Dimensions: displayed: 2850 x 1619 x 1080 mm weight: 1311 Kilograms
Copyright: © Ron Mueck | CC-BY-NC-ND 4.0 DEED, Photo: Tate
Editor: This is Ron Mueck's *Wild Man*, housed at the Tate. It’s…striking, to say the least. It evokes a sense of vulnerability, despite the imposing size. What's your take on this piece? Curator: The figure confronts us with our own societal expectations of masculinity. The title suggests a primal, uncivilized state, yet the figure is seated, contemplative. Consider how Mueck plays with scale – does this magnification amplify or diminish the subject’s power? Editor: That’s a good point, I see how it subverts our assumptions about power and vulnerability. Curator: Exactly! It invites us to challenge our preconceived notions. Editor: I see it now, I hadn't considered the social implications tied to the scale and title.
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Wild Man is a sculpture by Australian artist Ron Mueck of a large naked man sitting on a stool. The man has a light skin tone and is represented with a high degree of realism apart from his scale, which is larger than life-size. Measuring nearly three metres in height in his seated position, the man sits on the edge of a wooden stool with his back and arms straight and his hands gripping the sides of the stool. His shoulders are raised up to his ears while his toes press into the floor with his heels elevated. The man has long brown unkempt shoulder-length hair and a dark bushy beard. His body is brushed with hair, including his chest, arms, legs and genitals. The man looks slightly downward to the right with his face contorted in a tense expression.
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