Ron Mueck - Mass (skate deck) - 2017 SOLD OUT
Inspired by the complex biological structure of the human skull – which the artist considers beautiful and extraordinary – Ron Mueck’s new work Mass celebrates a form that links us as a species. Mass is also a sombre study of mortality. Comprising 100 individual human skull forms, it calls to mind iconic images of massed remains in the Paris catacombs as well as the documentation of contemporary human atrocities in places such as Cambodia, Rwanda, Srebrenica and Iraq.
The skull has been a potent symbol within the art of virtually all cultures and religions, including in Dutch still- life painting and the vanitas painting genre of the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries, which served as a reminder of the transience of life. To draw out and contextualise these resonances, this monumental work has been placed within the historical collection galleries of NGV International.
The skulls are made of synthetic polymer paint on fibreglass and measure 114.6 x 108.0 x 157.2 cm each. Mass is commissioned by the NGV and was part of the NGV Triennial which ran 15 December 2017 – 15 April 2018
Published by the NGV this sold out skate deck edition, which features a detail of the work Mass by Ron Mueck, is a rare chance to own a multiple by the artist.
Medium: digital print on skate deck, canadian maple.
Size: approx. 82 x 21 cm
Unknown edition size.
Price: € 325 Last one available
This limited edition Ron Mueck skate deck is available at New Art Editions
