Mask II (2002) Ron Mueck
A girl (2006) Ron Mueck
Ron Mueck has become internationally recognised for his unique sculptures, which replicate the human figure with unrivalled technical skill. His work has a powerful psychological range, focusing not only on universal experiences like birth, life and death but on emotional states such as isolation, fear and tenderness. His startling manipulations of scale are key to our experience of each work.
Mueck's work showed at the Christchurch Art Gallery from the end of 2010 through to January 2011. Research Mueck's sculpture in order to answer the following questions;
1. Mueck's sculpture is described as 'hyper-real'. Define the meaning of this term and apply it to his work.
the another word for 'hyper-real' is hyperreality which means to characterize the way consciousness defines what is actually "real" in a world where a multitude of media can radically shape and filter an original event or experience. This applies to Mueck's work because even though his scale of human figures is oversized or undersized but the figure is highly detailed.
2. Mueck is not interested in making life size sculpture. Find out why he is more interested
In working with the scale of the figure which is not life size, and mention 2 works which use
Scale that is either larger or smaller than life.
Mueck is more interested in making not life size because we meet life size people every day and it seem to be more interesting in different scale so than he can show us more detailed work. "I never made life-size figures because it never seemed to be interesting. We meet life-size people every day.'" Says Mueck. He also said "It makes you take notice in a way that you wouldn’t do with something that’s just normal". I think he wanted to do something different to other artist to get attention of audience.
example 1.
In Bed, 2005-6, Mixed media, 63 34 x 255 7/8 x 155 12 inches
example 2.
Dead Dad
3. Define Renaissance Humanism , and analyze the term in order to apply it to an example of Mueck's work. Note that the contemporary definition of Humanism is much broader than the Renaissance definition.
Humanism is a system of thought that considers human beings, rather than the church, as able to decide their own morals, truths and behaviours. As a result, scholars in the Renaissance began to study the books, poetry, grammar and histories of classical (Greek and Roman) authors, rather than being forced to study those of the church. Similarly people began collecting and studying the art of classical Greek and Rome. In Mueck's sculptures have life cycle from birth, middle age and death. In this work I think it’s showing humanity the natural human body.
Untitled ( Big Man), 2000
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4. Research and discuss one of Mueck's sculptures that you might find challenging or exciting to experience in an art gallery. Describe the work, upload an image of the work, and explain your personal response to the work.
Boy, 1999
The work began as a 48-centimetre plaster maquette. Mueck gradually increased the scale, working with large polystyrene blocks sliced into horizontal sections. The eyes were cast in a football, and hair made with fishing line. Mueck brings the boy to life by evoking bones, muscles and limbs. A resin used to paint inside each section gave it flesh tone. The boy scale is five meters high tall. It is in huge scale and the boy is steering at something in strange face. The position that the boy is seating have a kind of connection between his face emotions. The detailed of his feet is clear and I to think how the person did made that huge human.
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I agree on how you defined Renaissance Humanism. In that paragraph you said ,"Humanism is a system of thought that considers human beings, rather than the church, as able to decide their own morals, truths and behaviours." I think it is true and it is a big step for human beings. They finally get to decide their own morals at that period of time. I think with out that time of the period, we won't be able to show our true identity and our unique personalities.
ReplyDeleteI like how you defined hyper-realism ,"what is actually "real" in a world where a multitude of media can radically shape and filter an original event or experience." We rather focuse on the fake of the world that is made from media. But Ron mueck's sculpture shows reality of human . Shows just what human is , conveying the human consious to the audience.
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