Garden of Eden Mask

I found myself selecting masks that definitely displayed elements and principles. Visually I wanted to see color and shapes. Masks that were developed more for fun. I did not like the masks that looked mean or evil. I know that masks are used for rituals and cultural beliefs and in viewing them I tried to relate what the culture might be trying to say.

Artist: NA, Java, painted wood and real hair. 8inches.
I see a man with a large nose and eyes that tell a story of amazement.
The waves on the face are to visualize the brain thought.
The use of color, shapes and circles create a flow of harmony. The unity and balance is clearly visual.
Nicolae Popa, Romanin Folk mask, Painted wood, cloth, fiber hair
And beans. 13”.




I see a hippie. In the mask I visualize a cultural fashion. The
Mask symbolizes a certain group of individuals. The mask is
Used for tradition at Christmas and New years Eve celebrations.

There are lines, shapes and circles. The space gives a visual of real
Shin. The hair has a visual texture. The ears are rectangles with lines and
Circles for earrings. The Bandana leopard pattern creates a visual of
A hair or symbolic for the group,



Giuseppe Arcimboldo
Commedia dell,art mask, Painted paper mache, 13.5 inches.
In the European Mask I visualize the artist is trying to display the
Power and knowledge of books and wise older gentleman. Books
Are knowledge. Read them.

I see lines, squares and rectangles. Visually I see a library. The
Balance of the books create the cheeks and the top of the mask
Displays pages with rectangles and long leafs. The color is what
Gives the mask drama and creates the thought of wisdom.


Kimberly Will, The mask of Eden, modeling clay, 7/2010, 10"
The subject for my mask was the garden of Eden. I used shapes of vegetables to create the face of my mask. The eyes are round blueberries. the hair is cylinder corn silk, the hat is a cabbage leaf, the earrings are long green beans with round red cherry tomatoes at the bottom. The nose is an orange carrot and the smile and teeth is an ear of yellow corn. The carrot has a visual texture and the blueberries create balance.

I enjoyed creating my mask. I used a cultural theme from my home town of Eden, we grow vegetables and we are the home of the Eden Corn Festival. This was definitely a cultural experience.