This is the image I want to use for the cup:
American Gothic by Grant Wood. Note the prodigious forehead on the man.
Aberrant Ceramics is the artwork of Aaron Nosheny, potter and ceramic artist based in Tucson, Arizona. Self-taught and neurodivergent, he has worked in the medium of stoneware clay for 21 years, developing a practice rooted in literal construction and obsessive repetition. He makes non-traditional ceramics in a medium built on tradition, exploring the overlap between wonder and revulsion. Subject matter includes sympathetic monsters, insects, opossums, fast food mascots, and Halloween kitsch.
I am in love with my medium. I love the process of frantically birthing clay monstrosities, subjecting them to an epic trial by fire, and sending them out into the world.
Wednesday, May 6, 2015
American Gothic Farmer Cup Practice WIP
I want to make a mug with an interpretation of the severe-looking farmer from Grant Wood's painting American Gothic and these are my practice objects for the image on the cup. I like how the larger images look, but they don't give the farmer enough forehead.
This is the image I want to use for the cup:
American Gothic by Grant Wood. Note the prodigious forehead on the man.
This is the image I want to use for the cup:
American Gothic by Grant Wood. Note the prodigious forehead on the man.
