What’s On
Talk: Beam Me Up
John C. Welchman discusses the impact of psychoactive drugs in popular culture
The Mix: Matariki
Fun adventures and activities for the whole family!
Still Life: Ron Mueck at Work
A behind-the-scenes look at the meticulous skill with which Ron Mueck created chicken / man.
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Ron Mueck
Artist Profile
Studio Visit
I was in London last October and keen to visit Ron Mueck, but he wasn’t there: he’d gone down to Ventnor, on the Isle of Wight, where he has a studio. I spent my childhood in England, but I’d never been to the Isle of Wight. It’s in the English Channel; a Victorian retreat beloved by Tennyson, who wrote ‘The Charge of the Light Brigade’ here. It was also the home of the photographer Julia Margaret Cameron, who made portraits of many of Tennyson’s guests. (When Tennyson took the American poet Longfellow to Cameron’s house for a portrait, he reportedly warned: “You’ll have to do whatever she tells you. I’ll come back soon and see what’s left of you.”)
Event
Still Life: Ron Mueck at Work
A behind-the-scenes look at the meticulous skill with which Ron Mueck creates his sculptures.The film was made for the Fondation Cartier in Paris in 2013 and it features the creation of three pieces; Couple under an umbrella, Woman with shopping and Young couple.
50 mins
Please note that this film differs from that advertised in Bulletin 196 and the What's On Guide.
Director's Foreword
Director's Foreword
As I write this, I’m still smiling with pleasure and pride at the huge success of the Gallery Foundation’s fundraising drive for our own work by Ron Mueck. Wonderful in its own right, it’s amazing to finish the 2017 calendar year knowing a sculpture by Mueck is now on its way to join the other four ‘great works’ for Christchurch.
Notes
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Confonting Portraiture
When it comes to creative encounters, there can be few that match the first sighting of a Ron Mueck sculpture. As with other landmark events, I suggest you are unlikely to forget exactly where you were when that formative experience took place.
