Geometric paper masks.

For the 3D life drawing project i have been really struggling to think of ideas for how i can turn some 2d vorticism designs into a 3D piece of artwork,  but still keeping that classic sharp geometric lines that you expect from this style of work. So i research into some geometric work by looking at masks as i think i want to concentrate mainly on the portraiture side as usually with lots of classical vorticisum artwork it tends to be capturing the whole body or a landscape to get that movement into their work. However i think i could capture that moment and emotion in the face but in a slightly different way, to put my own style and spin on something.

So when i came across this image on google.

http://www.wintercroft.com/shop

It really got me thinking about how i could do something like this in my work as it would fit in well with the theme and also have a simple but complexity to it at the same time which i really liked. These masks are a very efficient way of doing masks, and was made by a company called wintercroft, in which you pay £4.50, print of a template that you then transfer onto some cardboard and follow the instructions in sticking it together and folding parts.

Although from trying my own version in creating a face from geometric parts it didn't really work and was too complex and parts didn't fit together right as from doing a template on paper when you then go to try and bend pieces to make them 3d. The parts are then warped and you are left with gapes.

This is the template i used but as you can see their is no model at all evolved from that as i just could't get the pieces to fit together and stick. I think if i was to do a model like this i would have to mock up a template on a computer and pay attention to measurements and angles.