Title of Art Project: Natures Beauty
For this project, we took Styrofoam heads and covered them in surran wrap, then we completely covered the head in layers and layers of clear tape. Then we cut a strait line down the head and removed the head from the tape and surran wrap. Then we put back together the taped head but without the surran wrap. This made a see-through replica of the original head. Then we were assigned to fill the inside of the head with something that represents our "inner self". Personally I filed my head with purple flowers and colorful tissue paper because I am usually a calm person but I'm also very outgoing and and I have a abstract or "colorful" personality. I figured that flowers and calm colors such as blue and green would show this.
After I had completed making the head part of the project, I had to move on to making the face mask. I was one of the few people that got the chance to use their actual face for the mask instead of a pre-made mask This process was done by "mummifying" my face. This was done by having me lay down, put straws up my nose, and having my entire face covered in clay/plaster. Then they covered that with plaster paper and made me sit there, not being able to move for about 15 minutes until the plaster had dried. Then they peeled the mold off my face, leaving an exact replica of my face. This was really cool because then my mask was personal and not generic like some of the other masks. After my face mask was made, I painted it white for a base coat, and then decided to paint flowers onto the mask to go along with the flowers that were inside my taped head. I found a picture of flowers that I wanted and projected them onto my mask. I traced the flowers with a pencil, painted the flowers, then went over it with a sharpie to finish it. Overall I was really proud of the face mask and how good the painted flowers looked on it. I felt that it really showed a reflection of who I am.
For the final part of this project, we were assigned to create an animal mask that relates to us or our "inner animal". We had to think of an animal that was most like who we are. I decided to make a white tiger animal mask, because it is one of my favorite animals and I love how white tigers are such beautiful, peaceful creatures that just live happily in the wild. I know that white tigers can become vicious too and that's also what I like about them, they are the predator not the prey (excluding to humans). So basically I decided to make a mask that would be more like a party mask that just covers the forehead and nose. I modeled the mask out of paper clay and used a picture of a tiger mask as a guide. Then after the mask was finished I let it dry, and then painted it white. Then I found a picture of a white tiger pattern and projected it onto my mask. I traced it with pencil and then very carefully painted it using black paint. Then I attached string onto the mask to complete it.
To complete my project I glued the face mask onto the head, attached the animal mask onto it, and then covered the base of the head with purple and white flowers (to go along with the flowers inside my head, and the white of the face and animal mask)
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