London-based artist Ron Mueck has been creating fine art sculptures since 1996. He used to be a model maker and puppeteer for television and films.
He’s now focusing on making hyperrealistic sculptures of humans that have museum visitors staring for hours.
Take a closer look.
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Ron starts his process by sculpting clay, and ends with hyperrealistic art like this.
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The detailed sculptures are completely captivating when viewed up close.
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The intricate level of details on his finished sculptures is hard to wrap one’s mind around.
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He uses resin, fiberglass, silicone, and many other materials to construct hyperrealistic likenesses of human beings, while playing with scale.
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“Man in a boat” exhibited at the Fondation Cartier pour l’art contemporain in Paris.
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“Boy,” a 5-meter-tall sculpture completed in 2000.
“Mask III” (2005)
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A visitor takes a picture of “Woman with sticks.”
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A visitor to the National Galleries of Scotland stands beside Ron Mueck’s “Wild Man” on August 4, 2006.
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A group of schoolgirls look at “Wild man” at the National Gallery of Victoria in Melbourne, on February 10, 2010.
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“In Bed” by Ron Mueck exhibited at the San Ildefonso Museum in Mexico City on October 4, 2011.
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Ron Mueck even created a likeness of himself as an oversized mask.
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He’s famously known for working silently and not giving media interviews.
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He just lets his captivating sculptures speak for itself.
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An exhibition piece entitled “Youth” exhibited at the National Gallery of Victoria, on January 21, 2010 in Melbourne, Australia.
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“Standing Woman” displayed at the Towada Art Center in Towada, Aomori Prefecture, Japan, on July 11, 2008.
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This is one of his most shocking creations, a giant newborn baby covered in blood with the umbilical cord hanging from his stomach.
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“Woman with shopping” exhibited at the Fondation Cartier pour l’art contemporain in Paris, on April 15, 2013.
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“Spooning Couple” exhibited at the San Ildefonso Museum in Mexico City, on September 20, 2011.
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“Young Couple, 2013”
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“Mask II”
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Visitors take picture of “Drift” exhibited at the Fondation Cartier pour l’art contemporain, on April 15, 2013 in Paris.
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A visitor looking at a sculpture entitled ‘Couple Under an Umbrella, 2013’ at an exhibition in France.
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A visitor walking past a sculpture called ‘Big Baby’ during the Fine Art Auction House Christie’s Moscow exhibition.
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Ron Mueck, left, at work. He was behind Ludo the ‘Gentle Giant’ on the 1986 film Labyrinth.
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