Humor In Art

Portraits are a way to say to the world - ‘I was here’ — I matter.  Recording the image of an individual has not always been just for CEOs and  heads of state.  A portrait, captures a moment in time and tells a story - about an individual or a family to be on record  and to be celebrated.

The Etruscans (pre-roman) had a deep and abiding love for portrait sculpture.  Etruscan funeral urns were created to hold the remains of the deceased,  and were life-like depictions of everyday people.  Today, these artworks helps our modern society understand who these people were, and really, how much alike we still are.

Etrucan portrait sarcophagus  and funeral urn, 2nd B.C.

Modern day funeral urn by Elaine Brewer-White