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Ron Mueck "A girl"

The show features a monumental sculpture of a baby, five metres tall, made from
polyester resin. This is accompanied by maquettes, videos and colour tests
illustrating the creative process behind thA Girl typifies the Australian
artist's habit of using vastly exaggerated dimensions to portray the human,
whilst also clearly embodying influences from classical sculpture, the most
important, indeed, practically the only, reference in Mueck's piece. Not in vain
are pregnancy, birth and motherhood among the recurring themes in a sculptural
work that approaches classical subjects from a modern, uninhibited standpoint.
Mueck is a clear and representative example of contemporary sculpture, in which
a salient feature is the masterful use of scale. His universe is framed within
the hyperrealist tradition, by a naturalism that is taken to extremes. Ron Mueck
does not merely imitate reality; he imbues his figures with the ability to
express feelings, persuading the viewer that these are works with their own
inner life and psychological depths. e piece, as well as a documentary on the
artist.

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