Big Daddy - 2011 - Ceramic, hand blown glass and wire Size of artwork: 67 x 51 x 121 cm
Tony Natsoulas California, USA
Tony pays homage to one of his favourite artists Big Daddy Roth who was known for creating the hot rod character Rat Fink. The Big Daddy ceramic sculpture is grotesque and funky! Rat Fink’s grin and large round ears embrace the flair of camp aesthetics. Big Daddy
Roth winks like a proud creator. Tony’s humorous and large scale figure is a delightful tribute to Big Daddy. Robert Arneson is one of Tony’s mentors, who inspired his path of large-scale figurative sculptures. It’s only fitting that
we get a small tease of Rat Fink’s oversized body, which hides in Big Daddy’s black top hat!
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