Week #10 Mask

Inspirations

African Igala Mask

This mask drew my attention becuase of the beautiful color and organic flow. The crown and war paint show royalty and importance. This mask may have been worn by an African warrior or prince.  The detail is amazing and the colors they were able to make are outstanding.  

Native American Hiada Mask

This mask made my laugh. His mustache captured my eye, as well as the bright blue paint. This mask is very symmetrical which is traditional for native American art. This mask depicts a Native American and does an awesome job because of the colors and his tan skin. This mask looks like it would be a western Native American Mask, maybe found in Arizona or New Mexico. Once again the colors are what attached me to this mask. 

Bolivian Diablo Mask

This mask is my favorite. The bright colors and detail are breath taking. This mask looks very asian inspired so i chose this because of its flow and bright colors. This mask has a sense of chaos and harmony at the same time. This may have been warn in war or for ceremonial purposes. 

I chose these three masks instantly because of their amazing bright colors. The brighter the colors the more beautiful the mask in my opinion. 

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FINAL MASK

For my mask i wanted there to be an element of symmetrical art as well as bright colors and a sense of flow. I used the tree masks above as inspiration. However if i were to do the mask again i would have left it white because i think the color would have popped more. Overall i am happy with my mask!! The websites definitely helped my find an inspiration. I chose traditional colors, red blue yellow green orange and purple. I wanted to used colors such as teal and fucia but i know these colors cant be made naturally and if i were to really make a mask i would use natural colors made from berries and such.