Ron Mueck - Chronological List of Works

Chronological List of Works

• Big Baby (1996), silicone, polyurethane, wood, synthetic hair. 85-cm-high model of baby with oversize eyes. (Private collection).
• Mongrel (1996), polyester resin, fiberglass, synthetic fur. Life-sized mongrel dog.(Collection of Sheilagh Tennant, Edinburgh).
• Pinocchio (1996), mixed media - standing boy, perhaps 5 years of age, wearing only underpants. (John and Amy Phelan Collection, New York).
• Dead Dad (1996–97), silicone, acrylic paint and human hair - a 2/3-life-sized sculpture of Mueck's father lying on his back, naked. (Stefan T. Edlis Collection, Chicago).
• Angel (1997), mixed media - a 1/3-scale boy seated on a tall stool, in a brooding pose looking down, sprouting wings made of real goose feathers. (Hoffman Collection, Dallas)
• Big Baby II (1997), polyester resin, fiberglass, silicone, synthetic hair. 85 cm-high model of baby. (Caldic Collectie, Rotterdam).
• Big Baby III (1997), polyester resin, fiberglass, silicone, synthetic hair, cotton. 85 cm-high model of baby. (Stefan T. Edlis Collection, Chicago).
• Man in a Sheet (1997), polyester resin, fiberglass, silicone, polyurethane, aluminum wire, synthetic hair, cotton. Man wrapped in a sheet, bending forward to gaze at floor. (Olbricht Collection, Germany).
• Mask (Self Portrait)(1997) - eight-foot reproduction of Mueck's own face, frowning. Collection of Mr. and Mrs. J. Tomilson Hill. Residing in the Nasher Museum of Art at Duke University.
• Ghost (1998), mixed media - 2 metres tall (3/2 scale?) adolescent girl, in swimming costume, leaning against a wall, face averted. (Tate Gallery)
• Man under Cardigan (1998), silicone, polyurethane, polyester resin, aluminum wire, wool. Naked man, sitting on floor, a woollen cardigan held over his head as if to shelter from rain. (Vicki and Kent Logan Collection).
• Shaved Head (1998), mixed media. Naked man, squatting, arms stretched out, head turned downwards. (Hoffman Collection, Berlin).
• Boy (2000), fibreglass, resin, silicone - a 5-metre-tall sculpture of a boy, crouching. First shown in the UK Millennium Dome exhibition. It is now owned by the art museum ARoS in the city of Aarhus, Denmark, who use it as a trademark piece.
• Seated Woman (1999), mixed media - 1/2 scale clothed, seated, elderly woman, hands clasped, eyes almost closed - (Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth).
• Crouching Boy in Mirror (1999–2002), mixed media. Figure similar to the Millennium Boy, above, but on a much smaller scale, examining his reflection in a mirror. (The Broad art Foundation, Santa Monica).
• Baby (2000), mixed media - tiny naked newborn baby boy, arms akimbo.(Keith and Kathy Sachs).
• Untitled (Big Man) (2000) - a nearly seven-foot sculpture of a naked, completely hairless, belligerent-looking man sitting with his knees drawn up and his elbows resting on his knees, his head in his hand. The work is designed to sit in a corner. Owned by the Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden in Washington, D.C., it has become one of the museum's most popular works since its acquisition.
• Man in Blankets (2000), mixed media - 1/2 scale - elderly naked man almost completely enveloped in blankets, which form a kind of cocoon. (Hoffman Collection, Dallas). Artist's proof is owned by Kunstsammlung Nordrhein-Westfalen, Düsseldorf.
• Old Woman in Bed (2000), mixed media - 1/2 scale - very elderly or dying woman lying in bed, draped in blankets, asleep. (National Gallery of Canada, Ottawa).
• Standing Man (2000), mixed media. Middle-aged or elderly man dressed in gown and duffle coat. (Private collection, Milan).
• Mask II (2001-2), mixed media. Huge head (the face appears to be Mueck's own), lying on its side as if asleep - private collection.
• Mother and Child (2002), fibreglass, resin, silicone - 1/2 scale naked woman who has just given birth, the baby laid on her stomach with umbilical cord still attached and trailing to the woman's womb. (Bayerische Staatsgemaeldesammlungen, Munich).
• Man in a Boat (2002), mixed media - 1/3 scale naked man seated toward the prow of a 4-metre-long rowing boat. (Private collection).
• Pregnant Woman (2002), fibreglass, resin, silicone - 2.5-metres tall sculpture of a naked pregnant woman clasping her hands above her head. (National Gallery of Australia).
• Swaddled Baby (2002), mixed media - life-sized new-born baby wrapped in swaddling clothes, head on a pillow.
• Head of a Baby (2003), mixed media. Huge head of a baby. (National Gallery of Canada, Ottawa).
• Baby on a Chair (2004), mixed media. Baby wrapped in blanket, placed on a wooden chair. (Collection Glenn Fuhrmann, New York).
• In Bed (2005). Huge (3 x scale?) woman lying in bed, hand raised to her face in a contemplative pose. (Queensland Gallery of Modern Art).
• Mask III (2005), mixed media. Huge (1.5 metre tall) face of a black woman. (Anthony d'Offay).
• Spooning Couple (2005), mixed media. 1/2 scale of partially clothed middle-aged man and woman lying in 'spooning' position as if in bed - artist's collection.
• Two Women (2005), mixed media. Two diminutive, clothed, elderly women, standing as though gossiping. (National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne, Australia).
• Wild Man (2005), mixed media. A nine-foot sculpture of a naked, bearded, fearful man clutching the stool he is seated on. (McClelland Gallery and Sculpture Park, Langwarrin, Victoria, Australia).
• A Girl (2006), mixed media. Newborn baby, with part of umbilical cord and some blood. (National Gallery of Canada, Ottawa).
• Standing Woman (2007), mixed media. Huge (4-meter high) middle-aged woman, dressed in black. (Towada Arts Center, Towada City, Japan).
• Woman with Sticks (2008), mixed media. 180 cm-high model of naked woman, bent backwards, carrying huge bundle of sticks. (Private collection).

• Drift (2009), mixed media. 2/3-scale man floating on his back on inflatable raft, wearing sunglasses and swimming trunks. (Anthony d'Offay).
• Still Life (2009), mixed media. Slaughtered and plucked chicken, same size as a human being, hung from hook by its feet. (Anthony d'Offay).
• Youth (2009), mixed media. Diminutive figure (65 cm high) of black youth, holding up his T-shirt to examine a wound in his belly. (Anthony d'Offay).