"A Girl" by Ron Mueck (2006)

Ron Mueck (born 1958) is an Australian hyperrealist sculptor working in Great Britain. Jan. ... Hyperrealism is a genre of painting and sculpture resembling a high resolution digital photograph. ... Sculptor redirects here. ...

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, and the Jim Henson series The Storyteller. Labyrinth is a 1986 fantasy film, directed by Jim Henson, produced by George Lucas, and designed through the art of Brian Froud. ... The Storyteller is a live-action/puppet television series. ...

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. This article is about the capital of England and the United Kingdom. ... Audio-Animatronics or just animatronics is a form of robotics created by Disneys Imagineers for several shows and attractions at Disney theme parks, and subsequently expanded on and used by other companies. ...

In 1996 Mueck transitioned to fine art, collaborating with his mother-in-law, Paula Rego, to produce small figures as part of a tableau she was showing at the Hayward Gallery. Rego introduced him to Charles Saatchi who was immediately impressed and started to collect and commission work. This led to the piece which made Mueck's name, Dead Dad, being included in the Sensation show at the Royal Academy the following year. Dead Dad is a rather haunting silicone and mixed media sculpture of the corpse of Mueck's father reduced to about two thirds of its natural scale. It is the only work of Mueck's that uses his own hair for the finished product. Year 1996 (MCMXCVI) was a leap year starting on Monday (link will display full 1996 Gregorian calendar). ... Paula Figueiroa Rego, GCSE, pron. ... Hayward Gallery, London The Hayward Gallery is an art gallery within the South Bank Centre, situated on the South Bank of the River Thames, in central London, England. ... Charles Saatchi Charles Saatchi (born June 9, 1943) was the co-founder with his brother Maurice of the global advertising agency Saatchi & Saatchi, which became the worlds biggest before the brothers were forced out of their own company in 1995. ... Sensation was a notorious exhibition of Young British Artists which took place in 1997 (18 September-28 December) at the Royal Academy of Art in London and later toured to Berlin and New York. ... The Royal Academy of Arts is an art institution based in Burlington House on Piccadilly, London, England. ...

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. Events of 2008: (EMILY) Me Lesley and MIley are going to China! This article is about the year. ... This article is about the Millennium Dome before its redevelopment and renaming to The O2 in 2005. ... Detail of exhibition. ...

In 1999 Mueck was appointed as Associate Artist at the National Gallery, London. During this two year post he created the works Mother and Child, Pregnant Woman, Man in a Boat and Swaddled Baby.^[1]

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Selected works

• Dead Dad (1996-97), silicone, acrylic paint and human hair - a 2/3rds life-size sculpture of Mueck's father lying on his back, naked - Saatchi Collection
• Pinocchio (1996), mixed media - standing boy, perhaps 5 years of age, wearing only underpants. Saatchi Collection
• Angel (1997), mixed media - a 1/3 scale boy seated on a tall stool, in a brooding pose looking down, sprouting wings made of real goose feathers - Saatchi Collection
• Ghost (1998), mixed media - 2 metres tall (3/2 scale?) adolescent girl, in swimming costume, leaning against a wall, face averted - Tate Gallery
• Boy (2000), fibreglass, resin, silicone - a 5 metre tall sculpture of a boy, crouching. First shown in the UK Millennium Dome exhibition. It is now owned by the art museum ARoS in the city of Aarhus, Denmark, who use it as a trademark piece.
• Man in Blankets (2000), mixed media - 1/2 scale - elderly naked man almost completely enveloped in blankets, which form a kind of cocoon.
• Old Woman in Bed (2000), mixed media - 1/2 scale - very elderly or dying woman lying in bed, draped in blankets, asleep - Anthony d'Offay
• Untitled (Big Man) (2000) - a nearly seven-foot sculpture of a naked, completely hairless, belligerent-looking man sitting with his knees drawn up and his elbows resting on his knees, his head in his hand. The work is designed to sit in a corner. Owned by the Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden in Washington, D.C., it has become one of the museum's most popular works since its acquisition.
• Seated Woman (2000), mixed media - 1/2 scale clothed, seated, elderly woman, hands clasped, eyes almost closed - Modern Art Museum of Forth Worth
• Mother and Child (2002), fibreglass, resin, silicone - 1/2 scale naked woman who has just given birth, the baby laid on her stomach with umbilical cord still attached and trailing to the woman's womb.
• Man in a Boat (2002), mixed media - 1/3 scale naked man seated toward the prow of a 4-metre long rowing boat.
• Pregnant Woman (2002), fibreglass, resin, silicone - 2.5 metres tall sculpture of a naked pregnant woman clasping her hands above her head - National Gallery of Australia
• Swaddled Baby (2002), mixed media - lifesize new-born baby wrapped in swaddling clothes, head on a pillow.
• Wild Man (2005) - a nine-foot sculpture of a naked, bearded man clutching the stool he is seated on
• Two Women Grim (2005) - two diminutive, clothed, elderly women

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Exhibitions

Ron Mueck's first exhibition in Japan will open on April 26 2008 at the 21st Century Museum of Contemporary Art, Kanazawa. It will run until August 8 and feature a collection of works displayed over 6 spaces in the gallery. Among them will be Mueck's latest work "A Girl". The exhibition will also include two short films about the artist, covering both his artistic background, and his production techniques. Kanazawa Kanazawa (金沢市; -shi) is the capital city of Ishikawa in Japan. ...

