• 19 Nov




    Artists that produce photorealistic sculptures, for the most part, aim to show us our bodies and life as it really is.

    Technically, artists who strive for a high resolution level of detail in painting or sculpture are called “hyperrealists”, although all hyperrealists are also considered to be photorealists.

    Every detail is slavishly recreated as close to the real life model as possible, even if the sculpture is larger than the original scale.

    Photorealistic sculptors create truly amazing sculptures that will make you feel wonder, revulsion and the sense of looking in someone else’s mirror.

    In this post we feature sculptors Ron Mueck, Evan Penny, Jamie Salmon, Duane Hanson, Sam Jinks and Adam Beane who produce sculpture that seems alive in every detail, right down to veins and rashes on skin. This compilation should give you a cross section of modern photorealistic sculpture.

    Ron Mueck

    Ron Mueck is one of the premier names in the photorealistic sculpture field. He used some of his talent to create visual effects for the 1986 movie Labyrinth.

    After that he opened up a studio to produce visual effects for the advertising industry, which he was successful at for some time. In 1996 he transitioned completely into fine art, devoting all of his time to photorealistic sculpture.

    He is best known for faithfully reproducing all aspects of the human body in either a larger or smaller than life scale. His work has been featured in art galleries all over the world, including the Tate in London.



    Evan Penny

    Age spots, wrinkles, and every detail of a face are featured in the work of Toronto artist Evan Penny.

    He generally produces head-and-shoulders busts larger than life size, and implants each hair one strand at a time while creating his sculptures.

    Like Mueck, Penny has an extensive background in special effects for film, and his effects have been featured in X-Men and Johnny Mnemonic.


    Jamie Salmon

    Vancouver sculptor Jamie Salmon uses human hair to help accentuate his photorealistic sculptures.

    Together with fellow artist Jackie K. Seo, they form Avatar Sculpture Works. Salmon uses a complex, multi-stage process to create each piece that can take weeks to months to acheive the realistic details that he is known for.


    Duane Hanson

    Hanson was one of the pioneers of photorealistic sculpture.

    After acheiving a Masters of Fine Arts and teaching high school art, he created his first photorealistic sculpture in 1966.

    He specialized in horrific tableaus, such as his first work, Hanson’s Abortion, which documented a “backroom” abortion. He started producing more simplistic, single-person sculptures in the 1970’s.


    Sam Jinks

    Australian sculptor Sam Jinks creates hyperrealistic sculptures from silicone.

    He too has been a film and television special effects wizard for 11 years, having spent the last 5 years primarily on his own art. His works feature oddities such as a fox’s head on a man’s body and a man hanging by the armpits on pegs.

    He names renaissance artists such as Bosch as his inspiration.


    Adam Beane

    Beane only began sculpting in 2002 and developed his own material, called CX5, to lend even more detail to his hyperrealistic action figure sculptures.

    The material handles like clay when warm, but is as hard as plastic when it is cool. He is known primarily for his posed action figures.


    What do you think of this form of art? Share your thoughts with us…



  • 253 Comments »

     
    #1
    Soh Tanaka
    November 19th, 2009 at 20:27

    Speechless… incredible~

     
     
    #2
    Paul
    November 19th, 2009 at 20:30

    Fantastic post!

     
     
    #3
    JD
    November 19th, 2009 at 20:32

    WOW!!

     
     
    #4
    creativeblondes
    November 19th, 2009 at 20:37

    Ron Mueck is my absolute favorite! SNOECKS (Benelux annual art book) had a really interesting interview with him. I find it very artistic that these artists found a way to kind of ’shock’ people with the most common human body types.

    By the way: I like the fact that you post this non-graphicdesign related posts. One of the most important things for graphic designers is to get inspiration from normal-world artworks.

     
     
    #5
    Walter
    November 19th, 2009 at 20:44

    Yep, that’s the whole idea :)

     
     
    #6
    Tonya
    November 24th, 2009 at 02:25

    TO: Creative Blondes

    I am sorry, but I disagree with you.
    I am a website designer and I must say that ALL graphic designs are also works of art.
    Graphic designs are just displayed in a digital form which is what makes it different from other types of art.

    Other forms of art such as seen here or even art that is displayed on paper or canvas, etc are not “normal-world artworks” as you put it. Art is art no matter what form it is in.
    Every artist is UNIQUE and deserves recognition for their art no matter what form
    the art is being displayed in. God is also an artist. Just look at the beautiful world that
    He has created and you will soon see that art is literally everywhere and in everything.

    -Tonya

     
     
    #7
    creativeblondes
    November 25th, 2009 at 20:47

    @Tonya
    I totally agree with you. I never said webdesign wasnt art, i just wanted to point out that I like the fact that WDD posts articles that aren’t only webdesign related, but rather also inspiring us with art in the more traditional way of the word. As a graphic designer myself, wheter it’s digital or not, every creative output is art to me. Sometimes things that aren’t even ment as art, are still very capable of inspiring me, and therefore I see them as art too. The difference with design is that design is also focused on usability. I think even code is art, or Code is Poetry (-Wordpress).

     
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    #8
    Geo
    June 10th, 2010 at 22:18

    Larger than life realistic sculptures take lots of time. The size alone gives the artist plenty of room and time to do & redo until the desired state of “realism” or “shock”is achieved.

    There is enough agony and pain in everyday life, in reality that I don’t see the “art” in it, only an attention getting gimmick. I want art to leave me with an emotion, but not an emotion of pain, illness or loneliness. That will come to all of us if we live long enough. When one looks into a mirror and sees oneself emaciated, weak and without hope, would you consider that art or a product of the fortunes of life and genes?

    I appreciatedthe work of Adam Beane. Creating reality in miniature takes talent and patience. It reminds me of the ancient miniature mud sculptures of China. I also liked the unfinished elements of the work of Jamie Salmon. All the rest reminds me of wax figures found at Madame Tassaud’s, only larger.

    I am a retired commercial artist, art director or graphic designer, whatever the current term may be, from back in the day when a designer had to know how to draw.

    I feel that very few web designers are artists. They should be call WebDesignTechs or something just as inocuous. They know software and keystrokes. Very few can draw freehand, which I consider a basic talent of being an artist: commercial, web, fine or otherwise. Todays web designers, in general, do not understand color, typography or the use of white space.
    Most web pages remind me of a Chinese restaurant menu from the 50’s. Choose a font from Column A, a layout from Column B, fill in your copy and Voila! A web page.

