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Robert Arneson: Serious Ideas Behind that Humor

By Mike Sintetos

His instantly recognizable Egghead sculptures dot the campus. But the man behind the art is known for much more than a few bald heads.

Robert Arneson, a 51³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ Davis faculty member for four decades, was also at the forefront of a movement that took ceramic art in a new direction.

When Arneson came to campus in 1962, ceramic art forms were mainly "art" versions of traditional pottery shapes — pots, vases, plates and tiles.