Ron Mueck was born in Melbourne, Australia, in 1958. Significantly, his parents, originally both from Germany, were toymakers. From 1979-83 he worked in children's television. He moved to London in 1986, working on special effects for film and television. He collaborated with David Bowie on the film Labyrinth and also worked for Jim Henson on Sesame Street and The Muppets . nationalgalleries.org:80
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... Dead Dad Ghost Ron Mueck Mupped Performer Performer List Sensation Berlin Sensation London New Neurotic Realisme Ron Mueck 1958 Born in Melbourne, ... www.creativepool-compensis.de/mood_art/mueck.html
Comprised of the National Gallery of Scotland, the Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art, the Dean Gallery and the Scottish National Portrait Gallery. www.nationalgalleries.org/mueck/highlights.html
Australian-born and London-based artist Ron Mueck is a is a former television and film model maker with no formal art training. His astoundingly lifelike sculptures are currently on view at the Cartier Foundation for Contemporary Art in Paris through Feb. www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/gallery/2005/12/29/...