    Basically, I’m not impressed, repulsed–yes.

     
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    #9
    DJ Designer Lab
    November 19th, 2009 at 21:02

    My Jaws are still open…

     
     
    #10
    Indrek
    November 19th, 2009 at 21:02

    I’m absolutely speechless how realistic they are. Simply amazing.
    Can’t even pick a favorite, they’re all sooo good.

     
     
    #11
    Tony
    November 19th, 2009 at 21:04

    Crazy stuff! Love it.

     
     
    #12
    Nikunj Tamboli
    November 19th, 2009 at 21:11

    Amazing man how do they do it ?? attaining so much perfections.

     
     
    #13
    Stoian Kirov
    November 19th, 2009 at 21:43

    OMG… Incredible :)

     
     
    #14
    PrintRadar
    November 19th, 2009 at 22:41

    Wow! This is really stunning! What amazing details..

     
     
    #15
    Aaron Ortiz
    November 19th, 2009 at 23:10

    Pygmalion would fall in love, and Michelangelo would weep, and then both would get to work. Furiously. A new Pietá or Galatea would be given to the world.

     
     
    #16
    Melvin José
    November 19th, 2009 at 23:11

    Thats just impossible!
    So well done. Must take loads of time. i wouldn’t have the patience.

     
     
    #17
    dp
    November 19th, 2009 at 23:25

    amzing. Duane Hanson was the first to do this stuff FYI.

     
     
    #18
    jon
    November 20th, 2009 at 08:51

    People have been making realistic statues for thousands of years…

     
     
    #19
    clippingimages
    November 19th, 2009 at 23:59

    WoW :) Awesome sculptures. Unbelievable stuff. Surely speechless. Thanks for sharing this nice post.

     
     
    #20
    cssah
    November 20th, 2009 at 00:28

    Woooooowww ,Amazing how do they do it ??

     
     
    #21
    WPConcept
    November 20th, 2009 at 00:46

    Great works. Very realistic.

     
     
    #22
    PADI IDC
    November 20th, 2009 at 01:35

    Totally Amazing stuff, some of them I couldnt believe were not real people

     
     
    #23
    z0r
    November 20th, 2009 at 05:34

    They are great but i didn’t like them, they make me unconfortable and a bit scared.

     
     
    #24
    Jeff
    November 20th, 2009 at 23:54

    Then they’ve done their job. Art must evoke a reaction or emotion. It isn’t specified which emotion or reaction.

     
     
    #25
    Abdul Akbar
    November 21st, 2009 at 00:09

    Yah, You are right. Me too.

     
     
    #26
    dyani
    November 20th, 2009 at 06:18

    amazing!

    dunno what to say really!

    i’m interested with the action figures.

     
     
    #27
    Elizabeth Richardson
    November 20th, 2009 at 07:04

    I’ve seen two of these unbelievable sculptures live, in an Art Gallery in Australia – phenomenal – scary – as lifelike as cloning.

     
     
    #28
    Factopo
    November 20th, 2009 at 07:54

    I’ve seen these pieces before. They’re really disturbing. Why is this art?

     
     
    #29
    Ken Forst
    November 21st, 2009 at 02:10

    Other disturbing works include Michaelangelo’s “Pieta”, Picasso’s
    “Guernica”, innumerable scenes of Christ’s crucifixion from centuries of church art, many WPA posters showing wounded G.I.’s etc., so now you can try to avoid those places that show them. There’s no law that says art has to be pleasant, but you certainly can find plenty of safe stuff (like Thomas Kincaid’s!) if that’s your pleasure.

     
     
    #30
    Secretsauce
    November 21st, 2009 at 02:26

    Because it’s disturbing.

    Sit down and think about what it is that disturbs you. Try to put your finger on it. The more difficult it is, the more it makes you really wonder about why oversized, or partial, or just *slightly* distorted but lifelike humans are “disturbing”, the more it makes you really *think* about why you *feel* things … the more it is art.

     
     
    #31
    ryanm
    November 20th, 2009 at 07:55

    That’s what we call awwwwwwsome!!!

     
     
    #32
    insic
    November 20th, 2009 at 08:17

    awesome! cool post

     
     
    #33
    Simpson
    November 20th, 2009 at 08:18

    Wonderful imagination, creativity and perfect execution. My God most look so real.
    Thanks guys.

     
     
    #34
    Mars
    November 20th, 2009 at 08:25

    fantastic sculpture, err! realistic instinct

     
     
    #35
    gr8pixel
    November 20th, 2009 at 08:31

    Unbelievable… Just think how much effort and time they put just for one piece of art.. Amazing!

     
     
    #36
    Davide Di Cillo
    November 20th, 2009 at 08:40

    I had the chance of Mueck and Hanson works in person: amazing!

     
     
    #37
    Viki
    November 20th, 2009 at 09:05

    is this what we called web design? Why every web design blog has to put some sculptures and artwork post in it? This is nothing to do with web design at all.

     
     
    #38
    Erica G.M.
    November 20th, 2009 at 09:05

    I’m so f-ing impressed at this! I think one of these awesome sculptures should make faces and offer them to face damage victims so they can go out and wear their faces to feel more included in the world like Carla Nash for example. Thats my high recommend for someone to persuade that with their talent/skill and then they can meet with someone to be able to put technology wiring that you can take off and won’t hurt the skin… that the wiring can work with the muscles but it’s not implanted. (I know what I’m thinking and I am trying to explain it as best as I can on here.

    Kudos and many many stars to these artists! Keep it up! :)

     
     
    #39
    Kelley Addis
    November 20th, 2009 at 09:24

    It’s amazing to me that now, more than ever, in a world of photoshop and airbrushing, perfection and plastic surgery, a life like representation of average people is considered a beautiful piece of art. BRAVO! I simply love it. I think that this reminds us that everyone is beautiful in their own special way and reflects something about ourselves.

     
     
    #40
    Free Seo Tools
    November 20th, 2009 at 09:25

    wao…that’s mind blowing…great works

     
     
    #41
    Kristofer Sandberg
    November 20th, 2009 at 11:23

    Thanks for this one!

