Sculpture as deconstruction: The aesthetic practice of Ron Mueck

Cranny-Francis, A

Sculpture as deconstruction: The aesthetic practice of Ron Mueck

Cranny-Francis, A

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Publication Type:: Journal Article
Citation:: Visual Communication, 2013, 12 (1), pp. 3 - 25
Issue Date:: 2013-02-01

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dc.contributor.author	Cranny-Francis, A https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5747-1183	en_US
dc.date.issued	2013-02-01	en_US
dc.identifier.citation	Visual Communication, 2013, 12 (1), pp. 3 - 25	en_US
dc.identifier.issn	1470-3572	en_US
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10453/26428
dc.description.abstract	This article analyses recent (2009) work of Australian-born, British-based hyperrealist sculptor, Ron Mueck, in order to show how it not only engages with a range of specific contemporary concerns and debates, but also operates as a visual deconstruction of Cartesian subjectivity. In order to identify Mueck's deconstructive practice, the article uses a combination of multimodal, sensory and discourse analyses to situate Mueck's work discursively and institutionally, and to explore the ways in which it provokes reader engagement. As the author identifies, each of the works - Youth, Still life and Drift - addresses specific issues and they all provoke a self-reflexive engagement that brings together all aspects of viewer engagement (sensory, emotional, intellectual, spiritual), challenging the mind/body dichotomy that characterizes the Cartesian subject. © The Author(s), 2012.	en_US
dc.relation.ispartof	Visual Communication	en_US
dc.relation.isbasedon	10.1177/1470357212462672	en_US
dc.title	Sculpture as deconstruction: The aesthetic practice of Ron Mueck	en_US
dc.type	Journal Article
utslib.citation.volume	1	en_US
utslib.citation.volume	12	en_US
utslib.for	1203 Design Practice and Management	en_US
utslib.for	2001 Communication and Media Studies	en_US
utslib.for	2002 Cultural Studies	en_US
pubs.embargo.period	Not known	en_US
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences/School of Communication
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pubs.issue	1	en_US
pubs.publication-status	Published	en_US
pubs.volume	12	en_US

Abstract:

This article analyses recent (2009) work of Australian-born, British-based hyperrealist sculptor, Ron Mueck, in order to show how it not only engages with a range of specific contemporary concerns and debates, but also operates as a visual deconstruction of Cartesian subjectivity. In order to identify Mueck's deconstructive practice, the article uses a combination of multimodal, sensory and discourse analyses to situate Mueck's work discursively and institutionally, and to explore the ways in which it provokes reader engagement. As the author identifies, each of the works - Youth, Still life and Drift - addresses specific issues and they all provoke a self-reflexive engagement that brings together all aspects of viewer engagement (sensory, emotional, intellectual, spiritual), challenging the mind/body dichotomy that characterizes the Cartesian subject. © The Author(s), 2012.

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