An exhibition was held at The Andy Warhol Museum in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA, from December 12, 2007 through March 30, 2008. "Ron Mueck at The Andy Warhol Museum" features seven of the artist’s realistic human sculptures including: In a marital Bed (2005) a giant sculpture of a woman lying in bed; A Girl (2006), a vast sculpture of a newborn baby; Wild Man (2005), a nine-foot sculpture of a naked, bearded man; Spooning Couple (2005), a miniature sculpture of a couple lying together on a bed; Man in a Boat (2002) a naked man sitting in a life-size wooden rowing boat; Ron Mueck’s self-portrait, Mask II (2001-2002); and Mask III (2005), a large portrait of a black woman. The Carnegie Museums of Pittsburgh are operated by the Carnegie Institute and located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. ... City nickname: The Steel City Location in the state of Pennsylvania Founded 1758 Mayor Tom Murphy (Dem) Area  - Total  - Water 151. ... This article is about the U.S. State. ... Motto: (traditional) In God We Trust (official, 1956–present) Anthem: The Star-Spangled Banner Capital Washington, D.C. Largest city New York City Official language(s) None at the federal level; English de facto Government Federal Republic  - President George W. Bush (R)  - Vice President Dick Cheney (R) Independence - Declared - Recognized...

A major exhibition of his work was shown in Edinburgh as part of the Edinburgh Festival at the Royal Scottish Academy Building until October 1, 2006.^[3] A solo exhibition of nine works by Ron Mueck was presented at the Brooklyn Museum from November 3, 2006 through February 4, 2007.^[4] For other uses, see Edinburgh (disambiguation). ... There is no one Edinburgh Festival but those using the term are usually referring to the collection of various festivals in August and early September of each year in Edinburgh, Scotland. ... Categories: Stub | Edinburgh ... is the 274th day of the year (275th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Brooklyn Museum, located at 200 Eastern Parkway, Brooklyn, New York, is the second largest art museum in New York City, and one of the largest in the United States. ... is the 307th day of the year (308th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... is the 35th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) was a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. ...

An exhibit of his work was also on view at the National Gallery of Canada, in Ottawa from 2 March to 6 May 2007 organized by the Fondation Cartier pour l'art contemporain (Paris), in collaboration with the National Gallery of Canada, the Brooklyn Museum and the Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art.

The Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth, Texas showed an exhibition of thirteen of Mueck's pieces from June 24, 2007 through October 21, 2007. The works in the show include Untitled (Seated Woman) (1999), Dead Dad (1996-97), In Bed (2005), Untitled (Big Man) (2000), Two Women (2005), Crouching Boy in Mirror (1999-2000), Spooning Couple (2005), Mask II (2001-02), Mask III (2005), Wild Man (2005), and A Girl (2006).^[5] Fort Worth Texas Modern Art Museum This image is taken from the deck of The Modern, looking over the new reflecting pool towards downtown Fort Worth. ...

See also

• Patricia Piccinini (similar artist)

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Notes

1. ^ Greeves, Susanna; Colin Wiggins (2003). Ron Mueck. London: National Gallery Company, 23-41. ISBN 1-85709-167-1. 
2. ^ http://www.nga.gov.au/NewAcquisitions/2003/mueck.htm
3. ^ National Galleries of Scotland - Whatson
4. ^ Brooklyn Museum: Ron Mueck
5. ^ Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth

External links

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Ron Mueck

• 21st Century Museum of Contemporary Art, Kanazawa Japan
• Photos of Ron Mueck's work
• Ron Mueck at the Internet Movie Database
• Ron Mueck at the Fondation Cartier pour l'art contemporain (Paris)
• Ron Mueck Muppet Wiki
• Examples of work at the James Cohan Gallery
• Photograph and video of Boy at the Venice Biennale
• Pregnant Woman at the National Gallery of Australia
• Extensive gallery
• Washington Post gallery
• At the National Gallery of Scotland, 2006
• Article on Ron Mueck in The Guardian
• Technical demonstration of "Pregnant Woman" (this video is not currently available at the blip.tv site)
• Solo Exhibition at the Brooklyn Museum