     
     
    #42
    indigo
    November 20th, 2009 at 11:25

    no doubt, this is remarkable. but why so ugly? babies are not that creepy in real life

     
     
    #43
    Claypusher
    November 21st, 2009 at 00:18

    Actually, a very faithful reproduction of newborn babies, which take a while to turn cute. There are plenty of baby dolls out there in toy stores, these artists are showing an aspect of babies, and other “regular” people that we aren’t used to seeing in mass media.

     
     
    #44
    Jack
    November 29th, 2009 at 23:16

    Ditto on the ugly. Opposite of the Greeks. The subjects are uglier than you would expect even from random selection.

     
     
    #45
    sneet
    December 9th, 2009 at 04:21

    maybe you’re not as creepy in real life either. maybe you’re more creepy. its all a matter of perspective, isn’t it? one man’s recreation is another man’s addiction and too much ketchup ruins the ice cream. i think i made my point, and i await your apology

     
     
    #46
    Andres
    December 9th, 2009 at 19:20

    Some babies are. I noted that you have a somewhat large nouse.

     
     
    #47
    Bilal Çınarlı
    November 20th, 2009 at 11:29

    All of them are incredible

     
     
    #48
    hotmac
    November 20th, 2009 at 11:32

    It is exactly that: WOW! Great collection! Great works!

    @Viki: Try to look beyond your own nose. Design is design is design and inspiration comes from different sources. Some of the sculptures are so haunting, that they will influence my perception, my ideas, my inspiration – my websites… Think about it!

     
     
    #49
    Francesco
    November 20th, 2009 at 11:44

    I don’t get why none of these sculptures is smiling!

     
     
    #50
    wien
    November 20th, 2009 at 12:05

    great work, i like the work from Jamie Salmon

     
     
    #51
    chinna
    November 20th, 2009 at 12:14

    Amazing….!

     
     
    #52
    chinna
    November 20th, 2009 at 12:16

    Amazing…………

     
     
    #53
    Biruk
    November 20th, 2009 at 12:18

    JUST AWESOME

     
     
    #54
    aledesign.it
    November 20th, 2009 at 12:26

    Amazing… Incredible..some sculptures are real! Fantastic post!!!

     
     
    #55
    Listoric
    November 20th, 2009 at 13:06

    Wow, some of them are astonishing and totally livelike. Wow O_O

     
     
    #56
    kes
    November 20th, 2009 at 13:12

    Ron Mueck is great. – I’ve seen a few of his sculptures.
    nr 8 impressed me very much. – the sculpture is huge and reminds me of gollum :D

    Sam Jinks’ sculptures scares me. – especially no. 5 – There is something disturbing about the babys face. – reminds me of japanese horror movies.

     
     
    #57
    Wishing Master Mind
    November 20th, 2009 at 13:18

    Very realistic sculptures,the last one by Sam Jinks is so peaceful,just by looking at it i felt so calm,the last one by Duane Hanson reminds me that a one day i would be sitting alone with an empty bag in my hands comparing my life’s empitness,the sculptures by Jamie Salmon captures the emotions beautifully,the expressions help me understand the feelings of the realization, the pain and finally the calm,the sculptures of Evan Penny and Ron Mueck are also amazing,and i would also like to compliment Adam Beane for his sculptures, they are also good.
    All of them are very beautifull and they do reflect the understanding of the artist about the world and the people living in it.
    So true, so amazing, so realistic, so deep.

     
     
    #58
    Wayne Hodkinson
    November 20th, 2009 at 13:20

    The most amazing thing I have seen for years – WOW

     
     
    #59
    Bong
    November 20th, 2009 at 14:00

    awesome! like human-like droids from the future

     
     
    #60
    ImpulseDesign
    November 20th, 2009 at 15:00

    wooow stunning stuff here,some of them are creepy :)

     
     
    #61
    Dave Sparks
    November 20th, 2009 at 15:10

    They’re amazing but more than a little freaky.

     
     
    #62
    Mel
    November 20th, 2009 at 15:12

    Pretty amazing…

    Should show 3d images of them at the new Leicester Digital Media centre… see http://leicesterdigitalmedia.com as they have some great technology to do 3d displays.

     
     
    #63
    Ottis Do'Urden
    November 20th, 2009 at 15:33

    It’s a terrible injustice that these sculptures are reduced to a “photorealistic” label; bypassing the fact that these sculptures resemble life and as life, exist in three dimensions. Hyper- and photo-realistic aren’t exactly interchangable and certainly “photorealistic” has no business in the description of these sculptures. Pull your nose away from a computer monitor and visit a museum in the flesh, expand your mind and your vocabulary. You’ll find little use for “photorealistic” descriptions even amongst two dimensional work by the hands of master artists working from life. It’s like seeing a breast on google images Vs. actually being able to suck on the nipple.

     
     
    #64
    Ottis Do'Urden
    November 20th, 2009 at 15:38

    It’s a terrible injustice that these sculptures are reduced to a “photo-realistic” label; bypassing the fact that these sculptures resemble life and as life, exist in three dimensions. Hyper- and photo-realistic aren’t exactly interchangeable and certainly “photo-realistic” has no business in the description of these sculptures. Pull your nose away from a computer monitor and visit a museum in the flesh, expand your mind and your vocabulary. You’ll find little use for “photo-realistic” descriptions even amongst two dimensional work by the hands of master artists working from life. It’s like seeing a breast on Google Images Vs. actually being able to suck on the nipple.

     
     
    #65
    Ron Merz
    November 20th, 2009 at 16:24

    Wow, I like image 41. I will definitively try this with a picture of me – very cool effect and good inspiration!

     
     
    #66
    Mary Angelini
    November 20th, 2009 at 16:31

    O M G!!! Those are effing AWESOME! I cannot believe how realiztic they are and supersized even! Absolutley incredible!!

     
     
    #67
    BeyondRandom
    November 20th, 2009 at 16:43

    Stunning work! The artistic ability of some people just blows my mind

     
     
    #68
    Øyvind
    November 20th, 2009 at 17:04

    Boring, why not take photos of real people instead?

     
     
    #69
    jj
    November 26th, 2009 at 21:40

    your comment is boring.

     
     
    #70
    gg
    December 5th, 2009 at 21:46

    Your reply is boring and pointless. Just because someone doesn’t like this particular type of art you have to comment negatively…what an idiot.

