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Half Mask featured in The Art of Duo Tone Erotica 13-9-09
Half Mask second feature in Artrageous RB Artists 22-1-09
Half Mask featured in Artrageous RB Artists – Wacky Portrait Gallery 7-1-09
Experimenting with black & white and parts of my mask.
Photographer: Anthea
Subject: Anthea
Creating art and writing is like breathing to me, it keeps me alive. If I stop creating my world shrinks and contracts. When I start to create again it expands and is filled with colour. I feel whole. To create is to be completely, unabashedly alive.
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Love these mask shots Anthea……………..so much mystery, love a good mystery ;-)
Oh thanks so much Adrian for lovely comment…yes a little mystery is a good thing. It is always intriguing to find what lies behind the mask – the essence of a person.
– Anthea Slade
Beautiful B&W – and I love Venetian masks :)
Me too TOTS…thanks for great comment :)
– Anthea Slade
beautiful shot Antheaxxx
Oh thank you so much dear April. xx
– Anthea Slade
I’m experimenting with favoriting some of your work then more of your work.
A face for the ages Anthea.
Oh thank you for your beautiful words Steve…it is always a pleasure receiving your wonderful comments…you make me smile :)
– Anthea Slade
Also thank you so much Steve for favouriting my experiment :)
– Anthea Slade
lovely
Thanks so much Antanas. I always enjoy your great feedback on my work.
– Anthea Slade
Wonderful Anthea-your mask shots are beautiful.
Renate thank you so much for your lovely comment and favourite of Half Mask. I always enjoy the notion of the Mask and what it signifies.
– Anthea Slade
Split screen looks really cool works well Anthea
Ah thanks my friend Tone am so glad you like the split screen look…I enjoy framing and croping things to give them a different perspective and feel.
– Anthea Slade
Heya Anthea,
You know what a huge fan I am of your mask series, so am always glad to see more!
Feel free to discard the comment below, as usual.
I’ll have to get back to you on this one though. Part of me thinks that the black and white loses the contrast in colour, and therefore impact given by the curve of your jaw and gorgeous eye. This has the effect of making the mask even more prominent than previously.
HOWEVER, given the metaphor of the mask which we’ve discussed at length this may be a master stroke in the series. The intricacy and ultimate distraction of the mask from the face beneath it are more pronounced in this rendering than the colour ones.
So, in some ways I think it’s not as good as the others because the intensity of your eye peering out through the mask is lost, but the metaphor of the mask is greatly enhanced. Ummmm…..my head hurts, I need a Bex and a good lie down!
Well done
x
Ken
Oh thank you so much Ken for your amazing critique and feedback on Half Mask. I see your point about the colour being far more dramatic with the blue eyes against the black…but I think you certainily identified my intention when you said that the mask was more prominent and that the metaphor is greatly enhanced…I was trying to bring out the Mask more – providing the detail in contrast to the subtle quietness of the portrait…I was going for a softer more gentle effect (quiet reflective quality) with this one. I really enjoyed reading your two perspectives
-and to be honest I agree with both. I hope that your head no longer hurts my friend…maybe I will try sepia – that should be a totally different effect.Thanks so very much for considered, sensitive and beautiful words Ken. Truly appreciate the feedback you give to my work.
Anthea
Half mask, full pleasure… less is more sometimes… I like it a lot, Anthea!
Lior I really love your beautiful comment…your comment is so artistic and I wholeheartedly agree that less is more sometimes. Perfect words my friend.
– Anthea Slade