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Begining the clay sculpture
The inspiration for the piece
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Another piece from the same clay that was remodeled.
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Ancient Egyptian Dream Sculpture

Richard Arfsten

United States

Sculpture, Metal on Bronze

Size: 9 W x 15 H x 5 D in

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Thirty some years ago I was taking some classes at Penland School of Crafts and Art, a great school, and I would see this girl on breaks. She had her eyes made up like she stepped out of Egypt 4000 years ago. I loved all the Egyptian history and statues in National Geographic and I am still fascinated with peoples' faces. I suppose that is why I am a sculptor. Back to the story. I went back to the studio and got a lump of clay. I was probably about 20 or 25 feet from her at another picnic table on the veranda. I model very fast and I was going gang busters. She got up after her break and went back to class. The next day I did the same thing and her friends told her I was modeling her. She got up and asked what I was doing and I showed her the face. She was not too mad and being a fellow artist sort of understood. She asked what it was going to take to stop me from following her around. I asked her if I could just model her for 15 more minutes and I would be done. She was very nice and let me pester her for that time. I think I later gave her a paper cast as a thank you for her time and patience. Now when I go to the doctor's office I have a very little sketch book that I draw peoples faces in. I love drawing faces. To me it is much more interesting than animals or landscapes. I have lots of sculpture on this site in many styles. If you enter "Arfsten" in the search box on the top right of this page you can them.

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Sculpture:Metal on Bronze

Original:One-of-a-kind Artwork

Size:9 W x 15 H x 5 D in

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I have an ambitious approach to life ... and to art ... make something happen every day ... but most of all have fun doing it! A sculptor first, and now working in 2D, I do my best to do just that. Presented here are examples of some of my work. •• My sculpture runs the gamut from abstract, to figurative, to architectural. The materials and methods used are diverse ... from figures modeled in clay or wax, then cast in pewter or bronze ... to aluminum maquettes (produced by evaporative pattern casting) which serve as the 3D blueprints for the pieces that are enlarged and fabricated from sheet metal of all kinds. •• My 2D pieces range from abstract to figurative. You’ll find Originals done in oils or acrylic, one-of-a-kind monotypes, collages, mixed media paintings, and more ... I love working in all mediums. Some of my 2D work may be available as reproductions on this site. ••• MY FASCINATION WITH SCIENCE FICTION & MAKE BELIEVE - When I was in second grade, television was new and the hottest thing. The "Adventures of Flash Gordon" was my favorite program. There was only one kid in the neighborhood who had a TV. We, all the kids, gathered at his house for every episode. I was a huge fan of the characters. Flash was cool and my hero. Dale Arden was OK but Princess Aura was way cooler because she was naughty. Ming The Mercilous was very interesting. But Dr. Zarkov and his super duper telescope - that could see into time forwards and backwards, far and near - was the star of the show for me. The spaceship was really hoakey. You could see the wire that it was traveling on and the little puffs of smoke coming out of it were a joke, even for me. But the concept of the show was magical. Also at that time there were radio shows about space travel and aliens and monsters. I would listen to those shows with my grandfather as I sat on the floor next to the big wooden box radio so I could get the full impact of the sounds. •• These shows inspired me to draw spaceships, mostly "new and improved" versions of Flash's ship. I taped them all over my bedroom walls. At night I would travel with Flash. We would go to distant parts of the Universe and explore ancient ruins - like what I saw in National Geographic when I was not looking at the bare-breasted girls of exotic cultures. (I think artists and sculptors, are to a large part, voyeurs.) Those memories pop up in my art over and over. •• Faces also intrigue and inspire me.

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