     
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    #71
    sneet
    December 9th, 2009 at 04:27

    is tearing off a fresh scab boring? why not just let the wound heal? i’ll tell you why. scabs taste better when they are fresh and you get to feel the pain all over again. now pay me!

     
     
    #72
    bs kishore
    November 20th, 2009 at 17:15

    Amazing and a bit scary….the perfection acheived is mindblowing !

     
     
    #73
    Roderick
    November 20th, 2009 at 17:18

    amazing to capture that depth of emotion. esp Mueck’s woman in the bed with hand on her face

     
     
    #74
    Walter
    November 20th, 2009 at 17:48
     
     
    #75
    BC
    November 20th, 2009 at 17:49

    Like taking a stroll down Market Street!

     
     
    #76
    grow taller
    November 20th, 2009 at 17:57

    Ok, that’s just awesome. I mean – the people in clothing – i could not, in any way, tell they are sculptures. They look 1:1 like a real person. This is truly godly skill.

     
     
    #77
    Kelsey
    November 20th, 2009 at 18:01

    Oh my gosh! I literally had to stare at those for a while to make sure that they weren’t real. Those are truly amazing, especially the ones that are super large.

     
     
    #78
    Term
    November 20th, 2009 at 18:04

    Absolutely amazing… Really blew my mind off!

     
     
    #79
    Grace Quirrel
    November 20th, 2009 at 18:09

    Nice, but surely Mme Tussaud’s and such places has been doing such things for centuries.

     
     
    #80
    Webilă
    November 20th, 2009 at 18:26

    Fantastic work from the artists! Thanks for sharing it with us

     
     
    #81
    Drew
    November 20th, 2009 at 18:30

    Simply amazing!!!!!

     
     
    #82
    Pixzii
    November 20th, 2009 at 19:18

    Mind = explode Damn, incredible talent. I love them :)

     
     
    #83
    bitburn
    November 20th, 2009 at 19:29

    Creepy freaky but awesome!

     
     
    #84
    MrLich
    November 20th, 2009 at 19:38

    What beautiful work! I love the contrast in both colors (skin tones vs. hair colors) and size (reality vs. the sculptures themselves). I love that it makes life seem alien to the viewers.

    I think that I’m going to have to do some sketches of the different pieces just to see if I can capture any of the wonderful sense of alien reality that these present!

     
     
    #85
    Melody
    November 20th, 2009 at 20:03

    A-mazing. Super impressive line-up.

     
     
    #86
    William
    November 20th, 2009 at 20:06

    There’s help available for these people.

     
     
    #87
    Comet Arcade
    November 20th, 2009 at 20:13

    Cool and creepy at the same time.

     
     
    #88
    doa766
    November 20th, 2009 at 20:38

    amazing, Jamiw Salmon is my fav, the bold guy with the piercing and the guy with the eyes shut are incredible

     
     
    #89
    creepykirty
    November 20th, 2009 at 20:54

    I love how the only black person sculpture is a janitor.

    Otherwise, totally effing cool!

     
     
    #90
    emma fox
    November 20th, 2009 at 21:20

    Great Collection. I found your web site very useful.

     
     
    #91
    Charles
    November 20th, 2009 at 21:21

    This proves that robots will look human someday.

     
     
    #93
    Lea
    November 20th, 2009 at 21:37

    WOW – incredible! :O
    This is art!! :D

     
     
    #94
    mikeweed
    November 20th, 2009 at 21:46

    Very creepy. I found myself looking at some of these from behind my hand haha. But incredible. Great work.

     
     
    #95
    Jay
    November 20th, 2009 at 21:49

    I was flabbergasted at Hanson’s work which depicts Americans as overweight slobs. A real eye opener. It would be a shame if that’s the image that persists over the centuries.

     
     
    #96
    Stoney
    January 2nd, 2010 at 01:15

    That’s pretty much the image the rest of the world has of us now – other than emaciated models.

     
     
    #97
    Agmagryb
    November 20th, 2009 at 21:54

    Where can i see an exhibition of these sculptures?

     
     
    #98
    jesse
    November 20th, 2009 at 22:34

    That is just freaking wild!!! and so realistic. thanks for the post…stumbleupon it.

     
     
    #99
    Justin Ketterer
    November 20th, 2009 at 23:24

    Why spend so much time glorifying the mundane or the downright ugly, in immaculate detail? I prefer art that glorifies the beautiful.

     
     
    #100
    Claypusher
    November 21st, 2009 at 00:30

    Seeing the beautiful in the mundane, and even the ‘ugly’ is part of what great artists do. There’s plenty glorification and dictation of ‘beautiful’ in advertising. They can have it.

     
     
    #101
    jamie
    November 21st, 2009 at 02:21

    go prefer your “beautiful” justin…we’ll be just fine without it…

     
     
    #102
    Tim
    November 20th, 2009 at 23:32

    I would also thrown in Mark Sijan, he does the art fair circuit, but his work is incredible and stop people in their tracks.

    http://www.flickr.com/search/?q=mark%20sijan&w=all&s=int

     
     
    #103
    Forex Hacked
    November 20th, 2009 at 23:51

    These are unbelievable. I would love to have one sitting in my house when I have company over. People would be like who is that?

     
     
    #104
    J. Vowell
    November 20th, 2009 at 23:54

    The realism is astounding and even disturbing at times. I can’t even image the skill it takes to do something like that.

    This makes me think: Past civilizations carved giant statues out of materials at hand, statues of heroes and gods and other various cultural icons. We have learned a lot about past civilizations by excavating and studying such art. In light of that, I can’t help but wonder what excavators and scholars of the future (perhaps thousands of years in the future) will think of us when they uncover some of these things.

    “Good grief!” exclaims future excavator, “What kind of gods or heroes did these people have?”

    “Apparently,” explains future scholar, “all they had was themselves.”

     
     
    #105
    Vivek
    November 21st, 2009 at 00:02

    this is AWESOME!!!

     
     
    #106
    Crissy
    November 21st, 2009 at 00:33

    WOW! That was truly amazing! Love it!

     
     
    #107
    angie
    November 21st, 2009 at 00:51

    These are really amazing!

     
     
    #108
    iMark
    November 21st, 2009 at 01:25

    Wow! Those sculptures are amazing. Freaking too.

