Amorphisms 8, 2016

Javier Rey   Emerging artists

More Editions & Sizes: small: 55 cm H x 42.5 cm W. Edition of 7 + 2AP large: 110 cm H x 85 cm W. Edition of 2 + 1APP

This artwork, created by hyperrealist sculptor Ron Mueck, presents a striking and thought-provoking sculpture that challenges perception. Crafted with meticulous attention to detail, it depicts a human figure contorted into an abstract form. The realistic texture of the skin, complete with pores, hair, and subtle color variations, showcases the artist's profound mastery of technique. Placed on a minimalist pedestal, the piece draws focus to its unsettling yet mesmerizing shape, evoking themes of vulnerability and introspection. The ambiguous posture invites viewers to contemplate the emotional and physical constraints we navigate. Mueck's work invites endless interpretation, merging the boundaries between reality and abstraction, questioning the human condition with profound visual impact.

Amorphisms explore the distorted and negative self-image, which is constructed and mutated from emotions, lived experiences and interaction with others. Assuming that these mental images are often false and altered, I am interested in examining mine. When inquiring into my perception, I recognize the body as an uncomfortable and changing mass, as an object that I inhabit and deteriorates with use, a weight that I have to drag like something alien and annoying. This project is the transition from a mental image to a concrete image and starts from a doubt: not being able to identify myself with something that is constantly changing, looking for myself and finding only a misshapen lump that moves and breathes. My starting point is photography, which allows me to explore my self-image and reconstruct it, resulting in a mass of skins that clump together in space.