 Member since: Feb-05-07Registered in: United States | Native American, African and Polynesian cultures are the inspiration for the elaborate, sculptural masks of Marilyn Codding Boysen, and artist working in Southern Illinois, and the focus of this Southern Illinois Specialties dot com video reportage. Her mixed-media masks incorporate a profusion of materials including beads, antique ribbons, braid, silver, brass, buttons and bottle caps as well as natural elements like leather, snakeskin, feathers, semi-precious stones and freshwater pearls, making her masks decortive and sculptural. [ see more] Native American, African and Polynesian cultures are the inspiration for the elaborate, sculptural masks of Marilyn Codding Boysen, and artist working in Southern Illinois, and the focus of this Southern Illinois Specialties dot com video reportage. Her mixed-media masks incorporate a profusion of materials including beads, antique ribbons, braid, silver, brass, buttons and bottle caps as well as natural elements like leather, snakeskin, feathers, semi-precious stones and freshwater pearls, making her masks decortive and sculptural. Her ceremonial" masks are embellished with an opulent mixture of semi-precious stones, freshwater pearls, sterling silver and gold alloy. Feathers from a variety of birds such as turkey, pheasant and rooster, some of which she raises on the land at her rural Southern Illinois home, are also important components in her components. Boysen has studied masks and mask-making of many cultures and uses aspects of its rich history in her work. Often based on birds of prey, her masks are constructed first as sculpture, but may also be worn. Masks are an ancient form of artistic, social and psychological expression. Dominant themes in masking like transformation, disquise, power, and cycles of renewal are also found in Boysen's masks. Her exubernt and sometimes mysterious forms are made to imbue the wearer or owner with a sense of power and spirit. Marilyn Boysen's work has won numerous awards in national juried exhibitions and is represented in galleries in Illinois, North Carolina and Hawaii. [ hide] | |
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