Inspired by my Ghost of Christmas Past on my Echostains insta, I’ve resurrected a video I made for my art blog (echostains). It’s all about masks 😷
I have been busy compiling another video – a celebration of masks from history, cultures and of course art. The most prolific artist who featured a lot of masks in his work was probably James Ensor ( 1860 – 1949) and many of his mask paintings are featured in this video.
Picasso, Matisse and Watteau also appear in the video, along with masks from different cultures. There’s even a few quirky ones (knitted) which I’ve added and a few TV characters who are famous for wearing masks. Hope you enjoy the video (and recognise some of the paintings)
Many image credits here;-
Pietro Longhi Here Magritte Here Banksy here Eileen Agar here and here
Salvador Mayol Louis Emile Durandelle Man Ray Brancusi Zeng Fanzhi Watteau Diane Dooley Natalie Holland
Green ManAbriginal and here Chinese, Japanese and Greek maskHere
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