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Originally Posted by Enzie Shahmiri
. . . I would think working in such a grand scale must be rather difficult. Has anyone painted s.th this size? . . .
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Working at large scale presents problems aside from those one encounters in easel-sized paintings. Commercial illustration on billboards and exterior walls (which I have done - a lot!) is conceived and designed in small scale, then simply enlarged, which then becomes a mechanical / logistical problem. No reason to think Mueck approaches execution of these big pieces much differently.
When painting, considerable difficulty is encountered keeping broad passages visually interesting and "alive" as the size of the piece goes up. Stage set painters encounter similar problems, and have some really kewl tricks to help solve them.
What do you suppose public reaction (or yours) to Mueck's work would be if it were not of enormous size?
I think one aspect he considers by working so large is the differential distortions imposed by close viewpoints in the venues where his stuff is displayed.)