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Using your elements (line, shape, color, texture) and principles (symmetrical balance, pattern) you will complete a relief print of an African mask
Symmetry is a type of balance
Something that has symmetry is the same on both sides
Most masks were made in West Africa.
It is equally balanced.
The masks use many elements and principles of art. Which do you see?
Principles:
Balance
Pattern
There are also radial balance and asymmetrical balance
Elements:
Africans have been making masks for thousands of years
Line
Shape
Color
Form
Texture
African masks have symmetrical
balance
The masks were created for rituals and ceremonies. The masks represented the spirits of animals and ancestors.
This print by Albrecht Durer is a relief print like ours.
African masks have greatly influenced modern artists, including one of the most famous artists of all time.