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Published: 2004-11-26 17:23:25 +0000 UTC; Views: 4412; Favourites: 110; Downloads: 159
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(2000) 5.5"x8.6" Mask, watercolors, varnish.I bought the basic white mask many years ago during the carnival in Venice and did nothing much with it. However a few years ago I really became fascinated by R.H. Giger's art, and somehow that led me to wonder what would happen if you could make his style into "wearable art".
Unfortunately I do not own an airbrush, which is his weapon of choice, and to get an approximation of his amazing effects with watercolors and a tiny sable brush took a lot of time. The effects are mainly taken from a series of photomanips Giger did for an album for Debbie Harry and two of his biomechanical paintings.
I am quite pleased with the final result and have worn the mask on occasion, purely as an hommage, of course.
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Amazing detail and brushwork, really stunning
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Just to let you know, this piece has been featured right here: [link]
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Thank you! Just left a comment there.
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Giger's art IS amazing... but for some reason the first thing that came to mind here was Ghost in the Shell , for me. 
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Thank you! I like that comparison, too.
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Giger's art is rather brutal - yours is so elegant - it made me think of Friz Lang's Metropolis more~
Stunning~
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Thank you! I guess that would be a good reference, too, though I didn't have it consciously in mind.
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Thank you! I always wanted to own my own bit of Giger-inspired art...
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I thought this was airbrushed at first. Wow. I'm very impressed.
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Thank you! It was a very small little brush... but I wanted to get as close to Giger's airbrushed technique as I could, even though I don't own one of my own.
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Thanks, it's been buried a bit back - rather an older piece I've had since Uni.
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This is fantastic! R.H. Giger's work is quite a challenge and I think you did a great job incorporating the feel of his work into your own style.
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Thanks so much! It was such an odd project, the only time I ever painted an object...
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Really... it was your first? You did an excellent job. You seem to have such a broad range with your art mediums and talent... I really admire that about your work. I used to do more painting/sculpture projects when I was younger but I developed tunnel vision once I started playing with jewelry fabrication. Mark is going to teach me how to make my own wax models and how to cast them... I'm really looking forward to learning something new
Great work on the mask Elly!!
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Thank you! And that's so exciting. I have to bite the bullet sometime and get into more traditional silversmithing techniques, like sawing, soldering and casting... Oh, where is the time....!
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damn yo this is beautiful. i can seriously see myself wearin one for a photoshoot.....
hmmm....i'll keep in touch.
seriously this is one of the coolest things i've seen
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Thank you so much! It was an interesting project.
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I greatly admire and respect Giger...though I do admit that I don't enjoy 'all' of his images...the baby images bother me a bit.
But anyways, getting back to what I was originally going to say*grins*
-You did a fantastic job on this, especially for having not been able to use the air brush. Just amazing!!
I saw an image somewhere else, can't recall where, wherein someone had painted several plain Venetian masks in homage to Giger -they were pretty cool!
Again, really great!
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Thank you! And I agree about the babies, those are weird. I really love the almost abstract organic pieces, the things that look like ribs and spines etc.
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Some of the women are beautiful, but I don't care for some of the sexual representations or symbols that he puts into his work. I really admire Giger's skill with detail and colors and all, he's a master. But some of his work just gives me the creeps...can't help it. *chuckles*
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LOL! Based on his art I don't think I'd want to befriend him or date him, that's for sure...
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I have wanted to do somethign Geiger-esk for a long time. Still hasn't happened. I love this mask very much though!
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Thank you! It was such an odd thing for me to tackle, but it was good fun, and the mask is still hanging in my study.
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It's so cool
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Thank you very much! It was such an odd project (for me) but very personal and very satisfying.
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Glad you like it. I just had to do something with the bought mask and I had "discovered" HR Giger a little while earlier...
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Gieger is great... And the mask idea is perfect!!
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You are an amazingly talented artist, and I'm glad I've gotten to experience some of the beauty you bring to this existence.
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Thank you so much for your nice comment!
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You are equally welcome and deserving
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I love Giger... heh, check out this image... I just happened to come acrossed it at the same time I openned this window... Talk about Giger- [link]
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Oh, that is one awesome shot, so simple, yet so effective. I love it. Thanks for the link.
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Thank you! It was a fun project. And yes, Giger's just brilliant!
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i don't know how i missed commenting on this before. this is really stunning Elly... painting this by hand vs airbrush gives it a much more unique look! i'm really blown away by all the tiny details in this... magnificent!!
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Thank you! It's really a one-off, but it was fun to do.
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Giger is my muse ...
what a wonderful idea you've had! Have you attempted to make more like this? It's so beautiful ... you did an amazing job with the details.
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Thank you! I think if I found a good supply or way of making mask bases I might, because it was fun. However, most masks I've seen in craft stores look just too "wrong" or cutesy to me.
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Thank you! It's really a unique piece for me, too. The hardest part was to get it to be symmetrical, especially the brows and lips.
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