Ron Mueck, Big Man
Scale Confusion is the deliberate change of natural scale. Artists changing the scale of an image or object can be used to make it a focal point, or simply catch the attention of the viewer and make them realize something is 'off'. This scale confusion is very common in painting, but sculptors use it as well, such as Ron Mueck with his piece 'Big Man'. 'Big Man' sits in the corner of a gallery and is over five times the size of a normal human. It is easy to see why Mueck chose to make this man visually upset, because as if he wasn't being stared at enough, now he sits naked and strangely large, for all to see and gawk at.
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