Video: More than realism. Hyperrealism in the works of Ron Mueck
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In a world where conceptualism, avant-garde and other -isms reign in art, only real originals dare to be just realists! And the sculptor Ron Mueck went even further in its originality! He became hyperrealist! Today we will tell you about a series of his works in this direction, presented at the exhibition in the Hauser & Wirth gallery!
Hyperrealism is a movement within the visual arts that shows a variety of objects in as much detail as possible. Moreover, it is the form, the maximum detailing that is highlighted in it. Wet sculptures by Carole Feuerman or the work of Maurizio Cattelan are examples of this phenomenon.
Another hyperrealist that we would like to talk about on the site Culturology. RF, is the London sculptor Ron Maek. An exhibition of his work is now on display at the Hauser & Wirth Gallery in the British capital.
This exposition consists of four hyperrealistic works, one of which depicts a middle-aged man floating on an inflatable mattress on the sea (the name of the sculpture is Drift, Drift, Current), the other is a black man examining a slightly injured slightly earlier received (Youth), the third is a naked woman carrying an armful of brushwood (Woman with sticks, Woman with brushwood), and the fourth - a dead chicken hanging upside down (Still life, Still life).
Ron Maek himself explains the meaning of his works by his own desire to show life as it is, as well as by focusing on the fact that death does not distinguish between living beings, it is anonymous and inevitable.
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