https://padlet.com/eunoiajc/quinnandmueck (a) Describe and analyse both works. (b) Assess the ideas expressed in each of these works. en-us 2017-09-15 01:59:06 UTC 2019-02-12 03:49:35 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet.com/eunoiajc/quinnandmueck/wish/187818262 a} 'Self' by Marc Quinn is an extreme self portrait whereas 'Untitled (Big Man)' by Ron Mueck is a hyperrealistic sculpture of a man. Both works are very realistic in nature. While 'Untitled (Big Man)' is realistic in its verisimilitude, lifelike features and skin tones, 'Self' is a realistic self portrait as it was made using a cast of the artist's head and filled with the artist's own blood. 
'Self' has a rough, patchy looking surface whereas 'Untitled (Big Man)'  has 

b) 'Self' by Marc Quinn is part of a larger self portrait series, which is a way for him to document the changes in his appearance and possibly his health, over the years. As he drew blood and made a new "head" every 5 years, he was able to successfully document his physical changes as he got older. The work also requires a constant supply of electricity to keep it frozen and maintain its form. This could imply the idea of human dependency on external sources. 

 In his work, Ron Mueck aims to represent the human figure so realistically, that it seems unreal to the viewers. ]]> 2017-09-15 04:45:36 UTC https://padlet.com/eunoiajc/quinnandmueck/wish/187818262 https://padlet.com/eunoiajc/quinnandmueck/wish/187818331 a) Both works are realistic representations of the human figure with different materials. In Self, the cast of Marc Quinn's head is immersed in frozen silicon, created by his own blood. In Big Man, pigmented polyester resin on fiberglass. Using his own blood, Marc Quinn makes the work a lot more personal, as he is literally using a part of him as both the subject matter and the material, to create his self portrait. For Mueck, he uses resin and paint to create a hyper-realistic effect on the viewer.

b) Both works have very different ideas expressed. Self by Quinn is a self-portrait, which suggests that he was trying to document himself in the year it was created. This work is part of a larger series, self, which Quinn does every 5 years. The materials, blood and frozen silicon, requires electricity to maintain its frozen appearance, mirrors the Quinn's state at which the work was made. He was an alcoholic, dependent on alcohol. For Mueck, by creating a larger-than-life sized sculpture of a fat man sitting at a corner, capturing the fine details of the man in terms of the colour, form and details, creating verisimilitude on the viewer. As his works are so realistic, it also confuses the viewers, a paradox which the viewer knows the sculpture is not real due to the size, yet the sculpture is so detailed that the viewer thinks it is real. ]]> 2017-09-15 04:46:20 UTC https://padlet.com/eunoiajc/quinnandmueck/wish/187818331 https://padlet.com/eunoiajc/quinnandmueck/wish/187818494 a) "Untitled (Big Man)" by Ron Mueck is a sculpture made from pigmented polyester resin on fiberglass, which is bigger than the size of an average man. The sculpture is highly realistic as can be seen from the veins and blemishes in the skin. To make the sculpture, Mueck first creates a clay model of his subject matter. Using clay, which 
b) Both Marc Quinn and Ron Mueck both aimed to express the idea of what it means to be human. In 'Self', Quinn aimed to document the development (?) of his head, as this was part of a larger series of casts he made using his own blood, which he carried out every 5 years. The use his own blood, furthers his exploration of what makes us human, as blood is an integral part of every human. Humans are everchanging --> different versions. Ron Mueck portrays the human condition in a different way. His portrayal of the human is... audience looks at work, think about what man is feeling, evoke empathy emotions etc]]> 2017-09-15 04:48:39 UTC https://padlet.com/eunoiajc/quinnandmueck/wish/187818494 https://padlet.com/eunoiajc/quinnandmueck/wish/187818501 a. Untitled (Big Man) is a 203.8x 120.7x 204.5 cm hyperrealistic sculpture made of pigmented polyester resin on fiberglass. The sculpture is larger than life size, overwhelming the viewers because it is almost twice of life size.  It portrays a middle aged naked man leaning onto the corner of a wall, with his left arm by the side of his head. size and position of sculpture.
b. Untitled (Big Man) suggests and showcases the vulnerability of of human beings. This is possibly suggested by the depiction of naked form of the man with high verisimilitude, showing every detail such as the pores and wrinkles of the subject matter in his completely exposed and vulnerable form . Despite the large size of the man, which overwhelms the viewers, the man crouches at the corner of the wall and discomfort can be seen from the detailed portrayal of his facial features and expressions. toes curling up - state of unease. evoke empathy

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