Everything started when Pot decided to do an experimental rug. He wanted to see whether he could take colorful ropes, stitch them together, and make a really big carpet. However, his project immediately encountered some serious bumps.

Each time Pot would stitch a large number of ropes together, they refused to stay flat. He was about to call it quits when his fellow-designer Vladi Rapaport noticed that the curved samples remind him of a mask.

Pot then started over, using the same technique, but this time attempting to make a mask instead of a rug. This second experiment turned out to be a big success, as he ended up with expressive, one-of-a-kind masks that look amazing. 

“The possibilities are endless, I’m meeting new faces every day,” says Pot.

His works became quite popular since then, and they found their way to art collections around the world. Check out some of Pot’s works below.

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“I was born after the Soviet Union collapsed,” he shared with Hunger Magazin. “It was a very hard time. I remember hunger, no electricity and very dark days, those days shaped my identity, it’s funny to say but I’m glad I have seen lots of struggles because it made me who I am now.”

Now based in Belgium, he pushes his art to the very limit. “After trying lots of different medias I discovered that making masks was something I have never tried before but I have been always interested in,” he explained. “I love the idea that when I delete my real face and put a mask on, the mask talks, not me. It gives me the confidence to say whatever I want and touch any topic I want.”

His tip to other striving artists? Ignore other people’s critique and work. “Work every day, believe in yourself no matter what others say,” he stressed. “Because others have their own problems unsolved, so don’t listen to anyone just keep believing and working on yourself.”

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“I never actually studied anything relevant to design or to mask making,” she admitted in an interview with Vogue. “But I did grow up with two parents who were fine artists. My dad also taught at a few different art academies around Norway. I grew up around their artist friends. There was always art material lying around to make things with and I suppose it tuned my eye from an early age.”

Her creations began as a sort of experiment with costume-making while working in a vintage shop. They’re made from everything and anything – from samples of hair from a two-hundred-year-old Japanese geisha hairpiece to everyday objects found in the street. Those are assembled in carefully crafted pieces that are in and of themselves an exploration of textures and patterns.

“The whole process starts with whatever material I’m interested in,” Kennedy explained. “I connect with materials on an emotional level. I don’t draw or sketch, but instead just sculpt and let the materials lead the way.”

This is one artist you’ll definitely want to follow on Instagram.

The post Damsel Frau’s Masks Are Nothing Short of Miraculous appeared first on Wallpaper Data.

Everything started when Pot decided to do an experimental rug. He wanted to see whether he could take colorful ropes, stitch them together, and make a really big carpet. However, his project immediately encountered some serious bumps.

Each time Pot would stitch a large number of ropes together, they refused to stay flat. He was about to call it quits when his fellow-designer Vladi Rapaport noticed that the curved samples remind him of a mask.

Pot then started over, using the same technique, but this time attempting to make a mask instead of a rug. This second experiment turned out to be a big success, as he ended up with expressive, one-of-a-kind masks that look amazing. 

“The possibilities are endless, I’m meeting new faces every day,” says Pot.

His works became quite popular since then, and they found their way to art collections around the world. Check out some of Pot’s works below.

The post Bertjan Pot Started Creating One-Of-A-Kind Masks By Accident appeared first on Wallpaper Data.

“I was born after the Soviet Union collapsed,” he shared with Hunger Magazin. “It was a very hard time. I remember hunger, no electricity and very dark days, those days shaped my identity, it’s funny to say but I’m glad I have seen lots of struggles because it made me who I am now.”

Now based in Belgium, he pushes his art to the very limit. “After trying lots of different medias I discovered that making masks was something I have never tried before but I have been always interested in,” he explained. “I love the idea that when I delete my real face and put a mask on, the mask talks, not me. It gives me the confidence to say whatever I want and touch any topic I want.”

His tip to other striving artists? Ignore other people’s critique and work. “Work every day, believe in yourself no matter what others say,” he stressed. “Because others have their own problems unsolved, so don’t listen to anyone just keep believing and working on yourself.”

The post These Unique Masks Reveal More Than They Conceal appeared first on Wallpaper Data.

“I never actually studied anything relevant to design or to mask making,” she admitted in an interview with Vogue. “But I did grow up with two parents who were fine artists. My dad also taught at a few different art academies around Norway. I grew up around their artist friends. There was always art material lying around to make things with and I suppose it tuned my eye from an early age.”

Her creations began as a sort of experiment with costume-making while working in a vintage shop. They’re made from everything and anything – from samples of hair from a two-hundred-year-old Japanese geisha hairpiece to everyday objects found in the street. Those are assembled in carefully crafted pieces that are in and of themselves an exploration of textures and patterns.

“The whole process starts with whatever material I’m interested in,” Kennedy explained. “I connect with materials on an emotional level. I don’t draw or sketch, but instead just sculpt and let the materials lead the way.”

This is one artist you’ll definitely want to follow on Instagram.

The post Damsel Frau’s Masks Are Nothing Short of Miraculous appeared first on Wallpaper Data.