Duly noted cosplay1/30/2024 ![]() It was so big and bulky I had to ship it home to Atlanta in pieces and then reassemble it. That was the first mask I was fearless with-I just decided to go all out. Image courtesy Is there one mask you made that’s especially important to you?ĭavis: I really love one bat mask that I made during an artist residency in Arizona. There is so much texture and detail that I would love to see them in person or wear the heads. ![]() Image courtesy via Is there one mask that’s your golden goose-either in terms of finding and posting a photo of it online, or being able to see and wear it in person?ĭavis: Yes, the large felt heads by are amazing. They crave anonymity, even if they don't know it consciously. People are exhausted from the pressure of overexposure. I actually think that is why the False Face Instagram account is so popular. I thought about forming a club for those people who never want to have their image put online. ULTURED: Thoughts on being anonymous on the Internet?ĭavis: Anonymity is in short supply these days. I was pleasantly surprised by how much people enjoy picking up, handling, and wearing my work. People have become so accustomed to art being something in a gallery that cannot be touched. One of the nice things that I also discovered is how much people enjoy art that they can touch and wear and be a part of. That was interesting to me, and I wanted to pursue it in my personal artwork. It can change the way they move and interact with other people. Cultures all over the world, throughout history, have discovered that when a person wears a mask, it transforms them. I was really burnt out on creating work for other people and was ready to create my own worlds.ĭavis: I liked the way that masks hide-but also reveal-people's personalities. At that point, I stopped doing my traditional painting and video work and switched exclusively to creating these theatrical mask and outfit photos. Jym Davis: I had a normal Instagram like everyone else until 2014. Here, Davis tells CULTURED about his fascination with masks, his thoughts on anonymity, and the art of catfishing.ĬULTURED: Describe your audience in three words. Through his Instagram account posts all manner of masks-archival images, prosthetics, experimental artworks-harvested from every corner of the Internet (including his own eerie creations) for his more than 225K followers. It’s not because of his unwavering commitment to Internet anonymity (although, if there were “a club for those people who never want to have their image put online,” he would join it). It’s because Davis loves masks. Image courtesy of probably never seen Jym Davis’s face-and he wouldn’t have it any other way.
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