I don’t often find an artist who can capture human facial expressions like Joseph Seigenthaler. His faces appear as actual heads rather than a sculpture. In Urban Stack the piece is made of many heads, but they have no additional color to them. This piece is significant to my current research in masks because Seigenthaler provides a wide variety of facial expressions. This particular piece shows a lot of emotion on the eye if each face. The eyes seem to really stand out from the rest of the face, probably because of the look of confusion.
Creche Baojin. Elenor Wilson. 2010, 18x12x18, porcelain, glaze, luster.
This artist was explored specifically because of her use of molds. Elenor Wilson uses so many different forms in her work and most of them are recognizable from pop culture. Her compositions are harmonious and very detailed and she displays visual balance within every piece. I personally appreciate her bright, bold color use.
Red Lipped, Yellow Eyed Head. Tom Bartel. 3.5x3x2.5.
Getting interested in the human anatomy starts where forms exist that catch the eye. Tom Bartel makes figures with human faces and wall mounted pieces that are full heads. I am quite interested in the texture of his form and the style of his faces. He tends to keep to one style of facial features for his faces, but the colors he uses bring new looks to them. Some seem realistic and based off an actually person, but others have the appearance of a statue. 
Untitled. Brad Schwieger. stoneware, glaze, 24x11x9, 2009.
This last artist is explored more because of my structure rather than my curiosity of faces and the emotion they portray. Brad Schweiger makes linear pieces that have an architectural structure to them. But I appreciate these more because his slab pieces are not formed/cut perfectly. What brings the composition together is the placement of the individual pieces in an arrangement that sets up harmony in the composition.
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