Mask Myth

MASK LORE

In the ancient Kawama'yas tribe, the people would often wear this mask on the night of a full moon to keep out the evil spirits that were said to cause insanity and to attract the good spirits which were said to bring people “gifts”. The spirits were only released on a full moon because according to legend, the full moon was a portal from other worlds, where for one night a month, the spirits were released into the world. To keep the evil spirits out, the nose and mouth were closed on the mask, so they wouldn’t breathe them in. To unsure that the good spirits could still get in, glass was placed in the eyes. Because of the transparency of the glass, it was thought that evil spirits were unable to pass through it. The Kawama'yas tribe thought that birds were very sacred. Bird feathers were thought to be great at warding off evil spirits. Feathers are placed at the top of the mask so that one of the most important organs, the brain, could not be controlled by the spirits. The good spirits were said to be able to give “gifts” to people, such as knowledge, creativity, etc. Sparkles were put on the mask because these good spirits were said to be attracted to things that were glowing, or shining. The black, white, grey and brown side represents the evil spirits they are trying to prevent and the colourful side represents the good spirits. The patterns on the mask are supposed to produce a camouflage effect.

By: Jaime Ashworth

Proportion and Distortion

1. How do exaggeration and distortion affect proportion?

•      Exaggeration and distortion affect proportion because the more the exaggerated and distorted the art is the less realistic proportion it has. 

2. What distorting effects can an artist use?

•      The artist can use distorting effects such as: lengthen, enlarge, bend, warp, twist, or deform all or parts of the human body.

3. Why do artists use distortion?

•      Artists use distortion to show moods and feelings that can be easily understood by the viewers.

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

•      Artists can create monumental qualities through exaggerated space, rather than a large scale.

Mirror Name Project

My Mirror Name Project uses a variety of different styles and designs. I did many different things to represent value such as, stippling, cross hatching and shading. I used a combination o both some simple designs, such as the circles and the swirls, but also some more difficult thing such as the splatter effect and the fire type effect. I used different lines too, thick to thin, short to long, dark to light,  straight to curved, and solid to broken. A lot of the things i drew I like drawing and draw quite frequently on my own time. At first I was going to try and make it into a animal of some sort, but abandoned hat as I continued to notice it was going to be too much of a challenge, overall, i think it looks really well, and I'm happy with it.

Space

     

         Space is the element of art that refers to the emptiness or area between, above, around, below or within objects.

• Space refers to both outer space and inner space.
• Space can be flat, two-dimensional or three-dimensional
• Shapes and forms exist in space
• All objects take up space
• Shapes and forms are defined by space around and within them. They depend on space for their existence
• In both 3D and 2D art, the shapes or forms are called he positive space or the figure
• The empty spaces between shapes of forms are called negative spaces or ground
• Large negative spaces around positive spaces may express loneliness or freedom
• crowded positive spaces express tension and togetherness
• Sometimes it's not easy to tell which are negative spaces and which are positive spaces, This is because the artist gives equal emphasis to both figure and ground
• Artists sometimes confuse the viewer
• over,under,through,behind and around describe 3D space
• You can walk around, look through, look behind, peer over, and each into 3D art

Value Project

Here is my drawing of a woman using value. To make it i started out with the shading of the face, I then worked on the facial features like the nose, mouth and eyes. I worked on the hair last, i used both my pencil and eraser to create highlights and to darken it. I thought I did very well with not sketching a person before, but I am happy with my work.

Value - What is it?

1. Value is so important in art because without value there wouldn't be any art, the reason why you see stuff, the objects around you, is because of value, it tells you about the item. In this picture you can see the artist shaded the underneath and the back leg of the wolf darker then the rest of the wolf because there is a shadow being cast.

2. The element of value relates to the element of texture because in order to make texture you need to have value to distinguish the texture. In this picture the artist uses value to make the wolf look furry.

3.

i) Cross Hatching                                                                                                       ii) Shading













iii) Scribble Hatching                                                                                                 iv) Stippling

                                           









v) Hatching

4. "building Value" means lightness and darkness, the darker it gets the more  value it has and the lighter it is the less value you have.


5. We best see value by using lightness and darkness, and shadows, since the highest value is when it's darker shadows have a lot of value and are usually easy to see.

Geometric and Organic Project

This is my Organic and Geometric Project. I was inspired to do this design because I really like drawing these kinds of trees. I used natural things and  turned them into something Geometric, such as the river, grass, bushes and tree trunk. I also used various colours for the river, grass, bushes and tree trunk to give them a more Geometric look, like they are mechanical almost. I gave the organic parts, the tree, sky and icicles natural colours, because they are natural, the icicles reflect the colour that is around it, blue for the sky, and a red-orange for the sun. My picture represents not only Geometric and Organic, but spring and winter too.

Real vs. Implied, Geometric vs. Organic

A) What do we mean by elements in Art?

   By elements we mean the basic things, or essentials needed to create art, such as LINE, and SHAPE. Without LINE or SHAPE you wouldn't be able create Art.

B) How are LINE and SHAPE are related?

   LINE and SHAPE are related because all a shape is, is a line connecting with it's self, but there are different kinds of lines which make different shapes, such as, precise, or regular lines create Geometric shapes, and irregular lines which create Organic shapes.

C) How are SHAPE and FORM related?

    SHAPE and FORM are related because without FORM, there wouldn't be SHAPES. The reason why there wouldn't be any SHAPES is because in order for something to have SHAPE, it needs to take a FORM.

D) REAL lines are lines that physically connect, they are touching. IMPLIED lines are lines that don't physically touch, but are in close proximity that our eyes and mine connect them and register them as a LINE.

                                     Examples of REAL lines are:
           
                                                     Rivers                            
                                           Roads and Pathways

                               Examples of IMPLIED lines are:                                                          

                                The computers in the art room                                                                         Children lining up 

D)Define and provide visual examples of GEOMETRIC and ORGANIC  LINES/SHAPES

   GEOMETRIC means it's more precise, it looks like it was made by mechanics, such as a square, triangle, trapezoid, etc.  

   ORGANIC means it's more irregular, and natural looking, such as a blob of paint, it has rounded sides, jaggedy sides, pointed sides, etc. 

LINE

1. How does the Author define "LINE"?

   The Author Defines "LINE" as: "An element of art that is the path of a moving point through space"

2. What is required to make a "LINE"?

   To Create a "LINE" you are required to have movement.

3. What is "Dimension"?

   Dimension is the amount of space an object takes up in one direction. Two Dimensional (2D) objects have height and width, and Three Dimensional (3D) objects have height, width, and depth.

4. List many ways Artists create "LINE"

   Artists create  "LINE" by: 

•  Drawing on paper with a pencil, such as this drawing where you can clearly see the lines the artist drew.

• Scratching into wet clay, lines were scratched into this sculpture to define the hair and facial features.

• or by painting them, in this famous painting "Starry Night" the Artist Vincent Van Gogh uses many lines to create this painting.
  

5. Define an "Outline" and an "Implied Line"

   An "Outline" is a line that shows or creates the outer edges of a shape. 

  

  

 "Implied Lines" are a series of points that the viewer's eyes automatically connect.