Smily
- Plaster bandage, paper clay
- 7 x 5.5 x 3 in
- NFS
- Zarco Guerrero
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Smily. Plaster bandage, paper clay, decorated with acrylic paints. Smiling face in a happy expression. Eyes and brows raised, almost squinting from smiling. Mouth wide and open with top teeth showing, and tongue sticking out. Mask painted in flesh tones with eyebrows painted brown, lines around eyes and nose painted light brown/reddish, and teeth painted white with lips and tongue painted a deep pink/rose color.
Part of the Taiko Noh Mask Series, these masks were created by Zarco Guerrero for Koshio Gumi Taiko Drum Troupe to perform in at Cultural Coalition’s 2023 Mask Alive Festival in Mesa.
Inspired by the traditional Noh Masks, Zarco studied during his time in Japan, he describes these masks as specially created and made directly on each drummer's individual face. Every mask has the features and characterizations of Noh masks, but the shapes are different to fit the performer's face - which means they are custom made for each person. Traditional Noh masks are smaller with the same dimensions.
- Subject Matter: human face
- Created: 2023
- Inventory Number: PM126
- Collections: Performance Education Collection