Week 3- Ron Mueck's sculpture and Humanism

　　Mask II (2002) Ron Mueck　
　ng2057 " (2006). Both works shows the qualities of his work and his attention to form, expression through the viewers insighst on the way we look at the full form of a realistic body
　http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hyper-realism
http://www.sculpture.org/documents/scmag03/jul_aug03/mueck/mueck.shtml
http://www.studio-international.co.uk/studio-images/mueck/In_a_boat_b.asp
http://irenajurek.blogspot.com/2011/04/ron-mueck.htmlhttp://nga.gov.au/mueck/index.cfm

Resource Book
Blunt, A. (1962 ). Artstic Theory in Italy 1450-1600. Oxford;Univeristy Press.(Pages1-2)　
Angel, 1997, Silicone rubber and mixed media
Mueck says he didn’t actually start big at all. He had sculpted another piece—a small figure of a man wrapped in blankets. I didn’t use any reference or life model with him. He’s sculpted completely from imagination. At the time, he had just started an artist residency at the National Gallery, and they were doing a life drawing class with the public. Coming back into the studio and looking at the sculpture, I thought, "How would it be different if I did exactly the same thing but working from life?" I don’t normally work with live models—I use photographs or references from books, take my own photographs or look into the mirror.(Tanguy, 2003).
I find this very interesting because of how the angel is poesing , you can tell by the body language , and how the wings are open , that the mood of this angel is pretty much bored , probably because its lonely. Its nude as well making it kinda like " Cupid " but without bow and arrow . Its sitting on a large stool making it look like its old and miserable . I find it quite challenging , because of the fact that , hows its laid there and how he depicts what sculpture is trying to tell us instead of us asking.
　
Research List
Hyper-realism, 20112. 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.
　Muecks own opinion was "I never made life-size figures because it never seemed to be interesting. We meet life-size people every day". (Tanguy, 2003) . What interests me is that how he finds working with the scale of a figure that is not life sized , better then working with a scale that is life sized .Its much more interesting if you saw a life size scale figure that you have never seen before , and through Muecks work , he plays with the scales to see how he can capture the eyes of the viewers . So we as normal human beings discover a different life size form of a human body .His sculpture Pregnant Woman,( 2002.), made out of fiberglass, resin and silicone stands 2.52 centimetres high.. I found this really erotic , because of the size of the sculpture was quite intimidating at first , and having to be a pregnant lady , who is naked with her arms up , giving viewers the idea that she’s a lady who loves pleasure , and having to see the results from it. but looking at the expression and the way its stance , im not sure on the reason why she is naked , but in Mueck himself portray the monumentality and strength of a pregnant woman, as well as her vulnerability and emotional intensity, creates a powerful connection between the work and the viewer.(http://nga.gov.au/mueck/index.cfm)
　3. 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.Humanism is a system of thought that considers human beings, rather than the church, as able to decide their own morals, truths and behaviours .Blunt, A. (1962). As a result , scholars in the renaissance began to study the books , poetry , grammar and histories.
　
　
　
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. Comment on other student blogs to develop the discussion around the variety of our own personal and individual responses to art and design.. With Mueck’s work, it makes the sculptures look naked, erotic and disgusting, rather than how many would describe his work as an outstanding work of art .Even if the scale is larger or smaller then you, Mueck maintains everything as he sees it. And withhis sculpture making techniques, it would be an honour for him to keep spreading his message through the scales of his artwork. 　
　
Mueck's sculpture is described as 'hyper-real'. Define the meaning of this term and apply it to his work.I never made life-size figures because it never seemed to be interesting. We meet life-size people every day (Tanguy,2003). He doesn’t try to remake what the body should look like but creates what it does look like in a different life size scale "Mask II" (2002) and "A GirlThe definition of hyper-realism is that "realism in art characterized by depiction of real life in an unusual or striking manner" (Hyper realism, 2011). Hyper-realism is depicted within Ron Mueck’s work ,.He graphically shows the human form in many different scales which gives us viewers the opportunity to define our own different aspects and details of the human configuration . It makes you take notice in a way that you wouldn’t do with something that’s just normal (Tanguy, 2003). His work somehow challenges the thoughts in which people have with their own bodies and the way they see themselves.
　A girl (2006) Ron Mueck
　
Week 3- Ron Mueck's sculpture and Humanism