Wednesday, April 17, 2013

Masked Identity







For my mask, I was inspired by roots.  Roots represent growth, and are also reminders of the experiences and struggles that we encounter when growing into ourselves.  Earlier this year I struggled with some deep personal challenges that I think shaped me into being the person I am today.  I wanted the roots to represent these struggles, which is why I molded them as wrapping around and consuming the body, because at the time the struggles seemed all encompassing and inescapable.  I also added a lot of rough texture in the roots to contrast the smoothness of the mask, which represents me as grown and free of my previous struggles.

Tissue Detail Picture:


Mask In Progress Picture:




Sketchbook Drawings:




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