Ron Mueck Encounter Publisher / Across the River Press this book celebrates the power

this book celebrates the power of brush-written calligraphy and its complex visual synergy with painted images

from one of the finest writers of our age

arranged in thought-­provoking pairings with accompanying extended captions that provide an in-­depth analysis

and illustrates most of Velázquez’s surviving output of approximately 110 paintings

Ron Mueck Encounter Publisher / Across the River Press this book celebrates the powerSince first revitalising figurative sculpture in the late 1990s with his exquisitely crafted realism, Ron Mueck (born Melbourne in 1958; lives and works in England) continues his profound observation of human experiences and emotions. Ron Mueck: Encounter presents sculptures from across the globe, brought together for the artist's first significant solo exhibition on home soil in over a decade and the first in Sydney since 2003. Mueck's captivating