Art Critique

Mask - Is this too scary?

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I created a small series of stencil art. this one I added a lot of details. I have two images of it, one for prints and one for original. It looks freaky and scary. I like dark art, it illustrates life, just as a beautiful landscape evokes some type of emotion.

Masks, hide but they also can reveal a persona you keep hidden. Carl Jung had a lot to say about Masks, and the shadow persona. Sometimes my art is about what I read about, and the feeling I get from that.

Creativity is flexible, has no rules, no reason and no purpose. To me it is amazing another person connects with something I do. It makes me feel less isolated, and confirms I am part of the human race. Its an intimacy of the spirit shared, a nod to each other's sense of connectiveness.

I'd appreciate your honest critique.

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Indra Castillo2d ago

not at all! I see a funny being, silly rather than scary

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thanks.

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The scattered dots and splashes create this push-pull effect and your eye wants to settle on the face but keeps getting pulled into the chaos around it. The tension feels very intentional. Does that reflect how you see masks or its something that draws attention while deflecting it?

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thanks. At the time I created it i believe i was investigating masks that you hide behind, but its the eyes that are so telling. I hid this for a long while and just uncovered it. I had it on the wall, but my 3 year old grandchild stared at it like he was terrified. He's 11 now and his favorite mask on Halloween for a while was Penny Wise, a movie that was very upsetting to me. Today he is getting more variety of visual images. He also does a little creating himself. Children are the barometer of popular culture, and our future creatives and collectors.

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I like the way the eyes look, and the color's all tie it up nicely. (⁠◍⁠•⁠ᴗ⁠•⁠◍⁠)

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thanks.

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Gin2d ago

It's a little eerie sure, but I think the right audience will love it.

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Nikola Bozilovic2d ago

Looks stunning 👏

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