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 UC 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.