The Science Of Sculptures

These are creepy but beautiful hyper-realistic sculptures made by Ron Mueck, who is based out of Australian, but primary works out of Great Britain.

Mueck's early career was as a model maker and puppeteer for children's television and films, notably the film "Labyrinth" for which he also contributed the voice of Ludo.

Cool.

Mueck moved on to establish his own company in London, making photo-realistic props and animatronics for the advertising industry. Although highly detailed, these props were usually designed to be photographed from one specific angle hiding the mess of construction seen from the other side. Mueck increasingly wanted to produce realistic sculptures which looked perfect from all angles.

 His towering sculptures, such as Boy, 1999, as pictured above, measured five meters high, was a feature in the Millennium Dome and later exhibited in the Venice Biennale. 

 

I am not really an artist that bases imagery off of realism, but his work is extremely inspirational.  I think what makes them so amazing is the size he works in. If these sculptures were small, I don't think they would be as effective.

Amazing...

Here is a video with a collection of his work.