Wednesday, 24 September 2014

Beauty and the Beast

Breck girl illustration (from advertisement in a 1950s hair salon magazine) and a clay mask of a beast-like man -- I cut away a huge portion of it eliminating the long beard which would have covered Beauty's lovely neck and pearls.  I liked the tension between the two elements.  I added the telephone wire behind to create a feeling of further tension (thanks to a 1950s Western Electric magazine).
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  1. Fi Webster24 September 2014 at 11:06

    Well done, Angie! I think the beauty/beast dynamic plays out effectively, and the wires going into circles are an inspired touch: when I first looked at it, I winced at the thought of them piercing her eyes or something....

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  2. Josephine24 September 2014 at 15:56

    I like the way the mask integrates with this woman's face as if the curls belongs to her and also the nose fits perfectly. It all seems so natural.
    The background is perfect, I like the grayish color.

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    1. Collage Craft24 September 2014 at 20:19

      Thanks Josephine. It was meant to be that that mask fit perfectly over the face of the Breck girl!

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  3. Sabine24 September 2014 at 23:21

    What a beautiful beast! And I agree with Josephine - the background fits perfect.

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    1. Collage Craft25 September 2014 at 08:51

      Thanks Sabine. I got this one in at the last minute. Actually had a problem thinking about making something ugly. I think I at least got to "disturbing"!

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  4. Wastedpapiers25 September 2014 at 05:22

    Excellently snipped and a touch of Dr. Jeckyl and Mrs. Hyde about it!

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  5. paperworker25 September 2014 at 07:19

    Or the bearded lady in the side show...love the colors on this one, CC, she's actually quite gorgeous.

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    1. Collage Craft25 September 2014 at 08:51

      Thanks Lynn. She was very very pretty and I am sorry I did not make a copy of her face before I made her into a partial beast!

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  6. Maartje Jaquet26 September 2014 at 13:03

    i think she is still beautiful!!!

    makes one think about the concept of beauty - ugliness

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