Ron Mueck has been creating sculptures since 1996. He uses resin, fiberglass, silicone, and many other materials to create extraordinarily lifelike human figures, often at massive scales. Even after looking at these with the full knowledge that they are sculptures, we still can’t believe how real they look.
A sculpture entitled “Mask II” by sculptor Ron Mueck, at the San Ildefonso Museum in Mexico City, on September 20, 2011.
A visitor looks at a sculpture titled “Two Women” by artist Ron Mueck at the Brooklyn Museum, on January 31, 2007.
A close-up of “Two Women”
“Man in a boat”, by Ron Mueck exhibited at the Fondation Cartier pour l’art contemporain in Paris, on April 15, 2013.
“Boy”, a 5-meter-tall sculpture completed in 2000. Original here.
Visitors look at “Mask III” (2005) by Ron Mueck, during an exhibition at the Cartier Foundation for Contemporary Art in Paris, on December 27, 2005.
A visitor takes a picture of “Woman with sticks” by artist Ron Mueck, at the Fondation Cartier pour l’art contemporain, on April 15, 2013 in Paris.
Closeup of “Woman with Sticks” at the Hauser & Wirth gallery on April 16, 2012 in London, England.
A visitor to the National Galleries of Scotland stands beside Ron Mueck’s “Wild Man” on August 4, 2006.
A group of schoolgirls look at “Wild man” at the National Gallery of Victoria in Melbourne, on February 10, 2010.
Women look at a sculpture entitled “In Bed” by Ron Mueck, at the San Ildefonso Museum in Mexico City, on October 4, 2011.
Reporters stand next to “In Bed” during a preview of his exhibition at the Museum of Contemporary Art (MARCO) in Monterrey, on March 17, 2011.
A visitor admires Ron Mueck’s “Mask”, on display at the Saatchi Gallery in London, on April 14, 2003.
An exhibition piece entitled “Youth” at the opening of the new Ron Mueck exhibition at the National Gallery of Victoria, on January 21, 2010 in Melbourne, Australia.
A closer view of “Youth” by Ron Mueck, at the National Gallery of Victoria on January 21, 2010 in Melbourne, Australia.
A sculpture entitled “Standing Woman” by Ron Mueck is displayed at the Towada Art Center in Towada, Aomori Prefecture, japan, on July 11, 2008.
A man looks at a sculpture titled “A Girl” by Ron Mueck at the National Gallery of Victoria in Melbourne, on February 10, 2010.
“Woman with shopping”, a sculpture by Ron Mueck exhibited at the Fondation Cartier pour l’art contemporain in Paris, on April 15, 2013.
A visitor looks at “Woman With Shopping, 2013” in Paris, on April 16, 2013.
Visitors view a sculpture entitled “Spooning Couple” by sculptor Ron Mueck at the San Ildefonso Museum in Mexico City, on September 20, 2011.
A visitor photographs a sculpture entitled “Young Couple, 2013” by Ron Mueck during the press day for his exhibition at the Fondation Cartier pour l’art contemporain in Paris, on April 15, 2013.
A close view of “MaskII”, a sculpture by Ron Mueck at the Fondation Cartier pour l’art contemporain in Paris, on April 15, 2013.
Visitors take picture of “Drift” by artist Ron Mueck at the Fondation Cartier pour l’art contemporain, on April 15, 2013 in Paris.