Monday, April 17, 2006

Ron Mueck Artwork



Ron Mueck is a really, really amazing sculptor. His figures are so lifelike that it is kinda creepy. Hope the exhibit comes my way sometime soon.

"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."


The Washington Post has a nice slideshow online of the exhibit.

Washington Post Slideshow


.... or you can Google his name and a shit load of images will come back. :)