Life-like creations by internationally renowned sculptor, Ron Mueck, will be on display at the National Gallery of Victoria from today.
His largest and most comprehensive exhibition ever to be held in Australia includes a piece called A Girl, a 5m-long representation of a newborn baby marked with blood. Other works include Two Women, Wild man and Dead dad.
David Hurlston, curator Australian Art, said Mueck's sculptures illustrate timeless human conditions from birth to demise.
"Mueck's sculptures range from puckish portrayals of childhood innocence to acute observations of stages of life; from birth to adolescence, middle and old age, and even death," he said.
The exhibition will also consist of a number of new works created specifically for this exhibition, unveiled for the first time in Melbourne.
Works will be on display at NGV International from 22 January until 18 April, 2010.
