Born in Australia in 1958, Ron Mueck began his career making puppets for children's television, including a stint with Jim Henson and Sesame Street and more notably the film Labyrinth; for which he also contributed the voice of Ludo. Since 1996, he has devoted himself full time to his art, and is known for his extraordinarily lifelike, empathetic renderings of his subjects.
Through his detailed works, which are always either smaller than life-size or monumental, Mueck explores the ambiguous relationship of reality to artifice. His earlier pieces were sculpted with fiberglass, but recently he has begun to work with silicone, which is more flexible and allows greater ease in shaping body parts and implanting hair.
No comments:
Post a Comment