larger and smaller than life

i came over the artist, ron mueck, while flickering through a book at a friends house. i was stuck by the extreme realism in details and form, depicting ordinary humans, in everyday situations. the twist; they are all bigger or smaller than real life. you will not find these at madame tussauds (thank god).

ron mueck (1958-)

After having worked in children's television, motion picture special effects, and advertising for twenty years in Australia and Great Britain, in the early 1980s Ron Mueck moved to London and became a professional model maker for Jim Henson's Muppets. In 1996 he started doing fine art. He had no formal education.

here are a few examples on his work.


a girl, 2005 mixed media.


two women, 2005 mixed media.


mask II, 2001 mixed media. (self portrait)



in bed, 2005 mixed media.


spooning couple, 2005 mixed media.


wild man, 2001 mixed media

all pictures from flikr (tagget with "ronmueck").
more on the artist at wikipedia.