     
     
    #109
    Ted
    November 21st, 2009 at 01:31

    Why didn’t you post any Maurizio Catellan’s work?

     
     
    #110
    Aftab Khalid
    November 21st, 2009 at 01:36

    Greaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaat i saw this art first time!!!!

     
     
    #111
    Aaron
    November 21st, 2009 at 02:23

    “This proves that robots will look human someday.”

    Verbatim what I was going to say! This has “Terminator” written all over it.

    Reconstructive surgery isn’t even this good usually (unfortunately.) Mind boggling.

     
     
    #112
    Redstage Magento
    November 21st, 2009 at 02:29

    Simply amazing! These are truly incredible. Thanks for sharing.

     
     
    #113
    honour chick
    November 21st, 2009 at 02:52

    wow… they all look so realistic, thxs for sharing these amazing pics ;)

     
     
    #114
    Jim
    November 21st, 2009 at 02:57

    Could you use your fantastic skills to help rebuild people? Then, off to Cyberdyne Systems or the Tyrell Corporation.

     
     
    #115
    bdog
    November 21st, 2009 at 03:07

    That reminds me, I want a death mask made of me when I go.

     
     
    #116
    Just George
    November 21st, 2009 at 03:47

    amazing!!! soo amazing! i was almost sad to think there were emotionless!

    i believe the only think that gives them away is the eyes. I think no artist had got it right yet

     
     
    #117
    NewBloggerTemplates
    November 21st, 2009 at 07:35

    This picture is very interesting and very well liked and I hope to take my photo with that statue..

     
     
    #118
    Mubashir Abbas
    November 21st, 2009 at 08:10

    OMG. This is truly incredible. I must say, the human mind is God’s greatest creation.

     
     
    #119
    METAL
    November 21st, 2009 at 09:40

    Awesome! I want a robot that looks this real! Nice stuff!

     
     
    #120
    Upendra
    November 21st, 2009 at 11:01

    superbbb………..

     
     
    #121
    HBD
    November 21st, 2009 at 11:55

    Eh, I’ve seen better. A for effort though. Good job.

     
     
    #122
    Greekgoddess
    November 21st, 2009 at 12:05

    these are incredible. horrendous and wonderful at the same time. It would be great to see some of happy, vibrant, healthy, muscular or beautiful people though, instead of the ones depicted that look downright ill or desperately unhappy.

     
     
    #123
    Bryan thatcher
    November 21st, 2009 at 12:15

    I’ve see a few if these in real life, one you feel abut strange looking at them, like staring at a person, two creepy, three, astounding

     
     
    #124
    jojo
    November 21st, 2009 at 13:40

    Freak-ay!!! I’ve seen stuff like this at the Wax Museum.

     
     
    #125
    yanot
    November 21st, 2009 at 13:44

    awesome works!!!

     
     
    #126
    Emanuele
    November 21st, 2009 at 13:50

    Amazing work. Nothing else to say! :o
    Bye,
    Emanuele

     
     
    #127
    Harvey Austin
    November 21st, 2009 at 16:20

    Thank you. Truly amazing work, both technically and emotionally – extraordinary glimpses into the details of what IS.

    Yet art can be more than descriptive… as these… and more than evocative… as these… reaching beyond both to be both creative and inspirational. Art has the possiblity of taking a leading role in the future of mankind… as these do not.

    Examples of art as creative, inspirational and visionary may be found at the web site of Jan Praet – http://www.janpraet.com

     
     
    #128
    wenzhentao
    November 21st, 2009 at 16:22

    I am very surprised in their details, so exquisite and vivid.

     
     
    #129
    michal
    November 21st, 2009 at 18:59

    Amazing, I want to check it life.

     
     
    #130
    Steve
    November 21st, 2009 at 20:10

    Truly incredible and amazing artwork….

     
     
    #131
    Shivam....
    November 21st, 2009 at 20:47

    Amazing……These guys are really artist.

     
     
    #132
    Jay S.
    November 21st, 2009 at 21:56

    Those are some of the most incredible statues I have ever seen.

    Thank you.

     
     
    #133
    michele
    November 21st, 2009 at 23:01

    CREEPY.

     
     
    #134
    Tony
    November 21st, 2009 at 23:14

    Wow, this is… wow!

     
     
    #135
    Paul Baines
    November 22nd, 2009 at 00:31

    I’ve featured Ron Mueck at my blog before, yep amazing work.

     
     
    #136
    Ionut
    November 22nd, 2009 at 01:47

    Awesome art !!

     
     
    #137
    Webanddesigners
    November 22nd, 2009 at 02:38

    Truely amazing

     
     
    #138
    SLEEPRT
    November 22nd, 2009 at 03:27

    SPEECHLESS…..EXACTLY!

     
     
    #139
    fatemeh
    November 22nd, 2009 at 07:43

    they are great. i love them and congreduate to you…

     
     
    #140
    hoover
    November 22nd, 2009 at 08:02

    Some amazing work.. you can read an interview with sam jinks here http://www.australianedge.net/2009/11/interview-with-sam-jinks/

     
     
    #141
    D Miranda
    November 22nd, 2009 at 20:34

    Spectacular! Spectacular!

     
     
    #142
    kitty
    November 22nd, 2009 at 23:15

    off the chain! very thought-provoking. thanks!

     
     
    #143
    e cigarette
    November 23rd, 2009 at 04:19

    Wow. I have never seen anything like this before. I have seen some photorealistic paintings but this is just insanity.

     
     
    #144
    niftynei
    November 23rd, 2009 at 07:01

    add a few pistons, some wires, an endoskeleton, and a little artificial intelligence….and

    viola!

    realistic robots.

     
     
    #145
    cabecaFeita
    November 23rd, 2009 at 07:06

    Pretty awesome…giants are cool =)

     
     
    #146
    dave wright
    November 23rd, 2009 at 09:15

    i love hanson’s sculpture of the cleaning lady.

     
     
    #147
    EllieJ
    November 23rd, 2009 at 13:22

    It is hard to believe these are sculptures. When you see the larger than life sculptures you see the people standing around viewing them, it is only at this stage you take a step back and think wow, how does they do it. Truly remarkable work.

     
     
    #148
    liene
    November 23rd, 2009 at 15:13

    incredible

     
     
    #149
    Isabelle
    November 23rd, 2009 at 15:39

    Wonderful post, just amazing!

