Hyperrealistic sculptures by Ron Mueck

This week I viewed several sculptures by London-based sculptor Ron Mueck, formerly a model maker and puppeteer for children's television and films, has been creating fine art sculptures since 1996. Using resin, fiberglass, silicone, and many other materials, Mueck constructs hyperrealistic likenesses of human beings, while playing with scale. The detailed sculptures are captivating when viewed up close, as they may be many times larger or smaller than expected. His work leaves me with various feelings, thoughts and questions...

  Below is an idea of how he created his piece, Big Man. 

My personal favorite of his is "Youth"...although he depicted it from what he knows in the streets of London, it speaks volumes here in comparison. This young boy is shown looking in disbelief at his stab wound, the feeling I get is how the reality of his lifestyle may have now registered...I ask myself if he will make the decision to live his life differently or will there be a next time that will end his life? Currently here in America, young black males are not given the chance to make that decision, as now it seems their lives are not being valued, not by each other, and most definitely not by society...too many have been killed senselessly...and it saddens me.