The purpose of the mask

A covering covering the whole or part of the face with holes in the eyes, usually used as a disguise for a dance, carnival or similar festival or drama.

Outer cover with shielding and protection functions

Masks are symbols of people's inner world. It is an important cultural phenomenon that spans the whole world and looks at ancient and modern times. With its rich cultural connotation and special external form, it has attracted the attention of academic circles. China is one of the countries with the earliest appearance and the longest popularization time of masks. Its prototype and shadow can still be seen today, and it continues to play a role in the psychology, folklore, culture and art of our people.

Mask is a special field of plastic arts, which first appeared in very distant ancient times. Many tribes and tribal masks often combine sculpture and painting to create quite wonderful works. Although bizarre, they are not important achievements of plastic arts after all. Mask culture is also often called Nuo culture. His appearance is a sign of social progress. It shows that people have moved from superficial thinking to abstract thinking.

Generally refers to the actor's facial shaping and makeup, also known as "mask" and "face". The English name is "mask"

Humans have been wearing masks for thousands of years. The earliest masks were probably made during hunting activities. In order to get close to their prey, hunters dress themselves up as various animals. In folk activities all over the world, people often dress themselves up as ghosts and all kinds of exotic birds and beasts with masks to show their worship of natural forces or conquer them in imagination. In some folk opera performances, masks are still the main means of makeup. For example, local operas in Guizhou.

The mask tells the Tibetan opera culture with rich expressions and colors.

Masks, called "ba" in Tibetan, are mainly used in various folk performances, which have a direct relationship with people's daily life, labor and entertainment, and are spread all over Tibet. By the Qing Dynasty, Tibetan operas were widely spread among the people, with more colorful plays and genres. Compared with religious masks, tibetan opera masks has a strong secular tendency and folk color. The theme of the performance mainly includes characters, gods and animals in historical stories and myths. The masks of kings, ministers, lamas, old women and old people in tibetan opera masks all have unique personality characteristics. Although there are obvious traces of the influence of religious masks, the masks of gods, ghosts and beasts in the plot are mostly personalized and endowed with human emotions. The truth, goodness, beauty, falsehood, ugliness and evil of human beings are all embodied in the mask. Masks are often colored, and different colors symbolize different personality characteristics, such as dark red for kings, light red for ministers, yellow for living buddhas, blue for villains, and half black and half white for two-faced. At the beginning of Tibetan opera, the first person to appear was a figure wearing a hunter mask. Hunter masks are mostly blue or cyan.

The use of masks is common in many fields.

The mask of modern drama

/kloc-European avant-garde artists often use masks in the 0 th and 9 th centuries. For example, the characters in Phantom of the Opera use masks.

Ritual masks and ceremonial masks appear all over the world, although they often have many characteristics and develop in very distinctive forms.

Ritual and theatrical masks around the world

Africa

Many African masks represent animals.

Japan

Japanese masks belong to a fairly old tradition and have become a highly complex and stylized drama tradition. In some plays, such as Neng Opera, the protagonist must wear a mask.

Work protection

Welder's mask is used to protect the face and eyes of the welder's operator. Fencing mask.

Edit the new usage adjective of mask in this paragraph: hypocrisy

The hypocrisy contained in the mask here is not derogatory. This is a joke between friends.

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