A special commission safely delivered to New Zealand
Ron Mueck, one of the worlds most renowned sculptors, was commissioned to create a piece of art specifically for the Christchurch Art Gallery Te Puna o WaiwhetÅ«. The artwork—entitled “chicken / man”—is the final in a series of five major works that were acquired to mark the number of years the Gallery was closed for repair after the Canterbury earthquakes of 2010 and 2011.
The extremely detailed artwork, which took many months of work to complete, is at roughly half-scale and presents Ron Mueck’s distinctive hyperreal style.