Face the Feeling Name: Date: Per:
Portrait The likeness of a person in an artwork
Bust three dimensional portrait done only of a person’s head, neck and shoulders
Reclaim In ceramics, taking dried, leftover pieces of clay, adding water & wedging together until it becomes reusuable.
Robert Arneson Cartoonist & ceramic artist who used ‘busts’ to create social cometary
Other things to know about Arneson.. Father of “Funk Art”: mixture of found objects; passionate, humorous, autobiographical, controversial & socially aware Frequently used his own image in his work Other things to know about Arneson..
Other samples of Busts
Next: Using the handouts provided for ideas, pinpoint an emotion or state that you’d like to depict in your project. Begin drawing that emotion using facial expressions. Once it is drawn, write a short paragraph (4-5 sentences) about what that emotion means to you and how it is important to you life. You will begin sculpting your piece out of clay Stain or glaze ONE color.
Write your summary Include what you saw that could help you with your project