韩美林先生出生在山东济南的一个贫苦家庭，他仅两岁时父亲即已病逝，是母亲和奶奶含辛茹苦地将他们兄弟三人抚养长大。小时候韩美林先生就显露出了不一样的艺术天分，没钱买笔和纸，他就用石灰在墙上开始作画，细心的母亲发现了他的艺术天赋，在贫寒拮据的生活中硬挤出一点钱将5岁的他送到了私塾，开始学习书法绘画。正是母亲的这种无私的爱成就了韩先生艺术创作的激情和动力。
　　“母与子”系列雕塑便是韩美林先生送给母亲的礼物。在2001年间，他连续创作出的六十余件不同造型表现母爱的雕塑作品。他将“母与子”系列雕塑进行装饰艺术的诗意化处理，把母亲的身体表现为灵动的曲线体，有意拉长了她们的头发、腰身和腿部的线条，构成了一个优美的支架，纤巧而动感十足，突出女性婀娜多姿的优美姿态。雕塑中将婴儿的比例设计的比实际小，通过这样的一个对比，凸显出母爱的伟大。韩美林先生通过母子在生活中彼此体贴、拥抱、亲吻、嬉戏等形体动作，尽情刻画了母子之间至真至纯的爱。“母与子”系列雕塑是韩美林先生赋予母爱最好的诠释，也是给予自己母亲最好的回报。

　　Mr. Han Meilin was born in a poor family in Jinan of Shangdong province. His father passed away when he was just two and he was brought up by his mother and grandmother. When still a child, he showed marvelous artistic talent. With no pens or papers to paint, he began to draw on the walls with stones. Founding his artistic talent, his attentive mother saved a little money from her hard life and sent him to primary school to learn Chinese calligraphy and traditional painting. It was his mother’s selfless love that encouraged Han Meilin’s creative passion and motivation.
　　The “Mother and Son” series sculptures are the gifts Han Meilin gave to his mother. He created over 60 sculptures to express the theme of mother’s love in 2001. The hair, waist and legs of the mother are purposely lengthened to highlight the female’s shapely figure whereas the child appears much smaller to make it look more sweet and cute. Through expressing the scene of kissing, playing, hugging and other physical movements, the “Mother and Son” sculptures display the true and pure love between mother and son. The sculptures are the best interpretations of maternal love and also the best way to his mother.