Human sculptures generally always resemble the people they were modeled after but sculptures by London artist Ron Mueck sculptures are so realistic, you would swear they were real. What makes his sculptures even more impressive is that he plays with the scale of them so they might be incredibly small or some of them might be as tall as one or two stories high.
Using materials such as fiberglass, resin, and silicone, he creates lifelike sculptures of humans at various stages in the life cycle whether it is childbirth, middle-age, or even seniors. He began his career working on models in movies but starting in 1996, he began focusing on creating hyper realistic sculptures that amaze people throughout the world.
London Artist Ron Mueck creates hyper realistic sculptures of humans.
The amount of detail in each piece is mind-boggling.
Even if the sculptures are only a face or head, they look incredibly real.
Visitors love viewing each work of art by Ron Mueck as they are unbelievable.
Ron Mueck loves his work and here he is putting the final touches on a sculpture entitled ‘Couple Under an Umbrella.’
The sculptures or not at scale and many are incredibly huge.
And some of them are incredibly smaller than the average human body.
He begins each piece with clay but then makes a plaster mold and replaces the clay with fiberglass, resin, silicone, and other materials.
He rarely gives interviews because the art speaks for itself.
Every wrinkle and imperfection in the skin is amazingly sculpted.
The following sculpture is over 16 feet tall and weighs over 1,100 pounds!
It feels like her eyes are staring into your soul.
Marvel at just some of the sculptures Mueck has on display.
The attention to detail that Ron Mueck (pictured here) puts into each piece is staggering.
Early in his career, Ron Mueck worked as a model maker and puppeteer and was behind Ludo the ‘Gently Giant’ in Jim Henson’s 1986 fantasy movie ‘Labyrinth.’
H/t: Daily Mail
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