Initial Ideas

'Wear a mask of yourself'

For Orientation week, we were given the small brief 'wear a mask of yourself'. We had to create a mask using minimal materials, to reflect ourselves in some way or another - focusing more on the illustrative design rather than the structure and build of the mask. My initial ideas were to create something very simple but effective. I wanted to move away from the obvious idea of replicating my physical self into a drawing or painting, but create something which conveyed a subtle but ambiguous feeling. 

I started by experimenting with simple shapes and line drawings - combining the shapes to create further overlaps. These drawings then opened up various compositions in which I could then work with to create interesting facial structures. Much of my initial development was inspired my Noma Bar. I then started to think about the whole concept behind my design and looked into how i could reflect my personality. 

Shape and colour is something I've always been very intrigued by and I thought I could perhaps visually connect this with my brain. I liked the idea of creating a simple mask structure, adding various coloured shapes spilling out the mask and stretching into the surrounding atmosphere. This communicates my creative mind with ideas and interests popping out my head.