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| A girl (2006) Ron Mueck |
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| Mask II (2006) Ron Mueck
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Q1: Mueck's sculpture is described as 'hyper-real'. Define the meaning of this term and apply it to his work.
if a sculpture were hyper real it would be a "photorealistic sculpture, for the most part... (and) aim to show us our bodies and life as it really is. Technically, artists who strive for a high resolution level of detail in painting or sculpture are called “hyperrealists”, although all hyperrealists are also considered to be photorealists."
in ron mueks work he makes these sculptures so life like that the viwer stugles to determine if his works are real or not.
Q2. 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 intention was for "the viewer to be struck first by the scale of the piece, rather than its topic" ("Playing with scale", 2003) with the piece 'pregnught woman'. this piece was put at the entrance of his exhibitions and you would encounter the piece from the rear and the visitor "would only discover her bulging belly--the ostensible reason for the sculpture--by moving around the figure."
Mueck also mentions "I never made life-size figures because it never seemed interesting," (Making Unreal Faces, 2011) and further reinforces that "We meet life-size people every day." the below image is 6 feet long and 5 feet tall and is detailed down to every hair and wrinkle. implying this sense of hyper-realism
Q3. 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.
"Renaissance Humanism is a system of thought that considers human beings, rather than the church, as able to decide their own morals, truths and behaviours", (p54 ALVC resource book). This humanistic approach was the start of the renaissance and artists were not limited by dominant religion and church norms.
Muecks works do not directly relate to humanism like works from the renaissance period would but do however challenge the viewers morals, truths and behaviors with his hyper-real approach.
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.
i found this image to be very provoking and challenging. it looks like its a still born baby which has just been born. its position makes it seem neglected and unloved. this challenges me cause I initially think of a new born baby to be a precious moment and to see it in this light its challenging. i can see this sculpture being very relevant to many woman swell.
References:
Playing with scale (2003, March)
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Making Unreal Faces (2011m, February)
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AUT University (2011) Academic Literacies In Visual Communication 1. (pp.54) Auckland, NZ
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2 comments:
I liked your definition on Renaissance humanism and the fact that you acknowledged that Mueck's work wasnt exactly like the art in the Renaissance era but was closely related/linked to it. I found you last question very interesting you seem to have taken your own point of view and related it to a womans point of view, where you stated "this challenges me cause I initially think of a new born baby to be a precious moment and to see it in this light". I find that to be very true - the birth of a new child should be embraced yet the way this sculpture is positioned it seems as though this baby is unwanted and not worthy of a mothers warm embrace.
"he has provoked the viewer’s thoughts in interesting ways." At fist when looking at R. Mueck's sculptures, I merely thought of him as a student whom couldn't get enough of life drawing, so decided to make sculpture of which he could touch. A different atmosphere than having a nude drawing in the gallery.
"‘There is a psychological confrontation between these two contradictory realities, the effort to deceive by perfection, and the obvious discrepancy of scale" But later research, accompanied my thoughts into the assumption of his sculptures being more than a over-size boy or a nude lady with a baby, but it was just reality. Been created into a larger scale or to a smaller distinct in order to gain your &our attention :)
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