Ron Mueck’s sculpture has reminded me of the Melbourne artist Patricia Piccinini. Apart from her own site, the Roslyn Oxley9 Gallery has the best collection of Piccinini’s work online.
Her exhibitions reflect a variety of interests and styles, but I am particularly taken by her sculptures that explore possible outcomes of genetic engineering and technology on humankind. We Are Family: 2003 Venice Biennale is absolutely intreguing and challenging. Take for example The Young Family, the prematurely aging Game Boys Advanced or the Meerman from Leather Landscape. As with Ron Mueck’s sculptures, the realism and detail achieved is remarkable.
Update: Sam Jinks is the sculptor/maker who has worked with Piccinini on many of her works.
