Ron Mueck

"I never made life-size figures because it never seemed to be interesting. We meet life-size people every day."

Ron Meuck is a hyperrealist artist from Australia, although he practices in London and was one of the YBAs. His work appears to be a series of scaled, both larger and smaller, adventures into the human form. Mueck is also one of the badasses that worked as a puppeteer and model maker for Labyrinth.

Dead Dad

1997

Dead Dad was featured in the highly publicized Sensation exhibition, and was a 2/3 scale replica of his father. Interesting, this is the only piece Mueck features his own hair in the end product. I think this is a particularly loving tribute, even if it's a bit unconventional.


The video below is a montage of some of Mueck's pieces, so the scale and installation process shown are pretty incredible.