     
     
    #150
    Sanjeev Tiwari
    November 23rd, 2009 at 16:16

    Truly mind blowing.It shows that there is no limit of what man can do.

     
     
    #151
    Sanjeev Tiwari
    November 23rd, 2009 at 16:24

    Truly mind blowing.

     
     
    #152
    yasamphani
    November 23rd, 2009 at 17:22

    wow..!! awesome. amazing works.

     
     
    #153
    Doris Fields Isles
    November 23rd, 2009 at 18:17

    #128

    Totally awesome!! I’ve never seen anything so incrediable. I’d love to have a “small” version of my Dad’s head, who died in 1959 at age 37. I could then remember who I lost and all the good memories we shared during the 11 years I knew him. The more I saw, the more I wanted to see. Thanks for sharing this with us.

     
     
    #154
    Web Ideas
    November 23rd, 2009 at 19:17

    Great collection!

     
     
    #155
    Jonell Elder
    November 23rd, 2009 at 20:57

    I was blown away by the talent of all of these artist. The time and patience , it must take to complete any of these pieces especially the ones of Ron Muesks, that are sooooooo huge.

    My favs are Duane Hanson.

    I live in the Seattle area and hope that an exhibit will come our way.

     
     
    #156
    Roy Ho
    November 24th, 2009 at 01:51

    Just amazing….Imagine the work the artists put into these sculptures….mind blowing…

     
     
    #157
    Evan Regene
    November 24th, 2009 at 03:33

    Cool, now they can create for me a cute young woman of my choosing who is anatomically correct that’s not a psycho bitch, with an on/off switch! Ah! what the future holds.
    Evan

     
     
    #158
    Joefrey
    November 24th, 2009 at 05:42

    Wow! really amazing!

     
     
    #159
    Jay Lynn
    November 24th, 2009 at 06:08

    My god, those are amazing.. and incredibly moving. The truth is sometimes hard to look at. But always enlightening.

     
     
    #160
    James
    November 24th, 2009 at 12:05

    Incredible post. I especially enjoyed Ron Mueck’s extra large sculptures. I’d love to see some of these up close and truly see how much detail there is.

    Looks like a great exhibition!

     
     
    #161
    Nicks
    November 24th, 2009 at 13:36

    Fantastic….. difficult to believe that these all are sculptures and not real people. Thanks for sharing.

     
     
    #162
    Alvaro Hernandorena
    November 24th, 2009 at 17:08

    lot of pain in some of them

     
     
    #163
    Raul Silva
    November 24th, 2009 at 20:57

    I really think you should add Joe Seigenthaler to the list:

    http://www.joeseigenthaler.com/Home.html

     
     
    #164
    Chris B
    November 25th, 2009 at 06:25

    AMAZING, these are great! i especially love the janitor one, incredibly real looking

     
     
    #165
    Vijay
    November 25th, 2009 at 08:52

    Incredible. These all left me speechless.

     
     
    #166
    martinpmathew
    November 25th, 2009 at 11:11

    I just can’t believe what i saw, i am wonder stuck, awesome!!!

     
     
    #167
    Surendra
    November 25th, 2009 at 12:08

    Hanson, your work is soooooooo….! amazing, i m impressed so much, nice.

     
     
    #168
    Butch
    November 25th, 2009 at 17:47

    whoaw.. stunned.

     
     
    #169
    Ratricia
    November 25th, 2009 at 20:34

    Truly amazing ! I want to see them up close !!

     
     
    #170
    Mary
    November 26th, 2009 at 06:35

    Their amazing, but REALLY disturbing… I’m going to have nightmares tonight… The dead babies and the torn apart faces… Urrrgh.

     
     
    #171
    Siddharth Menon
    November 26th, 2009 at 11:27

    Wow … really nice ones.

    I wonder how they achieve that moist skin.

     
     
    #172
    muhammad ali john
    November 26th, 2009 at 15:26

    there are really a peak on art …. it’s beautiful .

     
     
    #173
    muhammad ali john
    November 26th, 2009 at 15:28

    some of em have lot of pain, how amazingly they show it…. truly an artist hands ….

     
     
    #174
    Web Designer
    November 26th, 2009 at 15:29

    Woow…I follow your blog and I could say that you never cease to amazed me…they look so real…this deserves a tweet

     
     
    #175
    saeed
    November 27th, 2009 at 11:42

    wery beautiful

     
     
    #176
    dodo
    November 28th, 2009 at 16:00

    woow Can’t believe it

     
     
    #177
    Vitezslav Valka
    November 29th, 2009 at 01:35

    I was thinking about this in my dreams. Now it happened! Thank you for collecting it!

     
     
    #178
    Michael
    November 29th, 2009 at 21:17

    Man, Iam speechless, this is awesome! I’ve got some clay here, too but I never tried to model something with it. I think I was a little bit lazy and used ZBrush for modeling :-)

     
     
    #179
    Zathros
    November 29th, 2009 at 23:48

    I agree with “just george” th eyes give them away. BUT……These are amazing and I would be humbled to be able to have one of these.
    The artists are true artists.

     
     
    #180
    Ramesh Kennedy
    November 30th, 2009 at 18:48

    Thats awesome.

     
     
    #181
    Hearing Aids
    November 30th, 2009 at 19:41

    Fascinating, those are some impressively realistic pieces.

     
     
    #182
    luisa
    November 30th, 2009 at 20:50

    As I scrolled to each picture of the sculptures I felt a a sense of compassion for each of them. All of them express the frailty of our own emotions.How complex we are, how venerable we all can be can at any given moment. I didn’t want to see them and yet I did, I was scared to admit that I am them. They brought out all my emotions. The art of them is what it pulled out of me.

     
     
    #183
    Jack
    December 3rd, 2009 at 07:35

    Er, I don’t think the artist has compassion in mind for at least some of these subjects: e.g., the cleaning woman and the bourgeois tourist. Try contempt and mockery.

     
     
    #184
    cartucho r4i
    December 1st, 2009 at 12:49

    Am just speechless they are just awesome. Too too awesome and 100% realistic very creative. I can see the hard work put behind creating something like this. The best one for me is the face closeups.

     
     
    #185
    Tandil Ajedrez
    December 2nd, 2009 at 01:49

    wow!! is amazing…!!!!!

