Ceramics 3D I

Alexsys Scheeper

"African Beauty"

14X12X14," ceramic bust, 2020

At first I had no idea what I was going to do for my first project so I decided to google search some ideas. I came across a really pretty bust shape and I wanted to do that shape but I wanted her to be an African American women because this was around the black lives matter protest and I wanted to show that everyone is beautiful no matter what your race is and we need to stop discriminating against them just because of their race.

I started off by taping 2 cans and a paper towel tube together for the base of the neck and shoulders, then when I finished that I taped a bunch of paper towels in to a ball for the head base, I used a bunch of sculpting tools to create texture then when it was fired I glazed it.

(SYMBOLISM & ICONOGRAPHY) What does the artwork mean? What do you want your audience to think about? Is there any symbolic imagery in the work?

(ARTISTIC GROWTH) What was most difficult for you? How did you overcome the struggles? What would you change if you started over?

(VISUAL VOICE) What style of art is this? (Realistic, Abstract, Surreal, Non-Objective?). What makes it unique to your own personal style? What do you love about it?