artist on masks

David knezz      Date 26/5/16

Mask maker http://mask-maker.com/

  What I see about his work is that he is very expressive with his facile expressions and that he has made so many different kinds of masks from people to animals. What is cool is the detail he has put into the masks from the eyes to the wrinkles. He has got some masks on and  some are very terrifying to look at. The ones with the big noses and sagging cheeks are  not very nice to look at.
The way he does the masks is interesting because he uses clay that does not dry or shrink like clean clay or oil based clay so he does not worry if he makes a mistake, The tools he uses are a prop head to make the masks that he sculpts normally, 

He uses weird tools like butter knives and spoons toothpicks as well as the normal tools.  

For form he sculpts in normal light with some shadows and highlights so he knows what they will look like when its warn on a person. 

What is nice about the masks are that they look normal buts some are but some are different with tone.

i do not think he really has a meaning to the masks he does them for shows and plays 

so they are more comical and scary not like the real human looks that we would pull 

more stretched and warped looks   

one thing i like is the way he does the nose they just kind of creep me out a little bit they are not normal, 

it relates to my project because i am doing a mask and it can be used in a play or a film 

because i think is very one of a kind piece and looking at some of his work can be seen on my mask as well  

 Peggy bjerkan   Date 26/5/16  http://www.maskwoman.com/

mask maker  

From looking the masks she makes they are very creepy with all the weard shapes that come of the face and the and the head she uses more abstract shapes in her work to make it stand out more 

she uses ceramic and brass to make her masks and the  shapes she makes is very unique to her style of art and its very unnerving to look at.

she uses very flat tone and colours like greens and lights greys and some pastel as well the shading is there but you have to look very closely to see it from what i saw, 

she wants you to look at the details and the  sections of the mask that look odd so looking at the mask on her home screen on her website she wants focuses on the arms that are growing out of the head  what i like about here work is just how creepy it looks with the eyes looking in different places and the odd limbs going out of the head 

it relates to my project because i have done some odd stuff to my eyes it has no eyes in the mask just a cover with spires where the eyes should be i wanted to make something look odd like it should not off been there on the mask so i went with the eyes 

 Jeff semmerling 27/5/16 http://www.jeffsemmerling.com/

master mask maker 

 Step 1 Description

 looking at his work he likes to make birds and animals they are for pays  and workshops he does with kids, he is very creative with his masks utilising the persons head shape and colour to bring the mask to life   

the materials he uses is leather and and other materials to shape the mask and for the details he likes to use feathers and rubber they are very shiny when you look at them have very nice glow.

each mask is made for the most comfort and fit he custom fits piece of fine leather to shape so he gaets the face shape so it suits the wearer he treated it to have it last longer and details like painting,embossing and feathers and jewels 

he has vet good form with his masks he makes the fit to the person and takes great care with them , there is not that much shading in the mask  of just a flat tone to the mask the textures are really nice they look real but some look abut plastic.

what he wants you to look at is the detail on the mask make you take it all in as a one piece of art he wants you to feel like you want the mask you are the mask draw your eyes over the deayle the feathers the jewels.

i like the leaf mask reminds me of Canada how he utilises the dead shape as well i like how well they are made to the best final quality and how he put so much are into his work, i also like unique his work is as well all the different shapes of the masks.

it does not relate to my work as per say its more how he has put de tale into his work that about all

picaso  

Date 

27/5/16

African masks 

 what i see with his work i that he is very abstract with is work very block shapes and lines he likes to use shading with his work as well he has a very African vibe as well with the browns and blacks together, he as very odd shapes as well and curves all in one picture.  

he uses a lot of pastille work and blends the colours together to get a smudged look with very thick lines its big and bold stands out does not represent a person as well its all distorted and warped and twisted.   he uses lot of dark colours and blends into each other i uses liners and shapes to bring the image out of the canvas your looking at,
he uses a lot of the canvas he and fills up the space
he uses abstract work and the shapes are al lover the place I dont really know hat is going in the pictures but he is trying to portray what he has seen in Africa i like how bold he has made the lines thick its to make it stand out from the picture and be bold 

does not relate to my work its i have not done a 2d image mine is 3d