising industry. He began making sculptures “for their own sake” and gained recognition with his sculpture “Dead Dad” which appeared in Sensation: Young British artists from the Saatchi Collection. It opened at London’s Royal Acadamy of Arts in 1997. Since then he has continued to amaze with his lifelike figurative sculptures.
Some are tiny and others are huge and quite confronting, but all are exquisite. Go soon. Don’t miss the room where you can see how he creates his work.