MODULE 10: Mask Making

ASPARTAN MASK, MADE PATINATED RESIN. 

I LIKE THE AGGRESSIVE SHAPE OF THE MASK.

 PARTICULARLY THE EYE AND FACE GUARDS

I ALSO LIKE THE RUGGED SURFACE OF THE MASK.

THE MASK WORN BY VEGA, A CHARACTER IN STREET FIGHTER

THE MINIMALISM OF THIS MASK IS WHAT MAKES THE AESTHETIC.

I ESPECIALLY ENJOY THE LARGE BLUE "J" EMBOSSED ON THE CHEEK.

MASK WORN DURING THE MEXICAN HOLIDAY: DIA DE LOS MUERTOS OR DAY OF THE DEAD

I MOSTLY ENJOY THE INTRICACY OF THE HAND PAINTED DESIGNS.

I ALSO LOVE THE STRONG IMAGERY OF LIFE AND DEATH CREATED BY

THE PLANTS ROOTS AND PETALS ON A SKELETON.

THESE ARE MY PRELIMINARY SKETCHES. I KNEW THE SHAPE AND THE MEDIUM THAT I WOULD EVENTUALLY END UP USING. BUT I NEEDED TO WORK OUT THE DETAILS OF THE MASK

THIS WAS MY MY FIRST ATTEMPT. I STARTED OFF THE SPIKES AND AND A HEART ON THE FOREHEAD. THAT LEAD TO ME EXPERIMENTING WITH HEARTS ON THE FACE AND CHIN PARTS OF THE MASK. I WANTED TO CREATE A SENSE OF BALANCE AND I NEEDED TO MAKE SURE I GET THE CORRECT SCALE BECAUSE I DIDNT WANT ONE ELEMENT TO BE MORE EMPHASIZED THAN ANOTHER, I WANTED EVERYTHING TO EVENTUALLY GRACEFULLY WORK TOGETHER.

 THIS WAS MY SECOND ATTEMPT. I BEGAN TO ENJOY WHAT I WAS GETTING AT. I NEEDED A WAY TO BRING OUT THE DIMENSIONS OF THE MAKS THAT I MOST ENJOY. I STARTED EXPERIMENTING WITH "TEXT". SCRIBBLES THAT I WOULD EVENTUALLY FILL IN WITH WORDS AND PHRASES AND SYMBOLS THAT COULD SPEAK FOR THE MASK. I ENJOYED THE IMBALANCE THAT THE SYMBOLS CREATED ON THE FACE AREA OF THE MASK. I WAS STARTING TO REALLY ENJOY THE HARMONY THAT I WAS CREATING IN THE MASK AND THE MOTION THAT MY EYES WERE TRAVELING WHEN I LOOKED AT IT - COUNTER CLOCKWISE.

THIS IS MY MASK.

I DECIDED TO GO WITH A HEART MOTIF ON THE FOREHEAD AND I DID USE WORDS AND SYMBOLS FOR THE MASK. THINGS THAT DEFINED THE OVERALL IDEA THAT I HAD FOR THE MASK WHILE I WAS SKETCHING IT - FREEDOM, PAIN, PEACEFUL PROTEST, EXHAUSTION, AND STRENGTH.