Robert Arneson- Jillian Smith

 

Robert Arnesson was a famous sculptor and ceramicist, he was considered to be the father of funk. Arneson and several other California artists began to abandon the traditional manufacture of functional ceramic objects and instead began to make nonfunctional sculptures that made confrontational statements. I chose this piece of art because i was so impressed by the details that are involved in making this scultpure. Also it seems to have a strong message because of the use of the knife and gun. It is a very creative piece that would require a lot of talent and skill when working with the clay.