The works in Disguise: Masks and Global African Art are organized around the idea that masquerade is
The works in Disguise: Masks and Global African Art are organized around the idea that masquerade is always an art of becoming. Paul Anthony Smith scanned an image of a Kuba mask depicting a central woman in Kuba history over a photograph of his mother. In a process known as picotage, he then removed portions of the photograph’s top layer to highlight the geometric surface of such masks. The results suggest how any person’s body can be transformed into an archetype, becoming another body capable of symbolizing a larger history.Posted by Kevin D. Dumouchelle and Meghan BillPaul Anthony Smith (b. 1988, St. Ann Bay, Jamaica; works in Brooklyn). Woman #3, 2013. -- source link
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