Comments on Hey Man! You Can't Leave This Giant Baby Here!

i saw mueck's "big man" a few years back and found that creepy (http://www.brooklynmuseum.org/exhibitions/ron_mueck/big_man.php). the baby is far more disturbing.

Ugh. Fuck.

my bad on the redundant link - like many commentors, must remember to read relevant link THEN comment.

his crouching boy is the best.

I really wanna see his stuff in person; I'm curious to see if it is as realistic as it appears in photographs.

Fucker just winked at me. I saw it.

Sure drives home the ugliness of babies.

@4, totally agree. I love the crouching boy.

My boss has a poster of the first Mask he did up in her cube and for the longest time I thought it was a photo until she mentioned it was a sculpture. So crazy.

his "dead dad" piece is heartbreaking

Men who brag about how big their art is have size issues.

What did Bowie say about Dead Dad in his audio tour for Sensation? "What if someone steps on him?"

I saw this in person in Edinburgh a year and half or so ago. His stuff is totally amazing. The baby was one of the largest pieces in the exhibit, but not the most interesting to me. There are several hyper-realistic ones that are just ever so slightly oversized or undersized that are really compelling and strange to look at. You almost feel inconsiderate in staring, because it feels like a real person.

It looks like a Pro-Life demonstration protest thingee.

@4 Yes, they look just as realistic in person. He uses real hair, and makes incredibly real-looking eyes, and the color in the skin looks so authentic. The exhibit I saw in Edinburgh included "making-of" exhibits that were fascinating.

He used to work in Jim Hensen's Muppets studio, btw.

that's good stuff.

hey sculpture park - how bout something INTERESTING?

I saw it at BAM too. It's beautiful and terrifying. The level of detail on his creations is stunning.

Saw the giant baby in Ottawa at the national gallery there. It was pretty impressive.

I'd hate to see the vag...

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