Ron Mueck (b. 1958 Australia) --- Old Woman in Bed 2000
Mueck’s hyperrealistic sculptures capture intimate moments in large – indeed much smaller – than human scale. His models are often family and those closest to him. In this case, his subject is his grandmother-in-law, who appears to be in the final stages of life. Her diminutive figure, huddled under a pile of hospital bedding, intensifies feelings of fragility and human vulnerability.
Ron Mueck (b. 1958 Australia) --- Old Woman in Bed 2000
Mueck’s hyperrealistic sculptures capture intimate moments in large – indeed much smaller – than human scale. His models are often family and those closest to him. In this case, his subject is his grandmother-in-law, who appears to be in the final stages of life. Her diminutive figure, huddled under a pile of hospital bedding, intensifies feelings of fragility and human vulnerability.