As stated in my sketchbook - "The most important kind of freedom is to be what you really are. You trade in your reality for a role. You give up your ability to feel, and in exchange, put on a mask". Once reading this quote off the internet I was immediately inspired.
I have chosen mask's and hidden identity as my theme to my project simply because I understand it and feel a great connection.
I first found a love to this when I decided to base my Eisteddfod project around mask's this time last year. In this process I got to learn how people can gain confidence through putting on a mask and become a character of whoever they wish or a character who they've always wanted to be but never had the confidence. Their identity is being hidden so they are no longer being judged. A mask completely hides your face there for people can only judge you by the mask and not the person that you really are. I once witnessed this to be the truth during the process of me doing a photoshoot with my friend Jasmine whilst wearing mask's. I know Jasmine to be a quiet character around others and only comes out of her shell once gotten to know people. Whilst doing this shoot my granddad took the photographs. Before putting on the mask she was shy and timid around him then immediately changed whilst wearing the mask.
When doing this project I felt that I really got into it as I felt comfortable to play the role of another character. I started wearing the mask's myself and started prouncing around like a loony. I do this in every day life but I felt the more need to do it when being behind a mask as I was proving a point to people and gaining that bit more confidence in myself. I was given many strange looks and I found that my reaction to it was "so what? you have no idea who I am right now and you will never find out. I can act however I like!" I felt like I was no longer myself and I was playing a role and performing.
An individual may have the characteristics of being friendly and kind but on the inside they could be a mysterious demon. This could be shown through wearing a Halloween mask.
A individuals identity is the most important part to them as a human being as they are immediately judged by what others see. An identity represents how that person is seen and how they present themselves. Through painting a portrait and appearance in a different style and technique completely draws us away from judging the face as it is being swept away and lifted off into mid air. This represents the whole of someone's personality and thoughts. It is being shown through colours of emotion.
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