     
     
    #186
    RaDe
    December 3rd, 2009 at 02:57

    mind-blowing ??? Scaring yeah !

     
     
    #187
    Talha
    December 3rd, 2009 at 10:16

    its the uncompromising attention to detail thats speechless,..these guys live for this stuff.INSPIRING STUFF.

     
     
    #188
    mishka iz lesa
    December 5th, 2009 at 21:45

    OOO its really fantastic! New! its rewolution art!!!
    …madan Tusso?
    if boys will have something with fantasy, I can present free idea :next step-giperrealistic sculpture of clothes: shoes,trouses…
    better when people notice real pain around and help real people, which need it,then they go to galleries as to zoo,to see on big cold coloring modern photorealistic sculpture
    and
    I prefer coloring greek sculpture:) they smile,they know
    excuse for my englisH:)

    Olya from Russia,YstPizdunsk,10 years :)

     
     
    #189
    bl4nk
    December 6th, 2009 at 14:41

    incredible!

     
     
    #190
    TheBlackHole
    December 8th, 2009 at 06:24

    One of those, the fat guy sitting in a corner giving the camera a dirty look, was on the front cover of DISCOVER Magazine.

     
     
    #191
    Future Webs
    December 8th, 2009 at 15:20

    Ron Mueck is produces incredible work, the amount of detail in each sculpture is amazing!

     
     
    #192
    Pat
    December 10th, 2009 at 17:41

    This is absolutely incredible. I can’t imagine the time that it takes to achieve such realism. All of these artists are extremely talented and deserve the attention.

     
     
    #193
    clara
    December 11th, 2009 at 11:03

    waw!!!!
    this man is a crack!!!!!

    impressionant!!!!!!!!

     
     
    #194
    Oscar
    December 18th, 2009 at 03:11

    impresionante, excelente selección. mil gracias por este post.

     
     
    #195
    Ashok Varma
    December 19th, 2009 at 08:50

    Excellent works by the g8 sculptures…, Very beautiful, creative, inspiring, unique Models.- Ashok Bhupathiraju

     
     
    #196
    Tyrell Cowam - Represent Your Neighborhood
    December 25th, 2009 at 18:52

    Unbelievable cant imagine they are not alive

     
     
    #197
    the Devictimizer 9000
    December 27th, 2009 at 09:37

    first off, i admit the level of detail is incredible down to every last tedious pore. but to be honest i find most of the finished results a little boring. aside from the hyperrealism, there isnt a very exciting artistic expression being made here(i like the one with the giant dude who has a bunch of people staring at him). maybe you have to see it in person to get the full effect. ::shrugs::

     
     
    #198
    areed
    February 2nd, 2010 at 18:01

    I am in agreement. Please see my post below (#179.)

     
     
    #199
    Lars
    December 31st, 2009 at 00:55

    I remember seeing Ron’s work & one of the others years ago ( you really should include a picture of Ron’s ‘Dog/Human mother with pups’ (?)(don’t remember actual title).
    I did not realize so many other prolific artists were active as well – thank you.
    A thought that came into my mind was – ” how refreshing… this is what the world needs more of – reality”. Then the irony set in – I think that’s also part of the impact of these pieces.

     
     
    #200
    AReed
    January 2nd, 2010 at 18:43

    Clearly a shift in paradigm. Recall ancient Egyptian, Roman & particularly Greek sculptures celebrating not a real human form but rather an idealized form. We now, and with the advent of Pop, celebrate the mundane. Isn’t an heroic scaled sculpture of a bag lady just that? There are socio-political implications.. obviously, commentary on our grossly shallow society perhaps? Think Koons????

     
     
    #201
    Gopal Prajapati
    January 4th, 2010 at 12:15

    Surely the lots of bless from god in your mind and hand.
    wishes for go into deep and deep to the god of art, which you have already :)

     
     
    #202
    scrabblequeen
    January 17th, 2010 at 01:12

    THE “ONLY” AFRICAN AMERICAN Piece was of a MAID…. GeeeeeZ

     
     
    #203
    Aarn Kato
    January 29th, 2010 at 15:53

    Awesome!!!! I just can’t believe how realistic is it!

     
     
    #204
    m65 field jacket
    January 31st, 2010 at 22:31

    wow at first i thought they were all just fake images, until i saw that they are hyperrealistic sculptures. very nice share

     
     
    #205
    David Kale
    January 31st, 2010 at 22:52

    There is no god

     
     
    #206
    smoking everywhere
    February 1st, 2010 at 18:55

    WHOA! that is some of the coolest art i have ever seen! that baby is freaking me out!

     
     
    #207
    Rin
    February 11th, 2010 at 14:46

    I can’t find a word to better what the others have said. Amazing is all I can say. Despite some of the negative comments, art is art. I think a composition no matter ugly or shocking is still art. An even more amazing thing is how much work put in by the artist in pursuit of perfection.

     
     
    #208
    Travel Guide Manager
    February 13th, 2010 at 00:03

    Highly impressive, very talented artist! Unbelievable!
    Too bad that I’m so sensitive and I freak out when I see the first images…
    But certainly a true art… not only because they reflect the human body so well, but those statues all say something… like they would live!

     
     
    #209
    Electric Cigerette
    February 15th, 2010 at 23:07

    Wow crazy photos really cool stuff!

    Your girl maryR

     
     
    #210
    Thomas
    February 21st, 2010 at 02:46

    Now that is fantastic! Imagine having that level of talent and patience! Absolutely amazing!

     
     
    #211
    Vladimir
    February 27th, 2010 at 21:42

    WOW! that looks awesome… can they really do that? I mean you could even see the little pours in the skin… now, that is some quality.

     
     
    #212
    electronic cigarette
    March 3rd, 2010 at 06:53

    I think some of them are freaky. But the lower ones are really cool.

     
     
    #213
    Cabin Decor
    March 4th, 2010 at 06:30

    Absolutely Amazing! At first I thought the images were real people. Just amazing. The time and attention to detail is magnificent. And the larger than life sizes are fantastic

     
     
    #214
    shopalu
    March 4th, 2010 at 07:03

    Wow! Those are seriously awesome. I wonder if any of the sculptors have done movie work, and if not, they should.

