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Inspirational Masks:
Question 1 and 2: I selected the first piece because I thought that it was very abstract and different: there was use of a lot of different colors, textures and I loved how there were pieces flying this way and that from the mask.
The second piece I selected because I thought it was interesting in its simplicity. It is a carved mask and very sparsely painted. Unlike the first one, this one portrays a sense of realism in the animal. The colors are very neutral, not overly bright, making the mask more realistic as well.
The third piece I selected because I love how simple it is color-wise, but when you look at the detail to the pieces that are coming out of it, even though they are the same color they add the three-dimensional aspect to it and make it come alive. The sharp lines draw the eye to the detailed 3-d pieces.
Question 4: I took some inspiration from each of the masks: I didn’t want a full face mask, I thought a half face mask would be interesting because it hides enough of the face so that the person who is wearing it would possibly be difficult to recognize. I always found something romantic about the idea of being able to see part of the person’s face but not enough to recognize them per se. I took the abstract coloring from the first mask and used geometric shapes on my mask. I also combined it partly with the simplicity I found in the second mask by not making my entire mask filled with crazy colors and leaving parts of it untouched by color so that it wasn’t too busy. I took parts of the third mask for inspiration and cut out eyelashes for my mask as well to emphasize the eyes of the mask. I also added a quasi beak-like nose to the mask so that it covered more of the face. I feel like these 3-dimensional aspects add a little to the mask and make it a little more interesting.
Question 5: I liked the outcome of my mask: I thought at first to create more of an elegant masquerade-type mask, because I love the shape of that mask, and in the end I incorporated that shape into my mask but made it more abstract and what I think interesting rather than creating the elegant formal mask I had first had in mind. If I had time I would have thought it would be interesting to create a papier mache mask.
The second piece I selected because I thought it was interesting in its simplicity. It is a carved mask and very sparsely painted. Unlike the first one, this one portrays a sense of realism in the animal. The colors are very neutral, not overly bright, making the mask more realistic as well.
The third piece I selected because I love how simple it is color-wise, but when you look at the detail to the pieces that are coming out of it, even though they are the same color they add the three-dimensional aspect to it and make it come alive. The sharp lines draw the eye to the detailed 3-d pieces.
Question 4: I took some inspiration from each of the masks: I didn’t want a full face mask, I thought a half face mask would be interesting because it hides enough of the face so that the person who is wearing it would possibly be difficult to recognize. I always found something romantic about the idea of being able to see part of the person’s face but not enough to recognize them per se. I took the abstract coloring from the first mask and used geometric shapes on my mask. I also combined it partly with the simplicity I found in the second mask by not making my entire mask filled with crazy colors and leaving parts of it untouched by color so that it wasn’t too busy. I took parts of the third mask for inspiration and cut out eyelashes for my mask as well to emphasize the eyes of the mask. I also added a quasi beak-like nose to the mask so that it covered more of the face. I feel like these 3-dimensional aspects add a little to the mask and make it a little more interesting.
Question 5: I liked the outcome of my mask: I thought at first to create more of an elegant masquerade-type mask, because I love the shape of that mask, and in the end I incorporated that shape into my mask but made it more abstract and what I think interesting rather than creating the elegant formal mask I had first had in mind. If I had time I would have thought it would be interesting to create a papier mache mask.
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