Thursday, June 19, 2014

Its the last day of classes, my mask is finished and i think it looks great.

Spirit Animals: Mask Lore

Janine Heuving

Long ago, before history of time was recorded there were many different tribes across the land. They all had different aspects on how life should be lived, and food between tribes were scarce, trading was starting in some clans. Although, despite their differences each tribe had one tradition that they all shared. Before every hunt the tribe would gather and celebrate, asking the spirits for a good hunt. The hunters that would be leaving for the hunt would wear the masks. The mask had several different spirit animals on it. It was shaped like a coyote, with a panda, cat, spider, tiger, deer, sheep, wolf, and a tree with vines on it. The coyote to represent, adaptability, and believed to reveal truth behind illusion and chaos (if there was a herd of animals they would be able to find a weaker one easier) the panda for peace and positivity the cat representing independence, the spider for patience creativity and dark aspects, the tiger for strength and courage, the deer for gentleness, sheep represented innocence, wolf for intelligence, and the tree with vines would be for camouflage. It was believed that the hunters who wore this mask would have all the different spirit animals watching over them and giving them the aspects they need for a successful hunt. All the masks varied slightly but all had the same spirit animals

Thursday June 12, 2014

 How artists use proportion and distortion

1. How do exaggeration and distortion affect proportion?

          Takes away the 'realistic illusion' and create more expressive qualities.

2. What distorting affects can an artist use? 

          "Artists can lengthen, enlarge, bend, wrap, twist, or deform parts of or all of the human body."

3. Why do artists use distortion? 

           "to convey their ideas and feelings."  And to "show moods and feelings that are easily understood by viewers."

4. How can artists create monumental qualities without using a larger scale?

           Artists can create monumental qualities through exaggerated proportions and spacing rather than through large scale.

Thursday, June 5, 2014

I have now started the painting process of making the mask and have painted the coyotes fur i think i might get to start painting the other animals tomorrow there's going to be: of course a coyote; a wolf; a deer; a cat; a tiger; a panda; a sheep; and a spider. They each represent a different part of me, so all together the mask will be my personality. My mask will have a tree branch that i found wrapped around the snout hiding the originally painted animals, then for even more hiding i will have pipe cleaners around the branch like a vine.