I am in so much agreement that actors must not have wandering eyes - it is amazing how much character can be expressed through the eyes alone.
I also loved the quote that an actor who wears a mask must still be expressive beneath it to bring the mask to life.
I loved the brief portion that touched upon the mask of paint - it reminded me of past concepts that I had forgotten. The article had previously spoken of how the face itself, the expressions of it, are a mask in itself. Combining these two ideas, I was reminded of a past documentary I watched about the cheetah - the characteristic tearlines that mark a cheetah's face are supposedly to exaggerate and emphasize the creature's expressions - snarls, stares, and all.
Similarly, Native Americans had used war paints to dramatize their expressions, used for performances and for battle alike.
Paint can either be the mask or it can accent and amplify the mask - I am actually quite grateful to this article for rekindling my past fascination with the art and meaning put behind 'masks', 'expressions', and 'paint'.
(Also, Kabuki - moving the eyes in different directions to emphasize different things is just... wow .__. fascinating)
I also loved the quote that an actor who wears a mask must still be expressive beneath it to bring the mask to life.
I loved the brief portion that touched upon the mask of paint - it reminded me of past concepts that I had forgotten. The article had previously spoken of how the face itself, the expressions of it, are a mask in itself. Combining these two ideas, I was reminded of a past documentary I watched about the cheetah - the characteristic tearlines that mark a cheetah's face are supposedly to exaggerate and emphasize the creature's expressions - snarls, stares, and all.
Similarly, Native Americans had used war paints to dramatize their expressions, used for performances and for battle alike.
Paint can either be the mask or it can accent and amplify the mask - I am actually quite grateful to this article for rekindling my past fascination with the art and meaning put behind 'masks', 'expressions', and 'paint'.
(Also, Kabuki - moving the eyes in different directions to emphasize different things is just... wow .__. fascinating)
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