Module 4 Assignment - red word count + quotes 373 A mask can be seen as a “psychotherapeutic tool which is … very ancient and very new” (Janzing, 1998. p. 156). There are obvious implications with masks used in theatre, but masks certainly take on a creative and expressive life of their own when working with clients. Various counselors have sought to use masks in order to assist clients in gaining distance from their problems. Once this distance has been created, clients are given space to be reflective (West, Watts, Trepal, Wester, & Lewis, 2001). The mask allows the client to externalize a concern or part of their self. This part of the self is typically a persona of the client that is not overtly expressed. Landy (1985) states, In therapeutic mask work, then, the mask is used as a …show more content…
In particular discuss how the unconscious is privileged through the exercise, what qualities of experience and medium are relevant, and how the choice of medium is justified. Fundamental Concepts of Art Therapy: 1. Experience is Sensory – qualities of the medium. The soft, tactile, and earthy qualities of the fur, feathers, leather and bone provided a connection to the animalistic, shape-shifting qualities of the Shaman archetype. During the process of constructing the Shaman mask from these ‘found objects’ I had the experience of being connected to the archetype. A sense of the tribal Shaman preparing for a ritual. Making the mask was as if I was intentionally creating a ritual artefact. These qualities of the medium fit perfectly with the qualities of the experience in making the Shaman mask. 2. Words are only an approximation of lived experience. The experience of making this art product was of being profoundly connected with the history and practices of shamanism across many
Further, prayer and medicine interplay to paint a classical image of the Native’s creed, yet, for many obsolete or preposterous existences of the shaman. To re-install beliefs present in the world for thousands of years, but have been disappearing, writers such as Neidhardt introduce the element of the
On the other hand, when I am outside of the classroom, I become this whole different person and start to talk more. I feel that I have gotten use to being quiet in the classroom and conformed to putting on my mask everyday that it is hard for me to not wear the mask in class because if I do not wear it, I feel that I am loosing a part of who I am. All in all, this shows how when we are not seeking approval, we are able to take off our masks and our “self-presentations [becomes] much different in character” (Gergen
In William Golding’s “Lord Of The Flies”, a group of boys is stranded on an island that completely changes them. The boys turn totally different from how they act from society as if they were putting on masks. It’s not just the boys that wear masks, but a lot of people try to hide from other people. What a mask does is that it hides a person’s trait and shows something completely different. I have made a mask like one of the boys, Ralph, that tries to show that he’s a leader, but hides a different personality. Here are some of the qualities of my mask.
This book was also one of my first encounters with an important truth of art: that your work is powerful not because you convey a new emotion to the audience, but because you tap into an emotion the audience already feels but can't express.
Masks are a way an individual expresses themselves with various types of people. We are given different occasions and have to act a certain way to do so. Gergen states that the cause of having a mask is “When an individual seeks approval from this diverse range of personalities,he or she adopts a wholly different mask or public identities.” (197) Each person has a different personality when they are with certain people, based on actions and reactions. For instance, when having a guest visiting for the first time, we tend to look our best and choose the best way to make them feel welcome. We tend to hide things that don 't seem “appropriate” and take out things that seem new. We probably don’t notice, but we create a mask based on appearance since we are hiding the reality based on their first
Angelou’s inclusion of onomatopoeia, or her laughter, gives the audience a sense of false hope that she is fine. Throughout “The Mask”, Angelou ironically uses laughter to counteract her own suffering. She speaks to the duplicity of her own emotions, for she cries whenever she thinks about herself and her relatives. Dunbar speaks of smiling outwardly, but crying out to Christ internally. Both speakers talk of the world only seeing them when they are wearing the mask, because the world is too critical at times; the speakers would be
Throughout life, people put on a mask to hide their true selves from everyone around them. It’s always an appearance versus reality type of thing. Someone could pull themselves together quite well but in reality, they are worse. That is a common argument presented by F. Scott Fitzgerald in “The Great Gatsby” and Paul Laurence Dunbar in the poem “We Wear the Mask.”
Dunbar, Paul Laurence. “We Wear the Mask” Backpack Literature: An Introduction to Fiction, Poetry, Drama, and Writing. Ed. X. J. Kennedy and Dana Gioia. 4th Ed. University of Southern California, 2012: 527. Print.
The mask is a form of deception or illusion. Sometimes, it can be worn as both. It hides the true emotions of slaves, keeping the slave master from knowing what is going on in their minds. The mask also allows the slave to have an identity without the master’s detection. The mask gives the illusion that the slave is exactly how the masters believe, ignorant, incapable of true emotion, and unable to think for themselves.
The introduction of of European materials, tools, and techniques transformed Native American art aesthetically as well as it’s role within Native culture. European technology produced goods that made Native American art easier to create and allowed Native American art to become more elaborate and detailed. However, the distinctive styles of each unique tribes’ art was diluted as the tribes obtained the same European materials rather than what was native to the land they lived on. in many cases European encounter caused Native American artwork to become less culturally significant; For instance, many crafts that held religious ceremonial roles, or served spiritual symbolism, became available to anyone, as a greater emphasis on its economic
When attending a masquerade, a person is expected to wear a mask. In fact, it’s looked down upon if a mask isn’t worn. But, what if for some people that mask never came off? In A Doll’s House by Henrik Ibsen, each character has constructed their own metaphorical mask that they set firmly in place every morning when exiting their bed. Each character: Nora, Torvald, Kristine and Krogstad all have masks that they put in place when speaking to each other. Throughout most of the play, it is clear that all of the aforementioned characters have multiple facades that they use when speaking to one another; often switching quickly as they begin speaking to someone else. Henrik Ibsen’s use of the masquerade serves as an extended metaphor to show the masks that the characters use in their everyday lives.
Lines 14 and 15, “But let the world dream otherwise, we wear the mask!” shows us that the worldly responsibilities of these people are just being brushed to the side and are being dreamed upon like it doesn’t matter. The speaker is showing us once again that it is easier for them to just accept the mask and avoid the truth rather than just facing them and accepting them as who they are unselfishly. Whereas the people wearing the masks are not dreaming at all, they are more so in a nightmare than a peaceful dream.
For example, the Chi Wara is a ceremonial object. The Chi Wara is from the Bamana people, who used the visuals of dance as well in their art. The Chi Wara is a mystical, zoomorphic, animal headpiece that encompasses an antelope, anteater, and human. It is said to bring favors of fertility, agri...
According to Schneider, defining “authenticity” is a battle between indigenous peoples and the tourists who purchase their arts and crafts. As “tourist” art grows with the realization of international tourism as means of development and economic growth in marginalized communities, foreign assumptions affect the perception of indigenous arts and crafts as “legitimately” indigenous. Indigenous peoples readily “transform” functional items into feasible commodities; “goods such as “indigenous blouses and shawls” easily become “alien place mates and pillow cases,” enabling indigenous peoples to survive (Schneider 80).
Nobody wants the government to have control over their bodies. Planned Parenthood is an organization that provides affordable health care and sex education for women, men, and young people. They supply many people with a variety of things through the funding of the government, but those who are pro-life want to bring an end to Planned Parenthood. Planned Parenthood is essential to have. Planned Parenthood contributes greatly to those who are unable to pay for quality health insurance.