Arneson was a major figure of the California-based Funk Art movement, and his innovative work in ceramics helped move that media to the forefront of contemporary art. Humerous portraiture and self-portraiture are common in his work, as seen in this monumental ceramic floor sculpture. The central figure references not only the artist, who was nearing the end of his battle with cancer, but Leonardo da Vinci's iconic Vitruvian Man drawing.

Source: DMAC NEWS Sep Oct Nov Dec 2021