     
     
    #215
    Emlak
    March 4th, 2010 at 17:55

    Wow! Those are seriously awesome. I wonder if any of the sculptors have done movie work, and if not, they should

     
     
    #216
    Photoshop Clipping Path(US)
    March 11th, 2010 at 10:19

    Awesome

     
     
    #217
    MBT Shoes
    March 12th, 2010 at 20:57

    Awesome…very awesome. I love it.

     
     
    #218
    PADI IDC
    March 14th, 2010 at 01:26

    Oh my god… simply amazing, love them.

     
     
    #219
    Alex
    March 14th, 2010 at 11:21

    amazing giants

     
     
    #220
    Multiwp
    March 14th, 2010 at 20:53

    Woah! really amazing!

     
     
    #221
    hasmukh patel
    March 16th, 2010 at 15:11

    incredible….incredible….incredible….

     
     
    #222
    Jewelly Wickersham
    March 19th, 2010 at 00:09

    wow! they’re so realistic that it’s almost scary. amazing, amazing job, and very well done and put together.

     
     
    #223
    Charis Savvides
    March 29th, 2010 at 21:27

    Really impressed! I saw these artwirks two Yard ago IN Paris!

     
     
    #224
    Future Webs
    April 3rd, 2010 at 17:17

    Brilliant sculptures, Ron Mueck is undoubtably one of the great sculpturers of our time, Great Post Thanks.

     
     
    #225
    Western Australia Flowers
    April 8th, 2010 at 09:53

    Stunning work! The artistic ability of some people just blows my mind. Great Job!!

     
     
    #226
    Bosley
    April 22nd, 2010 at 10:10

    Great post, Always seem to make my day better!

     
     
    #227
    1 hour cash
    April 22nd, 2010 at 16:17

    Some of these look so real that they are creepy.

     
     
    #228
    Pink Lotus Media
    April 26th, 2010 at 23:11

    These are so incredible! I always enjoy your posts but this is one of my absolute favorites! I love the really big ones by Ron Mueck, but the detail in Jamie Salmon’s work is crazy! Down to the last hair, wrinkle & freckle. This is a gift. Excellent Post!

     
     
    #229
    Art Lover
    April 30th, 2010 at 19:42

    These are truly amazing.

    But it is more fuel for my ongoing argument with my fiance (who is a 3D artist) – why do these artists ONLY do sculptures of white people? With the exception of one black lady (who of course is a fat, ugly cleaning lady), two Asians (the sumo wrestler and the woman who is stunning) EVERYONE else is white. Am I the only person who thinks this would be even more interesting if there was some diversity?

     
     
    #230
    DIY weB duDe
    May 4th, 2010 at 11:56

    Incredible!!! Some are disturbing, the baby one’s freak me out!

     
     
    #231
    Rosie
    May 4th, 2010 at 15:07

    oh dear! kinda disconcerting…so realistic!
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    #232
    PADI IDC
    May 5th, 2010 at 03:30

    This is simply amazing, but a bit scary… love the textures…

     
     
    #233
    Web Design Surrey
    May 16th, 2010 at 00:32

    These are so eerie! I just feel like I have met some of these people in the street. Fantastic. The sumo wrestler is just awesome!

     
     
    #234
    web
    June 3rd, 2010 at 04:31

    Fantastic post! Great

     
     
    #235
    James
    June 8th, 2010 at 23:12

    wow..so real..brill

     
     
    #236
    Danny DeMichele
    June 9th, 2010 at 13:59

    Awesome sculptures,Unbelievable stuff, The truth is sometimes hard to look at. But always enlightening.Really speechless….
    Photorealistic sculptors create truly amazing sculptures that will make feel wonderrrrrrrr
    Thanks for sharing this nice post with us.

     
     
    #237
    technology
    June 9th, 2010 at 20:00

    I’m absolutely speechless how realistic they are. Simply amazing.
    Can’t even pick a favorite, they’re all sooo good.

     
     
    #238
    Danny DeMichele Flikr
    June 10th, 2010 at 11:11

    Sometimes things that aren’t even ment as art, are still very capable of inspiring me, and therefore I see them as art too. The difference with design is that design is also focused on usability.

     
     
    #239
    SEO Birmingham
    June 15th, 2010 at 14:19

    I love these sculptures! They are just so ultra real and my favourite would be the partly broken up sculptures as it sort of tricks the mind.

     
     
    #240
    Leonardo
    June 25th, 2010 at 01:46

    I would love to see a Ron Muek rendering of Mona Lisa! :-)

     
     
    #241
    executive desk
    July 1st, 2010 at 14:37

    What a Hyperrealistic Sculptures… Wow.. Totally Amazing stuff, some of them I couldnt believe were not real people

     
     
    #242
    Reputation Management
    July 13th, 2010 at 07:57

    It would be great to see some of happy, vibrant, healthy, muscular or beautiful people though, instead of the ones depicted that look downright ill or desperately unhappy.

     
     
    #243
    Clervius
    July 19th, 2010 at 09:37

    nsfw

     
     
    #244
    Mask'er
    July 19th, 2010 at 13:53

    Extremely realistic by the looks of it. If they don’t have a distinctive human smell, one might even fail to notice that these are sculptures.

     
     
    #245
    dan
    July 20th, 2010 at 09:21

    TO TONYA:
    yes your right that graphic design etc is still art and they can call themselves artists/designers, but we all know what skills is involved with learning with ones hands, anyone can learn computer software, and it also helps you in many ways that traditional art does not.
    traditional art is done with creativity, talent and skill.

     
     
    #246
    Geo Mikedes
    July 20th, 2010 at 18:02

    Here, Here! (See my comment, Geo, above)

     
     
    #247
    Ben Stokes
    July 31st, 2010 at 16:15

    Some of those sculptures freaked me out a little . . . Good stuff

     
     
    #248
    Craig Fordham
    August 18th, 2010 at 18:36

    Strange and interesting though

     
     
    #249
    jpquidores
    August 22nd, 2010 at 13:58

    Really amazing.

     
     
    #250
    bay of panama hotel
    August 25th, 2010 at 05:34

    awesome posting. good job.

     
     
    #251
    $unny
    August 25th, 2010 at 10:35

    Amazing……………. Hyperrealistic Sculptures seems how much hardwork and talent is there in thier work …..even i am suprised whether they are real or virtual

     
     
    #252
    Argington Crib
    August 27th, 2010 at 14:01

    I must say,what an incredible work,very nice.

     
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